Vishnu Pandya Explained

Vishnu Pandya
Birth Date:14 September 1945
Birth Place:Manavadar, Junagadh, British India
Nationality:Indian
Known For:Journalist, writer, historian, columnist
Education:M.A. L.L.B.
Spouse:Dr. Arti Pandya
Awards:Padma Shri (2017)
Signature:Autograph of Vishnu Pandya.jpg

Vishnu Pandya is a journalist, biographer, poet, novelist, writer and political analyst from Gujarat, India.[1] He has been the chairman of Gujarat Sahitya Akademi since 2017. Pandya writes articles on politics, history and historical places which are carried by several Gujarati newspapers and magazines, are among the most widely read columns in the State.[2] [3] [4] [5] He has been active in journalism for the last 40 years. Along with column writing in a Gujarati daily, he serves as General Secretary of Vishwa Gujarati Samaj.[6]

Early life

Pandya was born in Manavadar in Junagadh State (now in Junagadh district of Gujarat). He was educated at Bahauddin College, Junagadh. His father had worked in South Africa before his return to India after World War II. He was the District officer – Education in Manavadar.

He married Arti Pandya. She died on 24 January 2018.[7]

Career

Pandya started his career with Sadhana weekly, later became an editor of it at the age of 22.[8] [9] He was honored by the All Indian Newspapers Editor for protest on censorship during the Indian Emergency. He managed to publish the magazine and wrote against the censorship. He was appointed the chairman of the Gujarat Sahitya Akademi in May 2017.[10]

Pandya as a Journalist :

Pandya as a Lecturer

Pandya is teaching journalism in various colleges and universities of Gujarat at post graduate level, namely :

Writing

His writing has various subjects from political criticism and analytic to history research. He has written many biographies. Apart from these writings he is actively contributing to journalism, having written many books on the field of journalism. To this date he has written 101 books.

Books

Books on Journalism

Criticism on Political Issues

Biographies

History Research

Essays

Recognition

Pandya was imprisoned during Indian emergency of 1975–76. At that time his first book, Haheli nu Aakash (હથેળીનું આકાશ), was appreciated by the Gujarat Government and won a prize, but Pandya did not accept the prize. He received Narmad Suvarna Chandrak from Narmada Sahitya Sabha for historical writing in 1991. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2017 for literature and history.[13] In 2019, he was awarded a D.Lit. by Gujarat University.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Fatima Rangvala,Ky to Human right implementation – Awareness, http://www.dnaindia.com/speakup/report_key-to-human-rights-implementation-awareness_1623983
  2. columnist, Vishnu Pandya, http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/abhivyakti/our_columnists/vishnu_pandya/
  3. Columnist, Vishnu Pandya, http://www.divyabhaskar.co.in/divyanew/vishnu.html
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 11 September 2012 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304025009/http://www.indianjewishassociation.co.uk/jew_india/asianvoice.pdf . dead .
  5. http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/suspended-cop-turns-poet-in-prison/482425/
  6. Web site: Office Bearers . www.vishwagujaratisamaj.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120908021647/http://www.vishwagujaratisamaj.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=8&Itemid=4 . 2012-09-08.
  7. News: પદ્મશ્રી વિષ્ણુ પંડ્યાના પત્ની ડો.આરતી પંડ્યાનું અવસાન. 25 January 2018. City Bhaskar - Divya Bhaskar. Ahmedabad.
  8. Nav Nirman movement, "When The Voice of the Nation Was Stifled During Emergency, Gujarat Was A Fertile Ground For Protests That Led To, https://web.archive.org/web/20140104205252/http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/getFiles.asp?Style=OliveXLib:LowLevelEntityToPrint_PASTISSUES2&Type=text/html&Locale=english-skin-custom&Path=TOIA/2008/06/25&ID=Ar00400
  9. Former Editor of Sadhan, Shri Vishnu Pandya, http://organiser.org/archives/historic/dynamic/modulese873.html?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=149&page=39
  10. Web site: Vishnu Pandya appointed Chairman of Gujarat Sahitya Akademi . DeshGujarat . 2017-05-12 . 2017-05-15.
  11. http://www.gijmc.in/faculties.html
  12. http://www.nimcj.org/images/NIMCJ2011.pdf
  13. News: Padma stars of Gujarat . Times of India . 26 January 2017 . 10 February 2017.
  14. News: Seven honorary DLitt degrees to be awarded. The Times of India. 13 February 2019. 1 February 2021.

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