| Ved Pratap Vaidik | |
| Birth Date: | 1944 12, df=yes |
| Birth Place: | Indore, Central India Agency, British Raj |
| Death Place: | Gurugram, Haryana, India |
| Occupation: | Journalist, political analyst |
| Nationality: | Indian |
| Education: | M.A., Ph.D. |
| Alma Mater: | Jawaharlal Nehru University |
| Period: | From 1971 till 2023 |
| Genre: | Prose |
| Subject: | International politics |
| Movement: | Satyagraha for implementation of Hindi |
| Notableworks: | Ethnic Crisis in Sri Lanka : India’s Options Soviet-American Rivalry in Afghanistan Hindi Journalism : Various Dimensions Indian Foreign Policy : New Pointers Bhartiya Bhashayen Lao : Kyon Aur Kaise? Hindi Ka Sampurna Samachar Patra Kaisa Ho? Vartmaan Bharat, Afghanistan : Kal Aaj aur Kal and Mahashakti Bharat. |
| Spouse: | Dr. Vedwati Vaidik |
| Children: | One son and one daughter |
| Awards: | Ramdhari Singh Dinkar award, Hindi Academy Delhi award, Ram Manohar Lohia award. |
Ved Pratap Vaidik ([1]) (Hindi: वेद प्रताप वैदिक; 30 December 1944 – 14 March 2023) was an Indian journalist, political analyst, and freelance columnist. He worked with the Press Trust of India, and was the founder and editor of its Hindi news agency "Bhasha". Before that he was the editor for views for the Navbharat Times of the Times Group. Later he was the chairman of Bhartiya Bhasha Sammelan.[2] He was born in Indore on 30 December 1944, and died in Gurugram, Haryana on 14 March 2023, at age 78.[3]
Vaidik published several award-winning research publications. His published books[4] include:
In English:
Some of the awards received by Vaidik are:[5]