Nagindas Sanghavi
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Nagindas Sanghavi (10 March 1920 – 12 July 2020)[1] was an Indian political professor, author and columnist writing in English, Hindi and Gujarati. He received Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour in 2019.[2]
Biography
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He was popularly known as "Naginbapa" (Bapa=Grand Father).
Selected works
Sanghavi has written overall 29 books in Gujarati and English. He used to write political column in Gujarati Magazine Chitralekha.[4]
- Gujarat: A Political Analysis; (1996) Centre for Social Studies
- Gandhi: The Agony of Arrival - The South Africa Years; (2006) Rupa Publications India
- Gujarat At Cross-Roads; (2010) Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan ISBN 8172764375
- A Brief History of Yoga; (2012) Kinnard Publishing, ISBN 0615650643
- Mahamanav Shrikrushna; (2012) R.R. Seth & Sons ISBN 9382503080
- Narendra Modi; (2017) Navbharat
- Geeta Vimarsh; (2017) Diamond Books ISBN 9386343142
- Sardar Patel - Ek Samarpit Jivan; (2017) Navajivan Trust
Awards
In 2019, Sanghavi had received India's fourth highest civilian honor, Padma Shri in 2019 for his contributions in the field of literature.[7] He has also received Vaju Kotak Gold Medal.[3]
See also
References
- ^ "Critic, columnist Sanghvi dies at 100". The Indian Express. 13 July 2020. Archived from the original on 12 July 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2020.
- ^ "Six from Gujarat among Padma Shri recipients". Times of India. 26 January 2019. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ a b "અમારા માટે નગીનદાસ એટલે..." chitralekha.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ^ a b c "હું તો મારા વિદ્યાર્થીઓને હાથે ટોંચાઈ ટોંચાઈ ને ઘડાયો છું : નગીનદાસ સંઘવી". chitralekha.com. Archived from the original on 30 January 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.
- ISBN 978-1317988342. Archivedfrom the original on 22 July 2021. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Ramanathan, Ramu (5 June 2018). "Nagindas Sanghavi: The oldest columnist anywhere". Ahmedabad Mirror. Archived from the original on 8 December 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2019.
- ^ "Surat columnist Nagindas Sanghavi dies at 100 | Surat News - Times of India". The Times of India. TNN. 13 July 2020. Archived from the original on 14 February 2021. Retrieved 26 January 2021.