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Indian Parliamentarian from Punjab

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Vishwa Nath Tiwari
Photograph of V.N. Tiwari (Vishwa Nath Tiwari) in circa 1957.jpg
Photograph of V.N. Tiwari in circa 1957
Born1936 (1936)
Died3 April 1984 (aged 47–48)
OccupationsPolitician, author

Vishwa Nath Tiwari (1936 – 3 April 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 his death.[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 Chandigarh constituency.[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 assassinated by Khalistani militants at Sector 24, Chandigarh, while on a morning walk in 1984.[1] Surinder Singh Sodhi, deemed by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale as his right arm, was responsible for the killing.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b Stevens, William K. (4 April 1984). "SIKH TERRORISTS KILL LEGISLATOR". The New York Times. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  2. ^ "NOMINATED MEMBERS OF THE RAJYA SABHA". rajyasabha.nic.in. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  3. ^ Punjab, a cultural. OCLC 11348695.
  4. ^ Cuppa dī paiṛa. OCLC 22114057.
  5. ^ "Elections results 2024: Congress leader Manish Tewari wins Chandigarh by 2,504 votes". The Hindu. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 15 March 2026.
  6. ^ "Shri Manish Tewari takes charge as Minister of Information & Broadcasting". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
  7. ^ Gill, Kanwar Pal Singh (1997). Punjab, the Knights of Falsehood. Har-Anand Publications. p. 93. ISBN 978-81-241-0569-6.