Mrinal Pande
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Mrinal Pande (born 1946) is the chief editor of Hindustan, a Hindi periodical. She was born in Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh. She is the daughter of the Hindi novelist Shivani. Earlier she has worked for Doordarshan and STAR News. She has also written few short stories. She was the editor of the popular women's magazine Vama from 1984-87.
She studied in Nainital and then completed her Master's degree from Allahabad University. Later on she studied English and Sanskrit literature, Ancient Indian History, Archeology, Classical Music and the Visual Arts at the Corcoran in Washington DC.
She has spent several years on the National Commission for Self-Employed Women, inquiring into the conditions for rag-pickers, vegetable sellers and domestic help.
[edit] Bibliography
- Devi, Tales of the Goddess in our time
Stories of strong, passionate women.
- Daughter's Daughter, 1993.
- That Which Ram Hath Ordained, 1993
A clever, ironical novel that comments on the relationship between the privileged and the poor.
- The Subject is Woman, 1991.
- My Own Witness
An irreverent look behind the facade of news reporting.
[edit] External links
- Hindustan Hindi
- A short story: Chimgadadein
- Mrinal Pande's article: India’s nurseries of politics
- A price for life
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