Mrinal Pande

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Mrinal Pande

Born	1946 Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh India
Occupation	Hindi story writer, editor, columist, essayist
Years active	1967-present

Mrinal Pande (born 1946) is an Indian television personality, journalist and author, and presently the chief editor of Hindi Daily, Dainik Hindustan, Hindustan ^[1]^[2], a Hindi periodical and also Group Editor for Hindi publications of the Hindustan Times ^[3]. She is also hosts a weekly Interview show, titled 'Baaton Baaton Mein' on Lok Sabha TV.

She is the daughter of the Hindi novelist Shivani ^[4].

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.

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[edit] Biography

Mrinal Pande, was born in Tikamgarh, Madhya Pradesh. She studied initially at Nainital and then completed her Master's degree from Allahabad University ^[1]. Later on she studied English and Sanskrit literature, Ancient Indian History, Archeology, Classical Music and the Visual Arts at the Corcoran in Washington DC. Her first story was published in the Hindi weekly Dharmyug, at the age of 21, since then she has been consistently writing, apart from working in media, both television and press.

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.