Om Thanvi

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Om Thanvi
Thanvi during a conference, 2012
Born	Omprakash Thanvi 1957 Phalodi, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India
Occupation	Journalist, editor
Language	Hindi
Nationality	Indian
Genre	Memoir, criticism
Subject	Harappan Culture
Notable work	Muanjodaro Apne Apne Agyey
Notable awards	Bihari Puraskar, Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi award
Years active	1977―Present

Om Thanvi is a Hindi writer, senior journalist, editor and critic.^[1] Thanvi is currently the founding vice-chancellor of Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication.^[2] His most famous work is a book titled Muanjodaro.^[3]

Early life[]

Om Thanvi was born in the town of Phalodi in Jodhpur district of Rajasthan.^[4] His father was an educationalist and editor of two educational journals. He grew up in Bikaner and took his post graduation degree in Business Administration from Rajasthan University.^{[citation needed]}

Career[]

Thanvi started journalism in his student days in 1977 contributing to weekly Marudeep daily Yugpaksh (Bikaner) and weekly Ravivar (Calcutta). After completing his Masters in Commerce Thanvi started his mainstream journalism in 1978 with Itwari, a weekly paper from the Rajasthan Patrika in Jaipur, Rajasthan. From 1980 to 1989 he worked in Rajasthan Patrika. After this, he joined the Hindi daily Jansatta of the Indian Express Group and was associated with this newspaper for the next twenty-six years (from 1989 to 2015), serving as a journalist, resident editor (Chandigarh edition, 1989―99), and editor (1999―2015).^[5]

After separating from the Jansatta, Thanvi taught as a visiting professor at Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) at the Center for Media Studies, School of Social Sciences. He is currently the founding vice-chancellor of Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Jaipur (Rajasthan).^[2] He is holding additional charge of V-C, MDSU, Ajmer and V-C, Rajasthan State Skills University, Jaipur.

Awards and recognition[]

• Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi award, awarded by the Central Institute of Hindi.^[6]
• His book Muanjodaro, has received the Bihari Puraskar, awarded by K. K. Birla Foundation.^[7]

References[]

External links[]

• Om Thanvi, writer introduction, Vani Prakashan.