Pran Pandit, aka Pran Nath Pandita, joined J&K police, as a probationary officer, in May, 1970, at a young age of 20, and retired as Superintendent of Police in December 2007. Pran Pandit, a former police officer, is the recipient of a number of awards including the coveted 'President's Meritorious Services Medal' and 'DGP's Commendation Medal'. He has sojourned the entire Kashmir province including Ladakh, and is well versed in topography, demography, sociology, and political nuances of the region. All through his service career, he stood for cultivating cordial 'Police-Public relations', essential for maintaining law and order and enforcing the laws. In spite of his engagements in multifarious Police duties, he made valuable contributions to the success of various initiatives of J&K police for police-public interface, which included the 'Civic Action Program', 'police-public welfare Melas', Sports and Cultural activities. His active participation in extra police activities enabled him to hone the qualities of leadership, event-management, and sportsmanship; and he grew up into an anchor/commentator. Pran Pandit was assigned the task of Executive Editor, 'Monthly News letter', the mouthpiece of J&K police, and other publications including journals and souvenirs etc. Working in this field for about a decade, he received appreciations and accolades, and grew into an accomplished editor. Pran Pandit has impetuous passion for art and creativity including film making, and he has established himself as a Script and screenplay writer for Television and Radio. His works include 'Andha- Safar', 'Beegha- ghoungat', Television Films, 'Kashmir', a docu-drama, all three in modern Indian language, and 'Hearisaath', a TV Serial in Kashmiri language, and a host of documentaries including the series of 'Dos and Don'ts for Swami Amaranth pilgrims', which brought him applaud from the viewers. He is a regular contributor of All India Radio and besides 'talk shows' and 'Radio plays', he has produced a radio feature titled 'Evolution of Drama in Kashmir'. Pran Pandit is the Managing Director of 'VS Vision Pvt. Ltd', a company registered under the Companies Act, engaged in promoting Art and literature. He has a passion for writing, and has been contributing to various 'English Dailies' in the form of 'Articles' on burning topics, besides reviewing the published books.
