V. N. Tiwari

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

V. N. Tiwari
Born1936 (1936)
Died3rd March, 1984
Chandigarh, India
NationalityIndian
OccupationPolitician, author

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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. "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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