Ved Pratap Vaidik


Ved Pratap Vaidik was an Indian journalist, political analyst, and freelance columnist. He worked with the Press Trust of India, and was the founder and editor of its Hindi news agency "Bhasha". Before that he was the editor for views for the Navbharat Times of the Times Group. Later he was the chairman of Bhartiya Bhasha Sammelan. He was born in Indore on 30 December 1944, and died in Gurugram, Haryana on 14 March 2023, at age 78.

Published work

Vaidik published several award-winning research publications. His published books include:
  • 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
In English:
  • Meri Jati Hindustani
  • swabhasha Lao: Angreji Hatwo
  • Hindi Kaisa Bane vishwabhasha
  • Modi ki Videshniti

Awards

Some of the awards received by Vaidik are: