Mrinal Pande (born 26 February 1946) is an Indian television personality, journalist and author, and until 2009 chief editor of Hindi daily Hindustan.
Mrinal Pande | |
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| Born | 26 February 1946 |
| Alma mater | Allahabad University George Washington University |
| Occupation(s) | Hindi story writer, editor, columnist, essayist |
| Years active | 1967–present |
Early life and education
editPande was born in Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh, 26 February 1946.[citation needed] She studied initially at Nainital and then completed her master's degree from Allahabad University.[1]
Career
editIn her report on the life of indian women in the countryside (2003), she criticizes the widespread taboo in India of everything to do with the body and sexuality.[2]
She supports Sharia-based Muslim Personal Laws, considered discriminatory against women and contrary to statutes of Parliament.[3]
She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2006 for her services in the field of journalism.[4]
Bibliography
edit- Devi, Tales of the Goddess in our time; 2000, Viking/Penguin.
- Daughter's Daughter, 1993. Penguin Books.[5]
- That Which Ram Hath Ordained, 1993, Seagull Books.[6]
- The Subject is Woman, 1991. Sanchar Publishing House, New Delhi.
- My Own Witness, 2001, Penguin, New Delhi,ISBN 0-14-029731-6.#
- Stepping Out · Life and Sexuality in Rural India, 2003, Gardners Books.
- The Other Country: Dispatches from the Mofussil, 2012, Penguin, New Delhi.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Mrinal Pandey Profile www.abhivyakti-hindi.org.
- ^ Cornelia Zetzsche (ed.), Geschichten aus dem modernen Indien. Frankfurt (Main) 2006, p. 93.
- ^ "Just as King Vikramaditya Let the Vetal Go, We Too Must Let the Idea of a UCC Go". The Wire. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
- ^ "MRINAL PANDE". 17 September 2013.
- ^ Mrinal Pande Books Archived 19 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mrinal Pande Books
External links
edit- A price for life, an article in The Hindu[usurped]
- The hindi media and an unreal discourse an article in The Hindu
- The games of masking from reality an article in The Hindu
