M. K. Unni Nayar, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Indian journalist and diplomat
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Place of Birth: Parli Gramapanchayath, Kerala, India
About M. K. Unni Nayar
- Colonel Manakampat Kesavan Unni Nayar (1911 – 12 August 1950) was an Indian journalist and diplomat. He was born 22 April 1911 at Manakampat house near Parli, 7 miles (11 km) from Palakkad in the state of Kerala in southern India.
- After an uneventful early education, he took his honours in Literature, from the Madras Christian College.
- His literary talents were first discovered, in the College Magazine.
- He began his professional career at a humorous weekly publication, The Merry Magazine of Madras.
- He soon moved to The Mail, a Madras daily, but continued to contribute to the Merry Maqazine. Later, he worked in Washington, Singapore, Burma, Libya and various locations in the Middle East and North Africa.
- While serving as a U.N.
- delegate in Korea in 1950, he was killed (with journalists Christopher Buckley and Ian Morrison) by a land mine exploding under their jeep.
- A memorial dedicated to him is sited at Waegwan, South Korea. An obituary published by the government of India said: The Government of India have learnt, with deep regret, of the death of Colonel Unni Nayar, one of India’s alternate Delegates to the U.N.
- Commission in Korea.
- Colonel Nayar was killed by a mine explosion while out for observation.
- Colonel Nayar’s early promise in journalism reached destination during the Second World War in which he saw duty on many fronts.
- His work in reporting these campaigns was marked by vivid objectivity and great personal gallantry.
- He also served as an Observer during the operation in Kashmir.
- In 1948, he was posted to Washington as Public Relations Officer of the Indian Embassy, in which capacity he did valuable work.
- On the outbreak of hostilities in Korea, he volunteered for service there and the Government of India selected him to serve as an alternate Delegate on the U.N.
- Korean Commission.
- His dispatches from there proved invaluable to Government in forming an appreciation of the Korean situation.
- His early and tragic death in no less a loss to the Government of India than to his family, to whom Government extend their profound sympathy.
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