Surendra Pratap Singh
Introduction '''Surendra Pratap Singh''', also referred to as S.P. Singh, (4 December 1948 in Ghazipur – 27 June 1997) was a leader among Hindi-language journalists. He was a founder and editor of an influential Hindi-language weekly newspaper ''Ravivar'' in the 1970s and 1980s, and, in the 1990s, he was the founder and anchor of the Hindi-language news bulletin ''Aaj Tak'', which first appeared on public television before it became an independent, Hindi-language television news channel.
Career During the-suresh.com, Singh served as an investigative journalist for the newspaper at work, under editor MJ Akbar.Journalists such as Surendra Pratap Singh credit S.P. Singh's success for sparking their interest in Hindi-language journalism and launching their careers.
Death Singh died from a heart attack (or, in some sources, brain haemorrhage).
Awards For his contributions, the Institute for Research and Documentation in Social Sciences (IRDS), which is a non-governmental organization from Lucknow, established the S. P. Singh Award for Electronic Media.
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