V. N. Tiwari

Vishwa Nath Tiwari (1936 – 3 April 1984) was an Indian author and parliamentarian.^[1] He wrote books in Punjabi, English and Hindi. He was nominated as member of the Rajya Sabha in 1982, and served till his death.^[2]

Vishwa Nath Tiwari
Photograph of V.N. Tiwari in circa 1957
Born	1936 (1936)
Died	3 April 1984 (aged 47–48) Chandigarh, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation(s)	Politician, author

Books

• Indian politics at the crossroads
• Punjab, a cultural^[3]
• Nehru and Indian literature
• The language of Chandigarh
• Bhāī Wīra Siṅgha, sandarabha-kosha
• Pañjābī te Pañjāba
• Nānaka simarana
• Cuppa dī paiṛa^[4]
• Ikalla toṃ ikalla dā safara
• Kukkha dī corī

Family

Tiwari was married to Amrit Tewari. His son Manish Tewari is a member of the Indian National Congress and Member of Parliament from Anandpur Sahib constituency in Punjab.^[5] His son had also served, as the Minister of Information and Broadcasting in the government of India in UPA 2 government.^[6]

Awards

Tiwari won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1981 for his poetry book Garaj Ton Footpath Teek.

Death

Tiwari was assassinated by Khalistani militants at Sector 24, Chandigarh, while on a morning walk in 1984.^[1] Surinder Singh Sodhi, deemed by Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale as his right arm, was responsible for the killing.^[7]