India, Jan. 2 -- The Government of India has issued a release:

The Vice-President of India, Shri C. P. Radhakrishnan, today attended the third edition of the Ramnath Goenka Sahitya Samman in Chennai.

Addressing the gathering, the Vice-President said the Ramnath Goenka Sahitya Samman celebrates the enduring power of literature, ideas, and fearless expression.

Paying tribute to Shri Ram Nath Goenka, the Vice-President described him as a towering figure of fearless journalism who upheld integrity, intellectual courage and democratic values, calling him a 'conscience-keeper of Indian democracy' whose legacy continues to inspire generations.

Recalling his personal association with the period of the Total Revolution led by Shri Jayaprakash Na...