the doyen of Indian journalism, has authored over 50 books, including Gandhi's Coolie, Shri Ramakrisna Bajaj; B G Kher, The Gentleman Premier; Ganesh Vasudev Mavlankar; Devi Ahalyabai Holkar; Milkman from Anand, Kurien; Nani Palkhiwala: A Life; Gandhi: A Spiritual Journey; The Excel Story; Militant but Non-violent Trade Unionism; The United States and India; On Politics, Media and Literature, and a biography of Sai Baba.
Starting his career with the Free Press Journal in 1946, Kamath went on to become Editor of the Free Press Bulletin, Bharat Jyoti, the Sunday edition of The Times of India and the Illustrated Weekly of India. He was Special Correspondent of the Press Trust of India at the UN and Special Correspondent of the Times of India in Europe and Washington DC. Erstwhile Chairman of Prasar Bharati and Vigyan Prasar, he is today Hon. Director of the Manipal Institute of Communication.