Mrinal Pandey is an Indian journalist, television personality and author. In 2006, Pandey was awarded the Padma Shri for his contributions to the field of journalism and Hindi literature. He served as the editor in chief of the Hindi newspaper Hindustan and worked there until 2009.
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Wiki/Biography
Mrinal Pandey was born on Tuesday, 26 February 1946 (age 77 years; as in 2023) in Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh. His zodiac sign is Pisces. He did his schooling in a government school in Nainital. In the 1960s, he earned a master’s degree from Allahabad University in Uttar Pradesh. When Mrinal studied in school, she excelled in subjects like English and Sanskrit literature. He studied ancient Indian history, archaeology, classical music and visual arts at the Corcoran School of Arts and Design at GW, USA. When she was studying in college, she discovered that she was a good debater. He also discovered his many hidden talents like singing and dancing. At university he met like-minded people who introduced him to politics and changed his perspective on certain topics. Later, she pursued political analysis and research on health and women’s issues.
Little Mrinal Pandey in his mother’s lap
Physical Appearance
Hair Color: Gray
Eye colour: black
Family
He belongs to a Kumaoni-Brahmin family.
parents and siblings
Mrinal’s father Shukdev Pant was a chemistry teacher in a government school in Uttar Pradesh. Due to the job, his family traveled to various places, including Priory Lodge in Allahabad and Nainital, before settling in Lucknow. He died at an early age.
A photo of Mrinal Pandey’s parents
Mrinal’s mother, Gaura Shivani Pant (pen name Shivani), was a 20th-century Hindi writer and a pioneer in Indian women-centred fiction writing. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1982. He died on 21 March 2003 at the age of 79.
Twitter post about Mrinal Pandey’s mother
Mrinal has two younger sisters, Veena Joshi and Ira Pandey. Mrinal also has a younger brother named Muktesh Pant, born in 1954. Mrinal had a half sister named Binu who was elder to her.
Mrinal Pandey (second from left) with his mother and sisters
Mrinal Pandey’s brother Muktesh Pant and his wife Vineeta Pant
husband and children
Mrinal Pandey married Arvind Pandey. He earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Cambridge in the United Kingdom. In 1965 he became an IAS officer. Twenty-one years later, he joined SAIL, a public sector steel company; However, he retired as chairman in 2002.
Mrinal Pandey with her husband Arvind Pandey and their dog Mojo
The couple have two daughters; One is an oncologist and the other, Rohini Pandey, is a professor of public policy at Harvard University, USA.
A picture of Rohini PandeyA picture of Rohini Pandey
religion/religious views
Mrinal Pandey follows Hindu religion. On December 8, 2018, he spoke about his faith on Twitter and said,
I am a Hindu, studying and practicing my faith and yet I am a liberal opposing violence and hypocrisy in the name of any religion. I firmly believe that there are many believers like me. They may not be as vocal or noticeable as they express themselves in most Indian languages.
livelihood
Teacher
Mrinal taught English literature at Allahabad University and Jesus and Mary College, Delhi University. He has also taught history of art and architecture at the Maulana Azad College of Technology in Bhopal.
daily news editor
From 1984–87, he served as editor of Vama, a Hindi publication of The Times of India Group, and Saptahik Hindustan, the Hindi weekly of The Hindustan Times Group (1988–92). He left Weekly Hindustan on 31 August 2009.
Mrinal Pandey interviewed Rajiv Gandhi for the weekly Hindustan, a newspaper she was editing at the time.
She was the founder-president of the Indian Women’s Press Corps and served from 1990–1994 and again from 2001–2002. She also spent several years in the National Commission for Self-Employed Women, which was engaged in the socioeconomic development of groups such as ragpickers, vegetable vendors and domestic helps. Pandey was later appointed editor-in-chief of Hindustan, the Hindi daily of the Hindustan Times group, becoming the first woman to hold the post (2001–09).
I entered it as a special correspondent for culture, a category that was lacking in Hindi journalism. Circumstances pushed me into the mainstream and after working as an editor with the Times of India group, I accepted lateral entry into The Hindustan Times Group as the editor of their Hindi magazines and later dailies.
In February 2010, he was appointed Chairman of Prasar Bharati, India’s largest public broadcasting agency. She remained on this post till April 2014.
television host
He has also hosted ‘Baaton Baaton Mein’, a weekly interview show on Lok Sabha TV under the Congress government. In 1996, he started anchoring on Star News and Doordarshan. At this time, she was also senior editorial advisor for the channel’s news and current affairs programs (1999–2001).
literary work
At the age of 21, Mrinal published his first story in the Hindi weekly Dharamyug. Later, he started writing short stories, plays, novels and essays. She wrote several books, including The Subject is Woman (1991), Daughter’s Daughter (1993), That Which Ram Has Ordained (1994), Devi: Tales of the Goddess in Our Time (1996), and My Own Witness (2000).
Mrinal Pandey’s book ‘The Subject is Woman’ was published in 1991.
Awards and Honors
On 29 March 2006, Mrinal Pandey was awarded the Padma Shri for his services in the field of journalism and Hindi literature.
Mrinal Pandey received Padma Shri from Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam on 29 March 2006
Facts/General Knowledge
- When it came to writing, Mrinal found his comfortable place in the Hindi language. At the age of 14, he copy-edited his mother’s works in Hindi.
- In an interview, Mrinal while talking about his leisure time said,
Sleeping, reading, thinking and listening to music.”
- Mrinal often takes an anti-BJP stance, such as when Narendra Modi visited Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh in 2019 and Pandey mocked him for wearing a traditional cap. He tweeted a picture of a chicken and wrote “Once again!!” And he was heavily criticized by netizens for mocking the head gear.
This is the Nyishi tribal cap from Arunachal Pradesh, worn by PM Modi during his visit to Itanagar yesterday. Don’t let hatred or intolerance cloud your conscience! https://t.co/TZInolGgai… pic.twitter.com/35LBqcGoOY
— Pema Khandu པདྨ་མཁའ་འགྲོ་། (@PemaKhanduBJP) 10 February 2019
Mrinal Pandey’s funny tweet
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