Jagjit Singh Dardi

Jagjit Singh Dardi (born 19 January 1949) is an Indian journalist and an educationist from Punjab. He is the Editor-in-Chief of the Punjabi language daily newspaper Chardikala, a newspaper that was started in 1977. In 1970 Dardi started a fortnightly Charhdikala Marg, whose Founder Editor was his father G Harnam Singh. This fortnightly paper was converted into a daily newspaper in 1977.[1] He is the Chairman of the Punjabi news channel Chardilkala Time TV. He is also the Chairman of Sri Guru Harkrishan Group of Institutes, a chain of higher education institutes.[2][3] He was awarded Padma Shri in the year 2022 for his services in national integration, communal harmony, contributions in the field of media, education and promotion of Punjabi language, culture and heritage.In 2022, Department of Public Relations Chandigarh administration announced Dardi as a Chairperson of the Chandigarh Press Accreditation Committee.[4]

Punjabi Media house Nirpakh Post published a biography of Dardi.[5]

  1. ^ "Chardikla group celebrated Media baron Jagjit Singh Dardi's birthday". Royal Patiala. Royal Patiala. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  2. ^ Exchange4Media Staff. "Veteran journalist Jagjit Singh Dardi to be conferred with Padma Shri". e4m. exchange4media. Retrieved 21 February 2022.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  3. ^ "Founder of Sri Harkrishan group of Institutes - Jagjit Singh Dardi". The Press Reader. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  4. ^ "ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ : ਪ੍ਰੈਸ ਐਕਰੀਡੇਸ਼ਨ ਕਮੇਟੀ ਦਾ ਪੁਨਰਗਠਨ, ਜਗਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਰਦੀ ਚੇਅਰਮੈਨ ਬਣੇ" [Chandigarh: Reconstitution of Press Accreditation Committee, Jagjit Singh Dardi became Chairman]. Babushahi.com (in Punjabi). 24 November 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
  5. ^ "'ਪਦਮ ਸ੍ਰੀ' ਤੱਕ ਪੁੱਜਣ ਵਾਲਾ ਪੱਤਰਕਾਰ 'ਦਰਦੀ'" [The journalist who reached 'Padma Shri' is 'Dardi'.] (in Punjabi). 25 February 2023.