Vijay Dutt Shridhar

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Vijay Dutt Shridhar
Born
Bohani
Occupation(s)Journalist, writer
SpouseNirmala shridhar
ChildrenGaurav shridhar

Vaibhav shridhar Vivek shridhar

Garima shroti
ParentShri Sundarlal Shridhar.
AwardsPadma Shri
Bhartendu Harishchandra Award

Vijay Dutt Shridhar is an Indian journalist, writer and the founder of Madhav Sapre Museum of Newspapers and Research Institute.[1][2] He was honored by the Government of India, in 2012, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri.[3]

Biography

Vijay Dutt Shridhar was born in the Indian state of

Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha for around 20 years.[1]

Shridhar founded Madhavrao Sapre Samachar Patra Sangrahalaya evam Shodh Sansthan (Madhavrao Sapre Museum of Newspapers and Research Institute), a museum and research institute,[2] in Bhopal in 1984.[1] The institution started in a small rented place with the journals, newspapers and periodicals totaling 73 in number, donated by his teacher, Rameshwar Guru, has, over the years, grown to be housed in an 11,000 sq. ft facility holding 17,000 titles.[4] It has since been approved by many universities as a research centre for journalism related studies and is funded by the state and central governments.[1]

Vijay Dutt Shridhar, who is involved in social activism,

editorials appeared in various Hindi newspapers with Shridhar's commentary.[1]

Shridhar received the Bhartendu Harishchandra Award for his work, Pehla Sampadakiya, in the Mass Communications and Journalism category in 2011.[11][12] The next year, in 2012, the Government of India awarded him the civilian honour of Padma Shri.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Interview on MXM India". MXM India. 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  2. ^ a b "I Sahitya". I Sahitya. 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  3. ^ a b "Padma Shri" (PDF). Padma Shri. 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 15, 2015. Retrieved November 11, 2014.
  4. ^ "India Today". India Today. 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  5. ^ "Bharat Jodo Andolan". Bharat Jodo Andolan. 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  6. ^ "Worldcat". Worldcat. 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  7. ISBN 9788181437495
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  8. ISBN 9788181437501
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  9. OCLC 44128176
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  10. ^ "DPR MG". Department of Public Relations, Government of Maharashtra. 19 June 2004. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  11. ^ "PIB". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 9 September 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  12. ^ "Indian Television". Indian Television. 10 September 2014. Retrieved December 15, 2014.

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External links
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