Prominent journalist and well-known writer M.J. Akbar appraised the potential in Santosh Bhartiya’s writings and said, ‘when we took up journalism, the issues that were raised earlier and during those times, literary flair was the hallmark. We used to feel suffocated, where was the truth? Which direction was the country proceeding in? We were living in a world of words and poetic expression, but where was the lived reality of this world? Santosh Bhartiya, S.P. Singh and Udayan Sharma played an instrumental role in developing a new role for journalism, they broke old boundaries via their writings in the publication.
Ravivaar (The Sunday) which helped journalism mature quickly. At that time, we reported ground realities which had a revolutionary and far-reaching effect. When we started off as journalists, it was a time of resistance. This had a profound impact on our writings since we had started on this journey with a sense of liberation.
