Madhav Vittal Kamath was an Indian journalist and broadcasting executive, and the chairman of Prasar Bharati. He worked as the editor of The Sunday Times for two years from 1967 to 1969, as Washington correspondent for The Times of India from 1969 to 1978 and also as editor of The Illustrated Weekly of India. He had also written numerous books and was conferred with the Padma Bhushan award in 2004. He was born in a brahmin family Born: 7 September 1921 Died: 9 October 2014 Birth place: Udupi, Madras Presidency, British India Death place: Manipal, Karnataka, India Occupation: Journalist, broadcasting executive, academic administrator Works: * On Media, Politics and Literature (2009), Prabal Publishing, Bangalore. * Narendra Modi – The Architect of a Modern State (2009) Co-author Kalindi Randeri, Rupa & Co., New Delhi. * Gandhi – A Spiritual Journey (2007), Indus Source Books, Mumbai. * Reporter at Large (2002), Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mumbai. * The Pursuit of Excellence (1982), Rupa & Co., New Delhi. * The United States and India, 1776-1996: The Bridge over the River Time (1998), ICCR, New Delhi * Corruption & the Lokpal Bill (2012) : Written & Edited with Gayatri Pagdi, Indus Source Books, Mumbai