Senior Journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik Passes Away In Gurugram | Noted Political Analyst Dies At 78 Death Reason Explained
A very saddest news broke on the internet recently and it has shaken the entire journalism world of India. With a very heavy heart, it is to be announced that the noted Journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik has passed away at 78. According to the reports, the man slipped in his house’s bathroom while taking a bath after which his body didn’t respond. After he fall unconscious he was rushed to the near hospital where the doctors pronounced him dead. As soon as the news broke on the internet many people came up and expressed their grief and send condolences to the family.
What Happened To Ved Pratap Vaidik?
Born on 30 December 1944 in Indore, the famous political analyst, journalist, and freelance columnist in India Ved Pratap Vaidik died on 14 March 2023 in Delhi, he died when he was taking a bath in his house located in Gurugram. He slipped into the bathroom followed by which he fainted unconscious and was rushed to the hospital where the medical team announced his death, he was 79 years old at the time of his death.
End of an era!
Shocked and saddened to hear about the untimely demise of a great friend and veteran journalist Ved Pratap Vaidik ji. It’s a huge personal loss and irreparable loss to Indian journalism. My deepest condolences to his family and friends. #vedpratapvaidik #RIP— Kunwar Danish Ali (@KDanishAli) March 14, 2023
However, not much information is available about his personal life but if we talk about his professional life, then as per the reports, he had been with the Press Trust of India as the founder-editor of its Hindi news agency “Bhasha”. Before that, he was the Editor of Navbharat Times of the Times Group. Meanwhile, at present, or better say on the last day when he died, he was the Chairman of Bhartiya Bhasha Sammelan.
Ved Pratap Vaidik Awards
Well, the man has done some mind-blowing work for which he was honored with some respected awards. You can check the list of awards and his books below. However, much information can be read on his official Wikipedia page.
- Govind Vallabh Pant award 1976
- Purushottam Das Tandon award 1988
- Hindi Academy Delhi award for Journalism 1990
- Ram Manohar Lohia award Kanpur 1990
- Ramdhari Singh Dinkar award 1992
- Lala Lajpat Rai award 1992
- Vishwa Hindi Sammalan Samman, Surinam 2003
- Newsmakers Achievers Awards 2022
Although, throughout his career, he published some noted books such as Soviet-American Rivalry in Afghanistan, “ Hindi Journalism: Various Dimensions, “ Indian Foreign Policy: New Pointers, “ Bhartiya Bhashayen Lao: Kyon Aur Kaise?, “ Hindi ka Sampurna Samachar Patra Kaisa ho?, “ Vartmaan Bharat, “ Afghanistan: Kal, Aaj aur Kal, “ Mahshakti Bharat, “ Ethnic Crisis in Sri Lanka: India’s Options, “ Meri Jati Hindustani“ “Modi ki Videshniti (Diamond Books)” and so on. Well, no doubt he will be missed always, our saddest condolences are with his family. May his soul rest in heaven.
