Face2News/Chandigarh
Antim ardas of late Sh Sarabjit Pandher former President of the Chandigarh press club, will be held on Sunday, 5 May 2024 from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm at Gurudwara Sector 34-Chandigarh. Sh. Pandher left heavenly abode at PGIMR after illness. He was cremated at Sector 25 cremation ground in presence of journalists, President of Chandigarh Press Club Mr. Nalin Acharya and other office bearers member of the Governing council..
Apart from being a journalist par excellence he was a renowned photographer as well.
Born in 1964 in Ludhiana, Sarabjit Pandher did his schooling from Sacred Heart School. He studied for a brief while at Government college, Ludhiana and went on to do Masters in journalism from PAU, Ludhiana.
(SUBHEAD)He joined PTI and The Tribune as a stringer and covered militancy in Punjab while stationed a Gurdaspur.
Later he joined The Hindu at Chandigarh covering Punjab. He wrote extensively on issues concerning Punjab's economy, farmers' issues opposing WTO policies. He was invited by the US government to study farm issues.
After taking voluntary retirement from The Hindu he joined as Editor in Chief of Daily Post. He took a break from journalism and took to photography. His passion for photography took him to a host of places in India and abroad. He held several solo exhibitions and was awarded by various bodies for his stunning pictures.
Apart from being a remarkable journalist he stood up like a true leader for the community of journalists. He started as union leader in PTI and remained very active in Press Club where he was elected President and secretary general twice.
He was always among the first to reach any place whenever a journalist needed help or assistance. e will be widely missed by his family and friends.
FACE2NEWS ALSO CONDOLES THE SAD DEMISE OF SH. PANDHER AND PRAY TO GOD TO GIVE COURAGE TO HIS FAMILY MEMBERS AND GRANT PEACE TO THE DEPARTED SOUL.