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{{Infobox officeholder<br />
|name = Tarun Vijay<br />
|image =Tarun Vijay.jpg<br />
|caption =<br />
|birth_place={{Birth date and age|1956|3|2|df=y}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.elections.in/political-leaders/tarun-vijay.html|title=Tarun Vijay Biography - About family, political life, awards won, history|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2019-09-16}}</ref><br />
|nationality =[[India]]n<br />
|occupation = [[Journalism]], [[author]], [[social worker]], [[Politician]]<br />
|office = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]<br />
|children=2<br />
|term_start = July 2010<br />
|term_end = July 2016<br />
|successor = [[Pradeep Tamta]]<br />
|constituency = [[Uttarakhand]]<br />
|education =B.A.<br />
|party=[[Bharatiya Janata Party]]<br />
}}<br />
'''Tarun Vijay''' (born 2 March 1956) is an Indian author, social worker and journalist. He was the editor of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]] (RSS) weekly in [[Hindi]], ''[[Panchjanya (newspaper)|Panchajanya]]'', from 1986 to February 2008. He also writes for the ''[[The Pioneer (Indian newspaper)|Daily Pioneer]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.indiannationalism.org|title= DSMRF online}}</ref><br />
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He was also elected member of Rajya Sabha till his Term ended in July 2016, of the upper house of Indian Parliament "RajyaSabha" and president of Parliamentary Group on India China Friendship. He is also member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence Ministry and Parliamentary Consultative Committee on External Affairs. He is also a member of Board of Governors, Parliamentary Network on World Bank and IMF.<br />
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== Career ==<br />
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Tarun Vijay joined [[Panchjanya (newspaper)|Panchajanya]] in 1986 as executive editor, after a decade of freelance journalism and work among the tribal people in [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]] as a [[RSS pracharak|pracharak]] of [[Bharatiya Vanavasi Kalyan Ashram]].<br />
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Vijay joined ''Panchjanya'' in 1979. He has been Chief Editor for 20 years. The first editor of the 60-year-old ''Panchjanya'' was former Prime Minister [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]].<br />
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A [[journalist]] since 1976, he began his career with [[Russi Karanjia]] at the Mumbai-based tabloid [[Blitz (newspaper)|Blitz]] and then as a [[freelance]] journalist for major dailies and magazines before spending five years as an RSS activist in the country's tribal areas.<br />
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In the years as editor of ''Panchajanya'', he has visited various parts of the country, and various countries.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20071001064109/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/fr/2007/02/16/stories/2007021601190300.htm Looking back at history] [[The Hindu]] - 16 February 2007, 2003</ref><br />
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Tarun Vijay, on 4 April 2013, first raised the issue by writing to the Survey of India about what he claimed was a "major threat to national security." Mr. Vijay said Google has already provided maps where many "strategic locations" have been marked like Parliament, Sena Bhawan, and various ministries. "A criminal case should be registered against Google for violating Indian defence regulations."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thewire.in/35916/india-is-not-a-google-republic-bjp-mp-tarun-vijay-on-the-geospatial-bill/|title=India is not a Google Republic: BJP MP Tarun Vijay on the Geospatial Bill - The Wire|last=Srivas|first=Anuj|website=thewire.in|language=en-GB|access-date=2017-04-08}}</ref><br />
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In May 2016, Vijay was attacked by a mob for leading a group of [[Dalits]] to the Silgur Devta Temple in the Punah village which is nearly 180&nbsp;km from [[Dehradun]]. As per reports, trouble started when Vijay and his group touched the ''Devi Doli'', which according to local belief should not be touched by someone from a local caste. The violence that erupted caused Vijay injuries to his head and ears. The mob also damaged his car by pushing it down a nearby gorge.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Tarun-Vijay-Dalits-pelted-with-stone-for-defying-temple-ban/articleshow/52367193.cms|title=Tarun Vijay, Dalits pelted with stone for defying temple ban - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-04-08}}</ref><br />
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He is actively contributing for many newspapers and websites as a freelance columnist, and [[Prabhasakshi]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.prabhasakshi.com/news/column/those-who-do-not-know-about-the-sangh-speak-more-about-the-sangh/118891.html|title=Columns by Tarun Vijay|last=Vijay|first=Tarun|date=11 Jan 2018|website=www.prabhasakshi.com (online news portal)|access-date=}}</ref> a Hindi-based news portal is one of them.<br />
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== Views ==<br />
Tarun Vijay is [[opposition to the partition of India|critical of the partition of India]], faulting the British for it, and advocates for [[Indian reunification]] due to the common cultural thread that he states runs throughout the subcontinent.<ref name="NDTV2009">{{cite web |title=An undivided India? |url=https://www.ndtv.com/video/news/the-big-fight/an-undivided-india-100356 |publisher=[[NDTV]] |accessdate=19 October 2020 |language=English |date=29 August 2009}}</ref><br />
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== Books ==<br />
* ''An Odyssey in Tibet: Pilgrimage of Kailash Mansarovar'', Ritwik Prakashan, Jan 2001, {{ISBN|81-900571-2-X}}<br />
* ''Saffron Surge, India's Re-emergence on the Global Scene and Hindu Ethos'', Har Anand, Nov 2008, {{ISBN|978-81-241-1338-7}}.<br />
*''Mere Sapno Ka Bharat'', 2019.<br />
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== Awards ==<br />
* Vijay became the first non Tamil to receive the prestigious 'Aruntamizh Aarvalar Award' by [[Kamban Kazhagam|Kamban Academy]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/BJP-MP-Tarun-Vijay-becomes-first-north-Indian-to-get-Kamban-Acedemy-award/articleshow/46782102.cms|title=BJP MP Tarun Vijay becomes first north Indian to get Kamban Acedemy award - Times of India|work=The Times of India|access-date=2017-04-08}}</ref><br />
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== Controversy ==<br />
Following mob attacks on African students in India,<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/29/world/asia/african-students-india-mob-attacks.html|title=Attacks Against African Students Rise in India, Rights Advocates Say|last=Anand|first=Geeta|date=2017-03-29|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-04-08|last2=Raj|first2=Suhasini|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> Vijay gave an interview to [[Al Jazeera English]], He made a few controversial comments on [[India]], which were widely criticised. News channels like [[NDTV]], had conducted several debates regarding this issue. Soon after giving a racist justification, again to defend his words against racism, he took a turn and tweeted 'I have Tamils and Bengalis in my family'. Which was widely criticised.<ref>[http://stream.aljazeera.com/story/201704060105-0025413 Al Jazeera April 2017 interview]</ref><ref>[https://scroll.in/article/833991/tarun-vijays-claims-that-india-isnt-racist-actually-emphasise-our-deep-seated-problem-with-racism Scroll.in 7 April 2017]</ref><br />
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== References ==<br />
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== External links ==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150403035504/http://www.tarunvijay.in/ Tarun Vijay's website]<br />
* [http://www.panchjanya.com Panchajanya online publication]<br />
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Columnists/Tarun_Vijay/Allahs_will_and_US_strategy/articleshow/2799387.cms Last article on TOI as editor of ''Panchajanya'' (dated 20 February 2008)]<br />
* [http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Opinion/Columnists/The_blessed_path/articleshow/2823307.cms First article on TOI as director of Syamaprasad Mookerjee Research Foundation (dated 28 February 2008)]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20100206073142/http://newstodaynet.com/col.php?section=20&catid=33&id=3357 review of Saffron Surge, India's Re-emergence on the Global Scene and Hindu Ethos]<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110721152721/http://www.businessstandard.in/india/storypage.php?autono=311665 Business standard on SAFFRON SURGE INDIA’S RE-EMERGENCE ON THE GLOBAL SCENE AND HINDU ETHOS]<br />
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