Mrinal Pande | |
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Alma mater | Allahabad University George Washington University |
Occupation(s) | Hindi story writer, editor, columnist, essayist |
Years active | 1967–present |
Mrinal Pande (born 26 February 1946) is an Indian television personality, journalist and author, and until 2009 chief editor of Hindi daily Hindustan .
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]
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]
In 1983, she published her short story, "Girls" in the Hindi weekly Dharmyug , and in English language translation in the weekly Manushi in the same year.
She was awarded the Padma Shri in 2006 for her services in the field of journalism. [3]