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Aroon Tikekar was born in a family of authors and journalists.
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He has written over 20 books He passed away on 19th January 2016 due to breathing-related complications. He worked as a college teacher for some years, then became the Language and Literature Expert and Acquisitions Specialist at the United States Library of Congress Office in New Delhi.
His career in newspapers started with a job as Reference Chief with the Times of India He then became a Senior Assistant Editor with the Maharashtra Times.
As Archival Research Chief at the Times of India he was responsible for writing the official history of the 150 years old newspaper. He was appointed editor of the Marathi newspaper Loksatta, published by the Indian Express Group, and held that position from 1991 to 2002.
As of 2009 he was Adjunct Professor in the Department of Journalism and Communications at the University of Pune. He is the recipient of several literary and journalism awards.
Aroon Tikekar is an ardent defender of the Marathi language press
In June 2010, as President of the Asiatic Society of Mumbai, Tikekar inaugurated the Observer Research Foundation"s Maharashtra50 Study Centre. The Asiatic Society has a collection of over 200,000 books, some rare. Tikekar has been active in campaigning for funds to restore books that are suffering from the damaging effects of heat, humidity and insects.
In October 2010 he lashed out against the University of Mumbai"s decision to drop Rohinton Mistry"s controversial book Such a Long Journey from its syllabus.
