Name: CHITRANJAN NARESH SAWANT

Age: Born on June 2, 1934

Status: BRIGADIER (Retd) of the Indian Army

Decorated by the President of India with a VSM (Vishisht Seva Medal or Distinguished Service Medal)

Presently: A filmmaker, a commentator of the Electronic Media. I have been doing running commentaries on the Republic Day Parade, other Defence Investiture and allied ceremonies for both Doordarshan and Akashvani for over three decades. I am also an Advocate of the Supreme Court of India.

Aspiration: To help mankind live by the tenets of the Vedic Dharma and attain MOKSHA i.e. liberation of soul from the cycle of Birth, Death and Rebirth.

To achieve this aim, I have been interacting with men and women, both Indian and foreigners across the seven seas. Results are quite satisfying.

I have been working as a Vedic missionary. Maharishi Swami Dayanand Saraswati and his Vedic treatise, Satyarth Prakash have been an evergreen source of inspiration to me.

Education: M.A. in English. LL.B., M.Ed. Interpreter in Chinese Mandarin (California, USA)

Creative Works:

VEDIC THOUGHTS is my book that I wrote for the common man on both sides of the Suez. Published in April 03 the book was sold out in four months. It comprises short articles running into 240 pages and is priced 7 Pounds in UK and 10 Dollars in the USA. Its First Reprint is on sale now. The Times of India, the Hindustan Times and the Aryan Heritage have reviewed the book and rated it highly.

Written articles for the religious, social and military magazines in Hindi and English.

Produced TV documentaries on TIBET, CHINA, HONG KONG and matters military for the Doordarshan and the Chinese TV networks. A media commentator. My short documentaries on Gurukul Kangri and other Vedic subjects were telecast by the Doordarshan time and again.

Training the youth in the art of Public Speaking and inculcate Vedic Values of Life.

Traveled widely both in India and abroad. Visited KAILASH and MANSAROVAR and broadcast radio features in five parts on Akashvani.

Wife: Mrs. SUDHA SAWANT, M.A. in Sanskrit, B.Ed

Children:

Dr. Richa Sawant, Ph.D. in Russian language from Moscow. Presently a Lecturer in the Delhi University. Her husband, Dr Sudhanshu Bhushan, Ph.D. is an eminent economist from the Bostan University,USA

Ms Shikha Sawant, M.A. in German and Russian languages .Lives and works in Germany. Her husband, Krishna Dev (nee Stefan Diedrich) is in German TV.

Gaurav C. Sawant, M.A. in History. Formerly a Special Correspondent, The Indian Express, New Delhi. Has authored a book ``Dateline Kargil’’ based on his own experiences of nine weeks in the Kargil war. Now he is with Star News and has covered the Iraq War on TV. His wife, Aditi Arora Sawant is an MA in Mass Communications and is presently the Life Style correspondent of the Star News.

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