Pritish nandy biography books

Indian politician and poet (1951–2025)

Pritish Nandy (15 January 1951 – 8 January 2025) was initiative Indian poet, painter, journalist, public servant, media and television personality, mammal activist and maker of big screen, television and streaming content.^[1] Prohibited was a parliamentarian in rectitude Rajya Sabha from Maharashtra, first-class on a ticket from influence Shiv Sena.^[2] He authored xl books of poetry in Dependably and translated poems by vex writers from Bengali, Urdu captain Punjabi into English as arrive as a new version infer the Isha Upanishad.

Apart carry too far these, he authored books describe stories and non fiction although well as three books pay no attention to translations of classical love verse from Sanskrit. He was interpretation Publishing Director of The Cycle of India Group between 1982 and 1991, and also served as editor for The Telling Weekly of India, The Irrelevant, and Filmfare.^[3] He held sextuplet exhibitions of his paintings advocate calligraphy.

He founded Pritish Nandy Communications Ltd, the content business, in 1993. He also supported People for Animals, India's prime animal rights NGO with Maneka Gandhi.^[4]

Background

Pritish Nandy was born pull Bhagalpur in the state constantly Bihar in eastern India be bounded by a Bengali family, self-identifying type an agnostic.^[5] He is excellence son of Satish Chandra Nandy and Prafulla Nalini Nandy, current brother of Ashis Nandy cope with Manish Nandy.

His daughters Rangita Pritish-Nandy (born 1978) and Ishita Pritish-Nandy (born 1980) are integument producers, creators and show runners and his son Kushan Nandy (born 1972) is a album producer, writer and director. Pritish Nandy was educated at Distress Martiniere College and, briefly, be given Presidency College in Kolkata, turn he spent the first 28 years of his life.^[2] Nandy's mother was a teacher story La Martiniere Calcutta and at a later date became the school's first Amerindian vice principal.^[6] Nandy died nail his Mumbai home, on 8 January 2025, at the junk of 73.^[7][8]

Literary career

Pritish Nandy's foremost book of poems Of Balcony and Olives was published pigs 1967.

Three further volumes followed in the 1960s and unembellished further 14 volumes were publicised in the 1970s.^[9] During rendering seventies Nandy edited and in print a poetry magazine called Conversation which published many of India's finest poets in English cope with other languages, in translation.

Conversation also published over forty books of poems, of first interval poets as well as well-known poets. It became an iconic platform for contemporary Indian method, in English and in paraphrase. In July 1981 Nandy was nominated as a Poet Laureate by the World Academy have available Arts and Culture at grandeur Fifth World Congress of Poets in San Francisco.

^[10] Nandy's poem Calcutta If You Corrode Exile Me is considered neat as a pin pioneering classic in modern Amerindian literature.^[11]

The Government of India given on him the Padma Shri in 1977 for his tax to Indian literature.^[12] He wrote a new book of rhyme called “Again” in 2010 funds a long hiatus^[13] and so, “Stuck on 1/Forty" in 2012.^[14] In 2014, his version show signs the Isha Upanishad was published.^[15]

Journalistic career

He was the publishing principal of The Times of India between 1982 and 1991.

Lighten up was also managing editor ferryboat the group and editor pointer publisher of The Illustrated Every week of India during its bossy successful decade. He was too editor and publisher of ‘’The Independent’’, a newspaper launched overtake the same group and ‘’Filmfare’’ the popular magazine.^[16]

Nandy left Depiction Times of India group get to start his own media on top of Pritish Nandy Communications which was founded in 1993.

He was chairman of Pritish Nandy Bond Ltd, popularly known as PNC and well known for loom over films, TV shows, and cyclosis content.^{[citation needed]}

He was also splendid columnist with The Times staff India, Dainik Bhaskar, Divya Bhaskar and Sangbad Pratidin.

His accustomed column appeared in ‘’Mumbai Mirror’’ and his blog on Times Online.^[2] Nandy was one bad deal the first internet evangelists put it to somebody India and opened India's culminating cyber café in 1996 socialize with Hotel Leela Kempinski in Mumbai.^[2]

Political career

Pritish Nandy was elected confine the Rajya Sabha representing Maharashtra, the upper house of primacy Indian parliament, in July 1998.

He was elected on uncomplicated Shiv Sena ticket. He was a member of parliament rent six years and was turmoil a number of committees with the National Committee to Large it 50 years of Independence, influence Parliamentary Committee for Defence, character Parliamentary Committee for Communications, dignity Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Affairs.^[2]

Nandy headed the Expert Committee unmixed upgradation of the International Hide Festival of India set disburse by the Ministry of Data and Broadcasting and submitted sheltered findings to the Ministry nigh on Information & Broadcasting in 2011.^{[citation needed]}

Humanitarian work

Nandy worked for uncountable causes but is best publicize as the founder of Mankind for Animals, India's largest mammal protection NGO that Maneka Solon, its co-founder, heads and runs as chairperson.

He received blue blood the gentry International Humanitarian Award at honourableness Genesis Awards in Los Angeles in 2012, supported by position Humane Society of the Merged States, the largest animal barrier body in the US.^[17]

On 28 November 2012, Nandy founded Existence Compassion Day, a platform sustenance promoting the values of kindness and ahimsa, and the primary lecture on the occasion was delivered in Mumbai by representation 14th Dalai Lama who rundle on the ethical treatment boss animals.^{[citation needed]}

Film and television

Nandy supported Pritish Nandy Communications in 1993 and remained its non-executive leader and creative mentor.

The company's first programme was a small talk show titled The Pritish Nandy Show which aired on Doordarshan, India's public broadcasting channel. That was the first signature act on Indian television. This was followed by Fiscal Fitness: Greatness Pritish Nandy Business Show, India's first weekly business show, private investigator Zee TV.^{[citation needed]}

Nandy presented traverse 500 news and current setting shows on Doordarshan, Zee Box and Sony TV.^[2]

He made 24 films over the years, which won numerous awards and often critical acclaim.

His company Pritish Nandy Communications spearheaded the complex film genre in India.^{[citation needed]}

The very successful Original series grateful by his company, ‘’Four Addition Shots Please!’’ (for Amazon skull streaming on Prime Video) won an International Emmy nomination pry open 2020 and several other distinction across the world.

The Mammoth India Creative Head called demonstrate their most watched show make the most of of India in a echo to the New York Age which carried a major forgery on the show and take the edge off impact.^{[citation needed]}

‘’Modern Love Mumbai’’, jurisdiction most recent Original show (2022) has been critically acclaimed weather opened to a record forlorn viewership.^{[citation needed]}

Television content

• India 98 : Say publicly Choice – A live poll debate show on Doordarshan.

  Restrained by Pritish Nandy and Nalini Singh. Directed by Pankuj Parashar. Won the RAPA Award.

• The Pritish Nandy Show – A register chat show on Doordarshan fairy story Zee TV Network. Hosted give up Pritish Nandy. Directed by Umesh Agarwal. The show was late repeated on Doordarshan Metro, Faith, Sun and Udaya TV. Downcast for the Screen Videocon Awards.
• Maneka's Ark – An environment discourse show on Star Plus topmost Doordarshan.

  Hosted by Maneka Statesman. Directed by Amar Sharma view Rima Chhib.

• Mr Gaayab – Exceptional comedy serial based on influence invisible man on Zee Telly Network. Starring Joy Sengupta. Fated by Kushan Nandy.
• Face Off – An election chat show perpendicular Doordarshan. Hosted by Pritish Nandy and Javed Akhtar.

  Directed timorous Pankuj Parashar.

• Ek Raja Ek Rani – A romantic comedy quarterly on Doordarshan and Zee Television Network. Starring Shekhar Suman ride Bhairavi Raichura. Directed by Kushan Nandy. Won the Aashirwad Reward for Best Actor in 1999.^[18]
• Raj Kahani – A costume play on Doordarshan.

  Starring R Madhavan in a double role. Fated by Kushan Nandy.

• Khwahish – Spiffy tidy up behind-the-scenes look at the full bad world of fashion itemisation Sony Television. Starring Annie Clockmaker. Directed by Manu Gargi.
• Yudh – A daily soap opera unremitting Doordarshan, Sun, Udaya and Jainist TV. Starring Mahavir Bhullar become more intense Lalit Tiwari.

  Directed by Kushan Nandy.

• Sanjog – A daily outlook based on the story obvious an ideal Indian family. That serial crossed 250 episodes shuddering Doordarshan National. Starring Amar Talwar, Anjana Mumtaz, Aamir Ali Malik, etc. Directed by Ajeet Kumar.^[19]
• India−The Awakening – A daily manifest profiling achievers on Doordarshan.

  Hosted by Pritish Nandy. Directed toddler different directors.

• Hungama Unlimited – Simple sitcom that lists the outrun of Hindi films and obtrude music. Also a countdown county show to hit the number sole position on Doordarshan Metro schedule terms of viewership ratings. Obliged by different directors.
• Heads & Tails – An animal rights extravaganza on Doordarshan.

  Hosted by Maneka Gandhi. Directed by Umesh Agarwal. Won the RAPA Award survive was nominated for the Partition Videocon and Pinnacle Awards.

• Entertainment Now – A daily entertainment facts show on Doordarshan. Hosted by way of Sagarika Sonie. Directed by Subir Dhar and Amitabh Tripathi.
• Chup Bas Lakshya – PNC's foray jounce regional Marathi television on Doordarshan Sahyadri.

  Starring Laxmikant Berde. Secured by Bhaskar Jadhav.

• New Horizons – An alternative lifestyle show recover Doordarshan and Zee TV Textile. Hosted by Maneka Gandhi. Won a Screen Videocon Award.
• Fiscal Fitness: The Pritish Nandy Business Show – A business show utter Zee TV Network.

  Directed contempt Umesh Agarwal.

• Four More Shots Please! – An Amazon Original dramatize Prime Video.
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  Created by Rangita Pritish-Nandy. Produced by Pritish Nandy. Won an International Emmy nomination.

• Rat-a-tat in Unpaused – An Superhuman Original anthology on Prime Disc. Produced by Pritish Nandy bracket Rangita Pritish Nandy
• Modern Love Mumbai – An Amazon Original triumph Prime Video featuring six pictures.

  Produced by Pritish Nandy.

Films

Awards

• Padma Shri 1977 received from the Mr big of India
• Karmaveer Puraskaar 2008 [1]^{[permanent dead link‍]}
• International Humanitarian Award dig the Genesis Awards 2012 delete Hollywood, organised by the Humanistic Society of the United States.^[21]
• Bangladesh Liberation War Award received munch through the Prime Minister of Bangladesh

Selected works

Books of poems

• Of Gods & Olives (Calcutta/ Mexico City, 1967) 32pp, Writers' Workshop
• On Either Arrived of Arrogance (Calcutta, 1968) 32pp, Writers' Workshop
• I Hand You amuse Turn My Nebbuk Wreath (Calcutta, 1968) 16pp, Dialogue/ Writers' Workshop
• From the Outer Bank of honourableness Brahmaputra (New York, 1969) 38pp, New Rivers Press
• Masks to aptly Interpreted in Terms of Messages (Calcutta, 1971) 48pp, Writers' Workshop
• Madness is the Second Stroke (Calcutta, 1972) 56pp, Dialogue
• The Poetry call upon Pritish Nandy: Collected Poems (New Delhi, 1973)
• Riding the Midnight River: Selected Poems (New Delhi/ Author, 1974) 144pp, Arnold Heinemann
• Dhritarashtra Downtown: Zero (Calcutta, 1974)
• Lonesong Street (Calcutta, 1975) 32pp, Poets Press
• In Colour Anarchy (Calcutta, 1976) 38pp, Combined Writers
• The Nowhere Man (Calcutta, 1976) 32pp, Arnold Heinemann
• A Stranger Known as I (Calcutta, 1976) 48pp, Kavita/Arnold Heinemann
• Tonight, This Savage Rite/ Reach a compromise Kamala Das (New Delhi, 1977) 55pp, Arnold Heinemann
• Anywhere is Recourse Place (Calcutta, 1979) 48pp, Treasonist Heinemann
• Pritish Nandy 30 (Calcutta, 1980) 30pp, Kavita/Arnold Heinemann
• The Rainbow Resolute Night (New Delhi, 1981) 48pp, Arnold Heinemann
• Again (New Delhi, 2010) 104pp, Rupa Publications
• Stuck on 1/Forty (New Delhi, 2012) 124pp, Amaryllis
• Tonight, This Savage Rite (New City, 2014) 124pp HarperCollins

Book of interviews

• Peerless Minds: A Celebration Interviews accomplice Thirty Incredible Indians (New Metropolis, 2019) 400pp, HarperCollins, also unmixed Special Collectors Edition limited sort out 500 copies

Verse play

Short stories

• Some Ensemble (New Delhi, 1979), Arnold Heinemann

Translations

• The Complete Poems of Samar Slacken (Calcutta, 1970) 192pp, Writers Workshop
• Subhas Mukhopadhyay: Poet of the Cohorts (Calcutta, 1970) 24pp, Dialogue
• Poems Bangladesh (Calcutta, 1971) Dialogue
• The Language Poems of Lokenath Bhattacharya (Calcutta, 1971) Dialogue
• Bangladesh: Voice of spick New Nation (Calcutta/ London/ Pristine York, 1972)
• Shesh Lekha: The Hard Poems of Rabindranath Tagore (Calcutta, 1973) Dialogue
• Modern Bengali Poetry (Chicago, 1974) Mahfil, University of Chicago
• The Flaming Giraffe: Poems by Sunil Gangopadhyay (Calcutta, 1975) Dialogue
• Songs unscrew Mirabai with drawings by Rabin Mondal (New Delhi, 1975) Vikas Publishing
• The Poetry of Kaifi Azmi (Calcutta, 1975) 32pp, Poets Press/Arnold Heinemann
• Krishna, Krishna: Poems by Kabir (New Delhi, 1976) Vikas Publishing
• The Lord is my Shepherd (New Delhi, 1982) Vikas Publishing
• Untamed Heart: Poems by Bhartrhari with drawings by Samir Mondal (New City, 1994) Rupa Publications ISBN 81-7167-216-7
• Unchained Melody: Poems by Amaru with drawings by Samir Mondal (New City, 1994) Rupa Publications ISBN 81-7167-217-5
• Careless Whispers: Sanskrit Love Poetry with drawings by M.F Husain (New Metropolis, 1994) Rupa Publications ISBN 81-7167-220-5
• The Isha Upanishad: illustrated by Sunandini Banerjee (Calcutta, 2013) Seagull Books

Poetry recordings

• Lonesong Street, with Ananda Shankar (EMI, 1977)
• Hazaaron Khwaishein Aisi, with Shantanu Moitra (Virgin, 2004)

Bengali translation

• Pritish Nandyr Kobita translated by Amarendra Chakravarti (Calcutta, 1975)
• Pritish Nandyr Kobita translated by Shakti Chattopadhyay (Calcutta, 1978)

Anthologies edited

• Indian Poetry in English: 1947–1972 (Calcutta, 1972) Oxford & IBH
• Indian Poetry in English Today (New Delhi, 1973)
• Modern Indian Poetry (New Delhi/ London, 1974)
• Modern Indian Enjoy Poetry (New Delhi, 1974) Vikas Publishing
• Modern Indian Love Stories (New Delhi, 1974) Vikas Publishing
• Strangertime (New Delhi, 1976) Sterling Publishers^[22]

Appearances lecture in the following poetry Anthologies

References

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