Summary
Satendra Nandan is an Indo-Fijian academic, writer, and former politician. He is one of Fiji's leading writers.[1]
Satendra Nandan | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health and Social Welfare | |
| In office 1987 – 14 May 1987 | |
| Member of the Fijian Parliament for Suva Rural Indian | |
| In office 11 April 1987 – 14 May 1987 | |
| Succeeded by | None (Constitution abrogated) |
| Member of the Fijian Parliament for Nasinu - Vunidawa Indian | |
| In office 17 July 1982 – 11 April 1987 | |
| Succeeded by | James Shankar Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Nadi, Fiji |
| Political party | National Federation Party Fiji Labour Party |
| Profession | Academic |
Early life edit
Nandan was born in Nadi, Fiji.[2] After completing his secondary education he studied at Delhi University, from where he obtained his degree in engineering.[3] He subsequently obtained a master of Arts from the University of Leeds and a PhD from Australian National University.[3] He taught at various schools in India, including the all-boys' boarding school The Doon School in Dehradun.[4] He joined the University of the South Pacific in Suva, Fiji in 1969.
Political career edit
Nandan was first elected to the House of Representatives of Fiji as a National Federation Party candidate at the 1982 Fijian general election.[3] He was appointed to Sidiq Koya's shadow cabinet as education spokesperson, but resigned in 1985 as the National Federation Party began to fragment.[5] He subsequently resigned from the party and became an independent.[6] He contested the 1987 election as a candidate for the Fiji Labour Party, and was re-elected. He was appointed Minister of Health, Social Welfare and Women's Affairs in the government of Timoci Bavadra,[3][7] but was removed from office by the 1987 Fijian coups d'état.
Later life edit
After the 1987 coup, he migrated to Australia and took up a position at the Australian National University in Canberra. He worked as a professor of literature and director of the Centre for Writing. He returned to Fiji in 2005, where he helped establish the University of Fiji.[8]
Following the 2006 Fijian coup d'état he was appointed as interim chair of the military regime's Media Industry Development Authority, but withdrew for health reasons.[9] In 2012 he was appointed to the Constitutional Commission which drafted the 2013 Constitution of Fiji.[10][11]
Publications edit
- Nandan, Satendra P. (2018). 1987: Six Nights in May - Death in Paradise. Suva, Fiji: USP Press. ISBN 978-9-82010-984-1. OCLC 1088425955. 0-85174-111-8.
- Nandan (2001). Requiem for a rainbow : a Fijian Indian story. Pacific Indian Publications, Canberra. ISBN 0-64641-589-1. OCLC 1057994370.
- Nandan, Satendra P. (1991). Faces in a village : poetry from Fiji. Adelaide: Pacific Indian Publications. OCLC 946490038.
- Nandan, Satendra P. (1977). Lines across black waters. Adelaide: Centre for Research in the New Literatures in English. ISBN 0-85174-111-8. OCLC 38816534.
- Nandan, Satendra P. (2000). Faces in a village: Poetry from Fiji. Sydney.
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- Nandan, Kavita (2005). Stolen Worlds: Fijiindian Fragments. Ivy Press International. ISBN 0-9757223-0-1.
References edit
- ^ "Nandan gets Aussie fellowship". Fiji Sun. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Satendra Nandan". The Modern Novel. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ a b c d "Fiji's younger and smaller cabinet". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 58, no. 6. 1 June 1987. p. 20. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Satendra Nandan (25 October 2014). "It's Time: Goodbye, COMRADES". Fiji Sun.
- ^ "Political mayhem rules again in Fiji'S NFP". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 56, no. 6. 1 June 1985. p. 13. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Realignment of Fiji party forces is on". Pacific Islands Monthly. Vol. 57, no. 3. 1 March 1986. p. 22. Retrieved 10 April 2023 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "The Four Coups in Fiji". Fiji Times. 1 May 2020 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Nandan, Prof. Satendra". University of Canberra. 19 August 2013. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "11 media outlets in Fiji register with Media Industry Development Authority". RNZ. 31 July 2010. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Fiji regime announces constitutional consultation process". RNZ. 9 March 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
- ^ "Fiji Constitutional Commission sworn in". RNZ. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2023.