Veteran journalist Harihar Swarup, who for years authored the much-loved “Profile” column for The Tribune Sunday pages, breathed his last here on Thursday. He was 90.

Known for incisive political reporting that spanned six decades, Swarup recorded several milestone events in the history of India, having covered late prime ministers Indira Gandhi, Rajiv Gandhi, PV Narasimha Rao and Manmohan Singh.

Swarup, who passed away peacefully at his home here, was former chief of the Press Trust of India’s Delhi News Bureau. He worked for National Herald in early years of journalism and joined PTI, Bombay, in 1961 before coming to Delhi a decade later.

As a journalist, Swarup’s primary segment for coverage was the Congress.

But he diversified and authored the column “Profile” for The Tribune for s

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