Renowned writer, filmmaker, and Padma Shri awardee Pritish Nandy has passed away.
Obituary
On January 8, 2025, renowned writer, filmmaker, and Padma Shri awardee Pritish Nandy passed away at the age of 73 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. He was born on January 15, 1951, in Bhagalpur, Bihar.
- Pritish Nandy received several awards, including the prestigious Padma Shri.
- Pritish Nandy was a versatile figure – a writer, journalist, poet, filmmaker, and animal rights activist. He started his career as a writer and published his first poetry collection, Of Gods and Olives, in 1967.
- Over the years, he published more than 40 volumes of poetry and translated works from Bengali, Urdu, Punjabi, and Sanskrit into English.
Main Point :- (i) In the 1980s, Pritish Nandy became the Publishing Director of The Times of India Group (Bennett Coleman & Co Limited). He also served as the Editor for notable publications, including The Illustrated Weekly of India, The Independent, and Filmfare.
(ii) Pritish Nandy, founder of Pritish Nandy Communications Limited (PNC), significantly contributed to Indian cinema with hit films like Sur, Kaante, and Chameli. He also founded People for Animals (PFA), India’s first animal rights NGO, and opened India’s first cyber café in Mumbai in 1996.
(iii) Pritish Nandy was honored with the Padma Shri in 1997 for his contributions to Indian literature. He also received the KarmaVeer Puraskaar (2008), the International Humanitarian Award (2012), and several other accolades, including the Friends of Liberation War Honour and the UNESCO Asia Pacific Heritage Award.
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