Veteran journalist Dasu Krishnamoorthy passed away on Wednesday (January 21, 2026) morning in New Jersey, US, after a brief illness. He was 99 years and six months short of turning 100 years.
“He passed away at 6:30 am this morning Indian time. He died in a hospital in New Jersey after a brief illness. His daughter Tamraparni Dasu and son-In- law Kumar Doraiswamy were at his side,” Dasu Kesava Rao, former Resident Editor, The Hindu and younger brother of late Krishnamoorthy informed.
Dasu Krishnamoorthy (Right) with his younger brother Dasu Kesava Rao, former Resident Editor of The Hindu, Andhra Pradesh | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
A veteran of 70 years standing in Journalism, Krishnamoorthy hailed from a family of journalists. He was among the first batch of journalism students of Osmania University under Prof. De Forest O’Dell in 1954-55 and topped the class.
As an internee at the Times of India, he earned the appreciation of the legendary Editor, Frank Moraes. Starting with The Sentinel, The Deccan Chronicle and The Daily News, Krishnamoorty shifted to The Indian Express as chief sub-editor and helped set up its Vijayawada edition in 1959. After a brief stint with The Times of India, Ahmedabad, he moved to New Delhi in 1969 to work with Patriot for nearly two decades.
