U. Anand kumar (61), a senior most journalist passed away today at New Delhi. Anand is survived by his wife and a son. Studied in Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru University he took up journalism as a serious career three and half decades back .He worked as a correspondent in Sakshi, Udayam , Andhra jyothi , Andhra prabha and The New Indian express at Delhi. Presently he was working as media coordinator in the office of national media advisor to Government of AP at New Delhi.