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Mrinal Pande

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Mrinal Pande
Born (1946-02-26) 26 February 1946 (age 78)
Alma materAllahabad University George Washington University
Occupation(s)Hindi story writer, editor, columnist, essayist
Years active1967–present

Mrinal Pande (born 26 February 1946) is an Indian television personality, journalist and author, and until 2009 chief editor of Hindi daily Hindustan.

Early life and education

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Pande 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

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In 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

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  • 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

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References

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  1. ^ Mrinal Pandey Profile www.abhivyakti-hindi.org.
  2. ^ Cornelia Zetzsche (ed.), Geschichten aus dem modernen Indien. Frankfurt (Main) 2006, p. 93.
  3. ^ "Just as King Vikramaditya Let the Vetal Go, We Too Must Let the Idea of a UCC Go". The Wire. Retrieved 8 February 2024.
  4. ^ "MRINAL PANDE". 17 September 2013.
  5. ^ Mrinal Pande Books Archived 19 November 2008 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Mrinal Pande Books
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Works online

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