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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Indian journalist, columnist, and political worker}}<br />
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| name = Balbir Singh Punj<br />
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1949|10|2|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = Lalowal, [[Gurdaspur district]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<br />
| residence =[[Noida]]<br />
| death_place =<br />
| constituency = [[Odisha, India|Odisha]] [[Uttar Pradesh, India|Uttar Pradesh]]<br />
| office = Former Member: [[Rajya Sabha]]<br />
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| party = [[Bharatiya Janta Party|BJP]] <br />
| religion = <br />
| spouse = Shashibala Punj<br />
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| children = 2 daughters<br />
| website = https://balbirpunj.in/<br />
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| date = 22 November |<br />
| year = 2010 | <br />
| source = http://india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=213<br />
}}'''Balbir Punj''' (born 1949) is a journalist and columnist from [[India]]. He was a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha]] from [[Uttar Pradesh]], representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] between 2000 and 2006. In 2008, Balbir Punj was again elected a member of Rajya Sabha from [[Odisha]]. He retired in 2014. He was also the convener of the Intellectual Cell of the BJP for a decade. On 31 March 2013, he was appointed one of the Vice Presidents of the BJP.<ref>{{cite news|last=bjp announce core team|first=bjp announce core team|title=bjp announce core team|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bjp-announces-parliamentary-board-narendra-modi-reinducted/382191-37-64.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130402012508/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/bjp-announces-parliamentary-board-narendra-modi-reinducted/382191-37-64.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2 April 2013|accessdate=31 March 2013|newspaper=ibnlive}}</ref> Punj has also served as the party's national secretary, and as party chief in several states, including ''[[Gujarat]]'', ''[[Punjab]]'', ''[[Kerala]]'' and ''[[Himachal Pradesh]]''. He was a member of the BJP's National Executive from 2000 to 2014. He is described as a close associate of the [[Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh]].<ref>{{cite news|last=RSS may make Aligarh Muslim University's minority status an issue in poll bound Uttar Pradesh |first=RSS may make Aligarh Muslim University's minority status an issue in poll bound Uttar Pradesh|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rss-may-make-aligarh-muslim-universitys-minority-status-an-issue-in-poll-bound-uttar-pradesh/articleshow/52825480.cms?from=mdr}}</ref><br />
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==Early career==<br />
Punj was born in Lalowal, [[Gurdaspur]], [[Punjab]]. He started his career in journalism for the publication ''Motherland'' in 1971. He also worked for [[The Financial Express (India)|Financial Express]] from 1974 to 1996. Then he worked for ''The Observer of Business and Politics'' (A business daily published from Delhi and Mumbai) as an Executive Editor for 4 years- May 1996 to March 2000. He was also [[Indian Institute of Mass Communication|IIMC]] chairman for almost two years till March 2000. He was also chairman of the National Commission for Youth (Minister of State status).<br />
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==Current==<br />
Punj has written columns in the weekly magazine ''[[Outlook (Indian magazine)|Outlook]]''. He has also written columns for the daily newspapers ''[[Punjab Kesari]]'', ''[[Amar Ujala]]'', ''[[Swadesh News|Swadesh]]'', ''[[Sanmarg]]'', ''[[Naya India]]'', ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', ''[[Indian Express]]'', ''[[Asian Age]]'', ''[[Mail Today]]'', ''[[Mid-Day]]'', ''[[New Indian Express]]'', ''[[Sunday Standard]]'', ''[[Dainik Jagran]]'', ''[[Andhra Jyoti]]'', ''[[Lokmat Times]]'', ''[[Gujarat Samachar]]'', ''[[Sandesh (Indian newspaper)|Sandesh]]'', and ''[[Chetna]]''.{{citation needed|date=November 2021}} <br />
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