one of "considerable power and prestige." He was widely read, and enjoyed the confidence of many in the corridors of power. According to Inder Malhotra, "he made it his business to explain every complexity with clarity." President Neelam Sanjiva Reddy summed up the nation's feelings in the words, "G.K. Reddy's rich experience mellowed his political reporting and analysis so much so that his byline meant authenticity, in depth reporting, an eye for detail and above all fairness and balance." Honours He was the recipient of a Fellowship from Nieman Foundation for Journalism in 1957. He was awarded Honorary Doctorate by Andhra University and Sri Venkateswara University. He was awarded the Raja-Lakshmi Award in 1986 by Sri Raja-Lakshmi Foundation Chennai. Death and memorial Reddy died of cancer in 1987 in New York City. Memorial award In his memory, the G.K. Reddy Memorial National Award for journalism was established by T. Subbarami Reddy, whose recipients over the years include: Prabhu Chawla, Editor-in-Chief of the New Indian Express, H. K. Dua, former Editor-in-Chief of the Hindustan Times, Aroon Purie, Editor-in-Chief of the India Today magazine, Shekhar Gupta, former Editor-in-Chief of the Indian Express, N. Ravi, Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, Vinod Mehta, Editorial Chairman of the Outlook Karan Thapar in 2018, Senior journalist and television presenter. Notes References Bibliography 1923 births 1987 deaths 20th-century Indian writers Indian expatriates in Pakistan Indian male journalists Indian political writers Journalists from Andhra Pradesh Nieman Fellows People from Nellore People of the 1947 Kashmir conflict Telugu people Writers about the Kashmir conflict