Radheshyam Khemka, Indian Journalist

Radheshyam Khemka was a journalist who was the editor of ‘Kalyan’ magazine published by Gita Press, Gorakhpur. He was also the Chairman of the Gita Press Trust Board. During his tenure, he edited and published many authentic editions of Mahapuranas and rare texts of rituals. He established a Veda Vidyalaya in Kashi in 2002. In this, children in the age group of eight to twelve years are admitted to a six-year course. For the last 38 years of his life, Khemkaji did unpaid service to Gita Press and its Welfare. He was conferred with the Padma Vibhushan posthumously by the Government of India for his valuable contribution in the field of literature and education.