Vijay Bhaskar Lale

  1. Full name - Vijay Bhaskar Lale

2. Education - BA (ENGLISH) BJC

  3. I have started my career as a journalist from last 27                                                                                                                                                                                      years. Since last 20 years Iam working as divisional                                                                                                                                                                                        reporter in Vita (Maharashtra, Dist. Sangli).

4.Professional journey —  At 2000, I started as correspondent of Daily Kesari and Daily Saamana, in Budhgaon (Tal.Miraj, Dist.-Sangli)

Important milestones - 

* While working for Dainik Lokmat, I spent six months wandering with the shepherds of the Manndesh region, living among their sheep and goats to study their way of life. I personally experienced their pain, struggles, daily existence, and their journey of survival ("jagalya janen"). Through a five-part series titled "Aamhi Jagayla Jaato" (We Go Out to Live) published consecutively in Dainik Lokmat, I brought their hard ships and agony to the forefront of the world.

* While working as the Atpadi Taluka reporter for the Daily newspaper Pudhari, I conducted a study on how to make the Manganga River—which flows across the border of Sangli, Satara, and Solapur districts—flow perennially throughout all twelve months of the year. I gathered information through interviews with local residents, subject matter experts, researchers, and engineers, and compiled it into three serial of articles, BARMAHI MANGANGA each consisting of 12 parts. These articles received an overwhelming and tremendous response from the public.

* While working for the daily newspaper Pudhari, I frequently wrote well-researched, analytical, and critical articles regarding the works of the Tembhu Lift Irrigation Scheme. As a positive outcome of this advocacy, this largest water-lifting scheme in the Asian continent finally materialized.

5. My experience in the poultry industry -​I wrote an extensive serial article series titled "Viticha Poultry Udyog" (The Poultry Industry of Vita) consisting of as many as 32 parts in the daily newspaper Pudhari. Through this, I highlighted not only the issues of the poultry industry in Vita but also the problems faced by poultry business owners across Maharashtra, along with potential solutions.

​Building upon that, I have now authored and published a comprehensive book titled "Maharashtra Poultry Udyogachi Suvarnapane" (Golden Pages of Maharashtra's Poultry Industry). This book presents a detailed account of the history of poultry farming, the challenges, difficulties, and success stories within this business, information on various companies, government rules and laws, and the overall efforts of the government and individuals.

7. Companies associated with me - A divisional reporter in Vita Office, Daily Pudhari,  A leading newspaper in Marathi newspaper industry.

8. Major achievements / awards / recognitions -

​"Winner of the Samarthan Award- 2008 'Manvi Hakk Varta' (Human Rights News) Award.

​Through the news series 'Barmahi Manganga' (Perennial Manganga), a public discourse was initiated regarding options to make the Manganga River perennial. [The project] was honored with the 'Manvi Hakk Varta' award for its significant work in creating public awareness to eradicate drought in the drought-prone Mandesh region—covering parts of Sangli, Solapur, and Satara—as well as for building a platform to address this issue and striving to create a mass movement around it."

A runner up winner Blog Maza' Competition 2008, Organized by the Marathi News Channel ABP Majha. 

Blog was selected for a consolation prize in the 'Blog Maza' competition organized by the news channel ABP Majha. Further reading is available on the Granthali organization's website, 'Think Maharashtra'."

9. Book authored- 

'Maharashtra Poltry Udyogachi Suvarnpane'. 

10. Current designation-

Working with Daily Pudhari as divisional reporter at Vita, Dist.- Sangli. 415311

11. My philosophy - "Tremendous faith in humanitarianism"

12.  Social work - 

Associated with Dr. Rajendra Singh Rana's 'Jal Biradari' (Water Fraternity) movement during the Agrani River Rejuvenation Program. Good fortune of being a witness to every initiative undertaken on behalf of Jal Biradari and the Government of Maharashtra, right from the source of the Agrani River in Khanapur down to its confluence with the Krishna River.

13. Pepole may remember me as

a Nobel and true man as well as impartial journalist.