Vishnu Wagh

Vishnu Wagh
Press conference by MLA & Vice Chairman of ESG, Vishnu Surya Wagh, at the 43rd International Film Festival of India (IFFI-2012), in Panaji, Goa on 27 November 2012
Wagh in 2012
Member of Goa Legislative Assembly
In office
2012–2017
Preceded byFrancisco Silveira
Succeeded byFrancisco Silveira
ConstituencySt. Andre
Personal details
Born
Vishnu Surya Naik Wagh

(1964-07-24)24 July 1964
Dongri, Tiswadi, Goa, India
Died8 February 2019(2019-02-08) (aged 54)
Cape Town, South Africa
Spouse
    Sharmila Rao
    ​
    ​
    (m. 1989; div. 2006)​
    Aruna Chodankar
    ​
    (m. 2006)​
Children4
Occupation
  • Politician
  • artist
  • writer
  • poet
  • playwright
AwardsYuva Srujan Puraskar (2008)

Vishnu Surya Naik Wagh (24 July 1964 – 8 February 2019) was a poet, writer, dramatist, journalist, politician, management consultant, and trainer. He was a former member of the Legislative Assembly in Goa from 2012 to 2017 as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[1][2] Owing to his fragile health, he had been on a break from his active career since 2016,[3] until his death in 2019.[4] His book, Sudhir Sukta, was a topic of much debate in 2017—2018 for its offensive language and content.[5]

  1. ^ "Why no 'captain' for Maharashtra polls, asks Goa BJP leader". Mid-Day. 29 September 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Profile of SHRI VISHNU S. WAGH (BHARATIYA JANATA PARTY – 14-ST. ANDRE CONSTITUENCY)". GOA BJP. Archived from the original on 8 November 2014. Retrieved 8 November 2014.
  3. ^ "Ex-Goa dy speaker & writer Vishnu Wagh hospitalised". Business Standard India. 7 August 2018. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Writer, ex-Dy Speaker Vishnu Wagh no more". oHeraldo. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. ^ Menezes, Vivek (28 August 2017). "Vishnu Surya Wagh and 'The Worm of Casteism'". The Times of India. Retrieved 20 November 2018.