Abhay Chhajlani

Indian journalist (1934–2023)

Abhay Chhajlani
अभय छजलानी

Born	(1934-08-04)4 August 1934 Indore, Indore State, British India
Died	23 March 2023(2023-03-23) (aged 88) Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Resting place	Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Education	Degree in journalism, Thomson Foundation Cardiff, 1965
Occupation	Journalist
Title	Chief Editor of Nai Dunia
Spouse	Pushpadevi
Children	3
Awards	Padma Shri, Shrikant Verma Award

Abhay Chhajlani (4 August 1934 – 23 March 2023) was an Indian journalist^[1] and the chief editor of the Indore-based daily, Nai Dunia.^{[citation needed]} He was the president of the Indian Newspaper Society,^[2] a post to which he was elected in 2002.^[3] He also served the society as a member of its executive committee.^[4] He was associated with Blood Donation 365 Days, an initiative promoting blood donation.^[5] He was the chairman of Abhay Prashal, a social facility in Indore^[6] and participated in several social forums.^[7] The government of India awarded him the fourth-highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2009, for his contributions to journalism.^[8]

Abhay Chhajlani belonged to the founding family of Naidunia and was chairman of the Indore Table Tennis Trust in 1994.^{[citation needed]} He was also a member of the Indian Languages Newspaper Association and served as president of the member executive committee.^{[citation needed]}

Chhajlani died on 23 March 2023, at the age of 88.^[9]

Awards and recognition

2009: awarded the fourth-highest civilian honor of the Padma Shri in 2009^[10]

References

^ "Scribes mourn MV's demise". Free Press Journal. 11 October 2014. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
^ "Padma Bhushan for Shekhar Gupta; Padma Shri for Abhay Chhajlani, Alok Mehta". Exchange 4 Media. 26 January 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
^ "Abhay Chhajlani elected INS chief". The Hindu. 28 September 2002. Archived from the original on 7 February 2005. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
^ "Deccan Herald's KN Tilak Kumar replaces Ashish Bagga as new Indian Newspaper Society President". 13 September 2012. Economic Times. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
^ "Blood Donation Camp Hosted By Abhay Chhajlani". Blood Donation 365 days. 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
^ "Welcome to Abhay Prashal Sports Club". Abhay Prashal Sports Club. 2016. Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
^ N. S. Sisodia, Sujit Dutta (2005). India and the World: Selected Articles from IDSA Journals, Volume 1. Bibliophile South Asia. pp. 24 of 574. ISBN 9788186019504.
^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
^ Abhay Chhajlani of Nai Dunia is no more
^ "Padma Bhushan for Shekhar Gupta; Padma Shri for Abhay Chhajlani, Alok Mehta - Exchange4media". Indian Advertising Media & Marketing News – exchange4media.