Kochi:

‘Varthakalude Swantham Viswanathan’, a book published in memory of journalist AP Viswanathan was released in Kochi on Saturday.

Vishwanathan, who was endearingly called APV, worked for over five decades with various Malayalam, English newspapers and news agencies.

Releasing the book Rajya Sabha member Vayalar Ravi said the book tells us about a bygone era, especially of the times when Emergency was declared in the country. He said Vishwanathan was a rare journalist who could get along with a “towering personality like Ramnath Goenka” as well as his Congress friends. “The book provides insights about the person. There are anecdotes that throws light on a bygone era,” he said.

The first copy was handed over to Mohana Vishwanathan, wife of the late journalist.

Presiding over the function Prof MK Sanu said, “Had he concentrated on writing literary works he could have scaled great heights. May be his inherent talent was in journalism.”