Veteran journalist KS Chawla passes away

Veteran journalist Kashmir Singh Chawla passed away on Wednesday evening after a brief illness. Hailing from a prominent family of journalists, he covered the Punjab politics since 1960s.

He served as a correspondent of The Tribune for about 40 years and covered the inauguration of Punjab Agricultural University in 1963 and the entire terrorism era in the state.

An upright veteran journalist, he covered seven districts of the state during militancy. Following his retirement as a staff correspondent, he continued making contributions to political issues facing Punjab. KS Chawla penned three books on state politics, namely ‘Resurrecting Punjab: A Journo’s Journey (2018)’, ‘Punjab: Victim of Factional Power Politics’ and ‘Leaderless Punjab (2025)’. He also contributed immensely to his brother’s monthly journalist ‘The Barricade’ after retirement.

He is survived by two brothers – GS Chawla and Tarnjit Singh Chawla, who were also veteran journalists.

His latest achievement was the establishment of a senior citizen bhawan at Rajguru Nagar, here, with the help of government funds. His cremation will take place at 11.30 am on June 26 at Model Town Extension, Ludhiana.