Pranav Pandya is Hindu Religious Leader and

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who is the head of

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and Chancellor of Dev Sanskriti Vishwavidyalaya. He is the son-in-law of

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. He is also the member of Yug Nirman Yojana and currently serving as Chief Editor of

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. In 1997, he attend Hindu New Year festival in

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along with

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Award and honours

* In 2013, he got Tarun Kranti Award. * In 2014, he got Pride of India award from

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* In 2016, he was nominated for Rajya Sabha by

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References

{{Reflist Hindu religious leaders Nominated members of the Rajya Sabha