Vishnu Pandya

Vishnu Pandya
Pandya in 2017
Born14 September 1945
Manavadar, Junagadh, British India
NationalityIndian
EducationM.A. L.L.B.
Known forJournalist, writer, historian, columnist
SpouseDr. Arti Pandya
AwardsPadma Shri (2017)
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Vishnu Pandya is a journalist, biographer, poet, novelist, writer and political analyst from Gujarat, India. He has been the chairman of Gujarat Sahitya Akademi since 2017. Pandya writes articles on politics, history and historical places which are carried by several Gujarati newspapers and magazines, are among the most widely read columns in the State. He has been active in journalism for the last 40 years. Along with column writing in a Gujarati daily, he serves as General Secretary of Vishwa Gujarati Samaj.