Tarun Vijay
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Tarun Vijay is an India
n author, social worker, famous freelance journalist, and parliamentarian. He was the editor of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
(RSS) weekly in Hindi
, Panchajanya
, from 1986 to February 2008, and is a columnist of the newspaper The Times of India
. He also writes for the Daily Pioneer. He is currently working as the director of the [Dr. Syamaprasad Mookerjee Research Foundation (DSMRF). He has been recently elected as member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament.
in 1986 as executive editor, after a decade of freelance journalism and work among tribals in Dadra and Nagar Haveli as a pracharak of Bharatiya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram. This last-mentioned sojourn, in fact, had attracted him the attention of noted film-makers Basu Bhattacharya
and William Greaves
, who featured him in a documentary.
Tarun Vijay was appointed director of the BJP's newly created think-tank the Dr Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Research foundation. In 1995, the Audit Bureau of Circulation
credited the magazine with a circulation of 85,000, a figure which Vijay claims has crossed the 1 lakh mark today.
Vijay, who is also a columnist with The Times of India
, joined Panchjanya
in 1979. He has been Chief Editor for 20 years. The first editor of the 60-year-old Panchjanya was former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
.
Vijay has also been inducted as a special invitee to the BJP national executive. He has been asked by the RSS top brass to form the think-tank on the ideological lines of nationalism
"uncompromising and unapologetic".
A journalist
since 1976, he began his career with Russi Karanjia
at the Mumbai-based tabloid Blitz and then as a freelance journalist for major dailies and magazines before spending five years as an RSS activist in the country's tribal areas. He was the youngest member of the then home minister's Hindi
Language advisory committee during Indira Gandhi
's government before joining Panchjanya
.
An avid photographer he has covered the Himalayan region extensively and his pictorial book An Odyssey in Tibet
has been well received. His photographs on the river Indus had been exhibited in Bangalore, Chennai, New Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. He also led the first Indus expedition from Demchok to Batalik.
In the years as editor of Panchajanya
, he has visited various parts of the country, and various countries.
He has authored two books. Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee
released a book of Shri Tarun Vijay titled An Odyssey in Tibet: Pilgrimage of Kailash Mansarovar in New Delhi
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n author, social worker, famous freelance journalist, and parliamentarian. He was the editor of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh or National Patriotic Organization), also known the Sangh, is a right-wing Hindu nationalist, paramilitary, volunteer, and allegedly militant organization for Hindu males in India...
(RSS) weekly in Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
, Panchajanya
Panchajanya
Panchajanya is the conch of the Hindu god Vishnu, one of his four attributes together with the mace Kaumodaki, the disc-like weapon Sudarshana Chakra and a lotus flower....
, from 1986 to February 2008, and is a columnist of the newspaper The Times of India
The Times of India
The Times of India is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. TOI has the largest circulation among all English-language newspaper in the world, across all formats . It is owned and managed by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd...
. He also writes for the Daily Pioneer. He is currently working as the director of the [Dr. Syamaprasad Mookerjee Research Foundation (DSMRF). He has been recently elected as member of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament.
Career
Tarun Vijay joined PanchajanyaPanchajanya
Panchajanya is the conch of the Hindu god Vishnu, one of his four attributes together with the mace Kaumodaki, the disc-like weapon Sudarshana Chakra and a lotus flower....
in 1986 as executive editor, after a decade of freelance journalism and work among tribals in Dadra and Nagar Haveli as a pracharak of Bharatiya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram. This last-mentioned sojourn, in fact, had attracted him the attention of noted film-makers Basu Bhattacharya
Basu Bhattacharya
Basu Bhattacharya was a Hindi film director , most famous for his 1966 film Teesri Kasam, starring Raj Kapoor and Waheeda Rehman , which won the National Film Award for Best Film in 1967; he also produced Sparsh in 1985 starring Shabana Azmi and Naseeruddin Shah, which won the Filmfare Best Movie...
and William Greaves
William Greaves
William Greaves is a documentary filmmaker and one of the pioneers of African-American filmmaking. He has produced over two hundred documentary films writing and directing more than half of them...
, who featured him in a documentary.
Tarun Vijay was appointed director of the BJP's newly created think-tank the Dr Shyama Prasad Mookerjee Research foundation. In 1995, the Audit Bureau of Circulation
Audit Bureau of Circulations (India)
Audit Bureau of Circulations certifies and audits the circulations of major publications, including newspapers and magazines in India. “ABC” is a voluntary organization initiated in 1948 and is presently operating in different parts of the world...
credited the magazine with a circulation of 85,000, a figure which Vijay claims has crossed the 1 lakh mark today.
Vijay, who is also a columnist with The Times of India
The Times of India
The Times of India is an Indian English-language daily newspaper. TOI has the largest circulation among all English-language newspaper in the world, across all formats . It is owned and managed by Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd...
, joined Panchjanya
Panchjanya
Panchjanya, , is the common name given to five most ancient vedic kshatriya tribes. It is supposed they are all descendants of the Five Folks and are known by that name for e.g. Yadav for descendants of Yadu, paurav for descendants of Puru and so on. Some scholars believe they were different...
in 1979. He has been Chief Editor for 20 years. The first editor of the 60-year-old Panchjanya was former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee is an Indian statesman who served as the tenth Prime Minister of India three times – first for a brief term of 13 days in 1996, and then for two terms from 1998 to 2004. After his first brief period as Prime Minister in 1996, Vajpayee headed a coalition government from...
.
Vijay has also been inducted as a special invitee to the BJP national executive. He has been asked by the RSS top brass to form the think-tank on the ideological lines of nationalism
Nationalism
Nationalism is a political ideology that involves a strong identification of a group of individuals with a political entity defined in national terms, i.e. a nation. In the 'modernist' image of the nation, it is nationalism that creates national identity. There are various definitions for what...
"uncompromising and unapologetic".
A journalist
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
since 1976, he began his career with Russi Karanjia
Russi Karanjia
Rustom Khurshedji Karanjia was an Indian journalist and editor. He typically signed his reports as "R. K...
at the Mumbai-based tabloid Blitz and then as a freelance journalist for major dailies and magazines before spending five years as an RSS activist in the country's tribal areas. He was the youngest member of the then home minister's Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
Language advisory committee during Indira Gandhi
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
's government before joining Panchjanya
Panchjanya
Panchjanya, , is the common name given to five most ancient vedic kshatriya tribes. It is supposed they are all descendants of the Five Folks and are known by that name for e.g. Yadav for descendants of Yadu, paurav for descendants of Puru and so on. Some scholars believe they were different...
.
An avid photographer he has covered the Himalayan region extensively and his pictorial book An Odyssey in Tibet
Tibet
Tibet is a plateau region in Asia, north-east of the Himalayas. It is the traditional homeland of the Tibetan people as well as some other ethnic groups such as Monpas, Qiang, and Lhobas, and is now also inhabited by considerable numbers of Han and Hui people...
has been well received. His photographs on the river Indus had been exhibited in Bangalore, Chennai, New Delhi, Kolkata and Mumbai. He also led the first Indus expedition from Demchok to Batalik.
In the years as editor of Panchajanya
Panchajanya
Panchajanya is the conch of the Hindu god Vishnu, one of his four attributes together with the mace Kaumodaki, the disc-like weapon Sudarshana Chakra and a lotus flower....
, he has visited various parts of the country, and various countries.
He has authored two books. Prime Minister Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
Atal Bihari Vajpayee is an Indian statesman who served as the tenth Prime Minister of India three times – first for a brief term of 13 days in 1996, and then for two terms from 1998 to 2004. After his first brief period as Prime Minister in 1996, Vajpayee headed a coalition government from...
released a book of Shri Tarun Vijay titled An Odyssey in Tibet: Pilgrimage of Kailash Mansarovar in New Delhi
Books
- An Odyssey in Tibet: Pilgrimage of Kailash Mansarovar, Ritwik Prakashan, Jan 2001, ISBN 81-900571-2-X
- Saffron Surge, India's Re-emergence on the Global Scene and Hindu Ethos, Har Anand, Nov 2008, ISBN 978-81-241-1338-7
External links
- Tarun Vijay's website
- Panchajanya online publication
- Last article on TOI as editor of Panchajanya (dated 20th Feb, 2008)
- First article on TOI as director of Syamaprasad Mookerjee Research Foundation (dated 28th Feb, 2008)
- review of Saffron Surge, India's Re-emergence on the Global Scene and Hindu Ethos
- Business standard on SAFFRON SURGE INDIA’S RE-EMERGENCE ON THE GLOBAL SCENE AND HINDU ETHOS