Om Thanvi

Om Thanvi (born on August 1, 1957 in Phalodi, Rajasthan, India) is a writer and editor.

Om Thanvi took his post graduation degree in Business Administration and joined the mainstream Hindi journalism in 1980. Currently he is the editor of Jansatta, a newspaper of Indian Express Group published from Delhi.

He had been Secretary General of Editors Guild of India for two terms as well as Vice President of the South Asia Free Media Association (SAFMA) and member of the National Integration Council, headed by Prime Minister of India. He is on the Advisory Council of the India International Center (IIC), New Delhi.

Before joining Jansatta in Delhi, he had worked in Chandigarh for ten years (1989-1999) as its resident editor. These were the years when Punjab was in the grip of terrorism and all the institutions of democracy, including the press, were under severe attack. Jansatta remained the only major paper that did not succumb to the "Code of Conduct" imposed by the terrorists on press.

Prior to joining Jansatta, Om Thanvi had edited Itwari Patrika (1980-1987), a hindi literary and cultural weekly and had also worked as editor-in-charge of Rajasthan Patrika in Bikaner (1987-1989), the widely-read daily of Rajasthan.

He is known for his social and cultural concerns. He has personally been engaged in theatre, literature and environmental activities. Has keen interest in history and anthropology; particularly in music, cinema, painting, architecture and language.

25 years ago he took the CSE fellowship and studied the conventional water harvesting traditions of Rajasthan which later became a much talked and researched subject among the environmentalists all over. The Times of India interviewed him on front page: an unusual occasion in journalism when one journalist was interviewing another. He is deeply involved with literary activities of Hindi in the Capital.

He writes travelogues and critical essays. His book "Muanjodara", a travelogue tracing remains of the Indus Valley civilization, was widely acclaimed in the literary circles.

Om Thanvi is frequently invited by Indian TV channels as a political comentator for his views and comments on Indian politics. Mr Thanvi has been writing a column for Jansatta entitled "Anantar" over the last many years which has a committed readership.

Om Thanvi is a recipient of many awards. Recently he was awarded with Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Puraskar for Journalism by the President of India.

References

External links

• Official website of Indian express group
• Om Thanvi ka lekhan (Hindi) - Selected writings of Om Thanvi in Hindi
• Copal Art
• Kalpana: Creativity with Social Consciousness

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