Veteran journalist Darryl D'Monte dies at 76

March 17, 2019 09:30

Veteran journalist Darryl DMonte died in Mumbai on Saturday evening, aged 76.

Over the past one year, he had been undergoing treatment for cancer, which he is said to have overcome. However, on Saturday afternoon, he was admitted to hospital, where he died later in the day.

The funeral will be held on Sunday afternoon. An ardent environmental journalist, DMonte had helmed the newsroom of The Indian Express, Mumbai, as resident editor. During his journalism stint, which extended for over four decades, DMonte had also worked as the resident editor for The Times of India, Mumbai.

He had also served as the chairperson of the Forum of Environmental Journalists of India and was the founder-president of the International Federation of Environmental Journalists in Dresden, Germany, in 1993.

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