Doiphode, who was part of Nanded's social, political and economic spheres since last forty years, died at Hyderabad, family sources said.
He was chief editor of Nanded city's popular news paper "Dainik Prajawani" and wrote articles regarding issues concerning railway development in Marthawada region and water management.
He was a former president of "Akhil Bhartiya Marathi Patrakar Parishad" held in 1984 at Parbhani and received the "Nanded Bhushan " award in 1999.
He published 'Shabdaban', a collection of selected editorials published in Dainik Prajawani from 1960 to 1995, and "Pratyardanache Diwas", a book on contribution of Nanded district in Marathawada freedom struggle against the then Hydrabad Nizam state.