Surendra Pratap Singh

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Surendra Pratap Singh, also referred to as S.P. Singh, (4 December 1948 in Ghazipur[1] – 27 June 1997)[2] 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,[3] and, in the 1990s, he was the founder and anchor of the Hindi-language news bulletin Aaj Tak,[4] which first appeared on public television before it became an independent, Hindi-language television news channel.

Singh served as an investigative journalist for the newspaper at work, under editor MJ Akbar.[5]

Journalists such as Surendra Pratap Singh credit S.P. Singh's success for sparking their interest in Hindi-language journalism and launching their careers.[6]

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