D. B. Karnik
Dvārakānātha Bhagavanta Karṇika was an Indian journalist and author. He was the first editor of Maharashtra Times and held office for five years.
Career
Before starting Maharashtra Times, he worked in Kesari and Prabhat newspaper.He is credited with starting four publications in Maharashtra. He was instrumental, as founder editor, of turning the Maharashtra Times into a dynamic, people oriented newspaper. He held office for a year and a half.
He was very close to Yashwantrao Chavan.
He inspired many writers to contribute in the supplements of Maharashtra Times in the initial days. These include P. B. Bhave, and N. S. Phadke.
Books written
- Y.B. Chavan: A Political Biography, about Y. B. Chavan
- This Was a Man, about Nath PaiMānavendranātha Rôya
- Elana Rôya
- संपादकाचे जीवनस्वप्न
- व्ही. बी. कर्णिक
- राजधानीतील बारा वर्षे
- चित्ती असो द्यावे समाधान