Today the 5th of July 2014, we are observing the second death anniversary of the doyen of journalism and the founder of Daily Excelsior. This day induces us to look in retrospect and bring to our mind the vision and pioneering role of late S.D. Rohmetra when four decades and half ago, he started the Daily Excelsior with a modest beginning. Through the qualities of tremendous self-confidence, vision and hard work, he steered the paper through many difficult stages until it gained fairly wide popularity among the reading public. It soon rose to be the largest circulated English daily in the State.
The spectacular success registered by the Daily Excelsior under his stewardship was possible for two important factors to which he always paid special attention. These were the cooperation of his team of workers and the massive goodwill of the reading public. He had the unique style of carrying his team of dedicated workers along through thick and thin, understanding and sympathizing with them and giving them the feel of being members of one big family.
In regard to his care for the reading public, he saw to it that the Daily Excelsior not only catered to variegated tastes of our readers but also, and essentially, ensured that we carried the happenings of the day faithfully and commented on them dispassionately. Under the guidance of its mentor, Daily Excelsior came to be regarded as the most independent and objective paper of the State.
After his sudden and untimely departure in 2012, we have tried to walk in his footsteps and maintain the traditions he had carefully laid down. Past two years posed many challenges to us at various junctures. But drawing inspiration from the roadmap left behind by S.D. Rohmetra, Excelsior team has managed to surmount all difficulties, and with refurbished motivation of serving the country, the state and its people, we tried to improve the profile of the paper.
From 12 or 14 pages, the Daily Excelsior has grown to 16 or 20 pages. Its circulation has also gone up manifold, and encompasses a variety of aspects of social life. It gives us satisfaction to say that we have managed to come up to the expectations of the people by giving them the best possible reading material in the form of wide coverage of news in every field, opinion, editorials and write-ups etc
But this achievement and forward move could be possible only with close understanding and cooperation among the entire staff of the Daily Excelsior. The widening circle of readership worked as morale booster. At every stage of our work, the guidelines we inherited from late S.D. Rohmetra, the founding father of Daily Excelsior and the doyen of journalism always stood us in good stead.
Lastly we are indebted to the encouragement and patronage of the reading public, whose time to time suggestions and guidance remain invaluable input for improving the profile of the paper.
On the second death anniversary of S.D. Rohmetra, we take the pledge to relive the dream of our Founding Editor and assure our worthy readers that we shall strive more to meet their expectations.
-Kamal & Neeraj
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