V. N. Tiwari

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V. N. Tiwari
Born1936 (1936)
Died3 March 1984
Chandigarh, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationPolitician, author

V. N. Tiwari (1936–1984) was an Indian author and parliamentarian.[1] He wrote books in Punjabi, English and Hindi. He was nominated as member of the Rajya Sabha in 1982 and served till 1984.[2]

Books[]

  • Indian politics at the crossroads
  • Punjab, a cultural[3]
  • Nehru and Indian literature
  • The language of Chandigarh
  • Bhāī Wīra Siṅgha, sandarabha-kosha
  • Pañjābī te Pañjāba
  • Nānaka simarana
  • Cuppa dī paiṛa[4]
  • Ikalla toṃ ikalla dā safara
  • Kukkha dī corī

Family[]

Tiwari was married to Amrit Tewari. His son Manish Tewari is a member of the Indian National Congress and Member of Parliament from Anandpur Sahib constituency in Punjab.[5] His son had also served as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting in the government of India in UPA 2 government.[6]

Awards[]

Tiwari won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1981 for his poetry book Garaj Ton Footpath Teek.

Death[]

Tiwari was killed by suspected militants at Sector 24 Chandigarh while on a morning walk in 1984.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b "SIKH TERRORISTS KILL LEGISLATOR". nytimes.com. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. ^ "NOMINATED MEMBERS OF THE RAJYA SABHA". rajyasabha.nic.in. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  3. ^ "Punjab, a cultural". worldcat.org. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  4. ^ "Cuppa dī paiṛa". worldcat.org. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  5. ^ "Manish Tewari wins from Anandpur Sahib". The Economic Times. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  6. ^ "Shri Manish Tewari takes charge as Minister of Information & Broadcasting". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
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