Gulshan Ewing

Gulshan Ewing (née Mehta) (1928[1] – 18 April 2020) was an Indian journalist and socialite. She edited two of India's most popular magazines – women's journal Eve's Weekly and film magazine Star & Style – between 1966 and 1989.

Career

Besides building a prominent reputation in the Eve's Weekly and Star & Style for some 23 years, she had earlier begun her career with the Dosu Karaka-edited Current and later moved over to Femina, which was published by the Times of India group.[2] The Eve's Weekly was owned by the Somani group.

Tributes

Following her death in mid-2020, prominent Indian journalists who had worked with her around a generation earlier paid rich tributes to her memory. Among these was Sherna Gandhy's article in the Mid-Day.

Personal life and death

She was born in Mumbai to a Parsi family. In 1955, she married an Englishman named Guy Ewing with whom she moved to the UK in 1990. She died of COVID-19-related complications in Richmond, London, on 18 April 2020.[3]

References
  1. "Veteran Indian journalist Gulshan Ewing dies of coronavirus complication in London". WION.
  2. "Rembering Gulshan Ewing: The glamorous, kind hearted editor of Eve's Weekly". mid-day. 26 April 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2020.
  3. Pandey, Geeta (1 May 2020). "Iconic editor's virus death adds to care home tragedy". BBC News. Retrieved 1 May 2020.


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