Vishwa Nath Tiwari
Photograph of V.N. Tiwari in circa 1957
Born1936 (1936)
Died3 April 1984
Chandigarh, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Politician, 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 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 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] Surinder Singh Sodhi, deemed by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale as his right arm, was responsible for the killing.[7]

References

  1. 1 2 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. Retrieved 14 July 2016 – via worldcat.org.
  4. ↑ Cuppa dī paiṛa. OCLC 22114057. Retrieved 14 July 2016 – via worldcat.org.
  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.
  7. ↑ Gill, Kanwar Pal Singh (1997). Punjab, the Knights of Falsehood. Har-Anand Publications. p. 93. ISBN 978-81-241-0569-6.
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