V. N. Tiwari
{{Short description|Indian Parliamentarian from Punjab}}
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{{Use Indian English|date=September 2017}}
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| name = Vishwa Nath Tiwari
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| caption = Photograph of V.N. Tiwari in circa 1957
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| birth_date = {{Birth year|1936}}
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| death_date = 3 April 1984 (aged 47–48)
| death_place = Chandigarh, India
| nationality = Indian
| other_names =
| occupation = Politician, author
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Vishwa Nath Tiwari (1936 – 3 April 1984) was an Indian author and parliamentarian. He wrote books in Punjabi, English and Hindi. He was nominated as member of the Rajya Sabha in 1982, and served till his death.{{cite web | url=http://rajyasabha.nic.in/rsnew/practice_procedure/book2.asp | title=NOMINATED MEMBERS OF THE RAJYA SABHA | work=rajyasabha.nic.in | accessdate=14 July 2016}}
Books
- Indian politics at the crossroads
- Punjab, a cultural{{cite book | url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/11348695 | title=Punjab, a cultural | via=worldcat.org | oclc=11348695 | accessdate=14 July 2016}}
- Nehru and Indian literature
- The language of Chandigarh
- Bhāī Wīra Siṅgha, sandarabha-kosha
- Pañjābī te Pañjāba
- Nānaka simarana
- Cuppa dī paiṛa{{cite book | url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/22114057 | title=Cuppa dī paiṛa | via=worldcat.org | oclc=22114057 | accessdate=14 July 2016}}
- 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.{{Cite news|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/elections/lok-sabha/india/manish-tewari-wins-from-anandpur-sahib/articleshow/69466759.cms?from=mdr|title=Manish Tewari wins from Anandpur Sahib|date=2019-05-23|work=The Economic Times|access-date=2020-04-02}} His son had also served, as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting in the government of India in UPA 2 government.{{Cite web|url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=88673|title=Shri Manish Tewari takes charge as Minister of Information & Broadcasting|website=pib.gov.in|access-date=2020-04-02}}
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.{{cite news | url=https://www.nytimes.com/1984/04/04/world/sikh-terrorists-kill-legislator-10-slain-in-riot.html | title=SIKH TERRORISTS KILL LEGISLATOR | work=The New York Times | date=4 April 1984 | accessdate=14 July 2016| last1=Stevens | first1=William K. }} Surinder Singh Sodhi, deemed by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale as his right arm, was responsible for the killing.{{Cite book |last=Gill |first=Kanwar Pal Singh |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=tn1uAAAAMAAJ |title=Punjab, the Knights of Falsehood |date=1997 |publisher=Har-Anand Publications |isbn=978-81-241-0569-6 |pages=93 |language=en}}
References
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Category:Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha
Category:People from Punjab, India
Category:Victims of the insurgency in Punjab
Category:People murdered in Chandigarh
Category:Victims of Sikh terrorism