Founder members - Late Shri Gyan & Avinash Pandit

Views on Lt. Gyan Pandit

Gyan Pandit - A modernist with Indian Cultural Roots

Among his various qualities as a person, I was most impressed by his

1. Erudition and clarity of thought
2. His dedication to the task at hand and his systematic and perseverant pursuit of causes that he chose to work for
3. His humility and nurturing approach to help people achieve their true potential Gyan Pandit combined in him a rear blend of basic Indian culture value and modern and futuristic orientation. While he was a scholar of Sanskrit and Persian his approach to the problems that he heaped with was always scientific and retinal.
   - Jag Mohan, New Delhi
   

Life with Gyan

I can hardly be expected to give him a certificate but others have written about the qualities of head and heart, his achievements and contribution to human welfare and happiness. A charming person, distinguished scholar, a multi-linguist, Gyan was a dedicated world recognized activist for consumer welfare, health care. Youth programs and environment causes.
            - Avinash Pandit

"A Friend, Philosopher and Guide"

Gyan Pandit, of course, when asked as to what is that he was doing as a consumer activist, would replay I am trying to draw lines on water". We enjoyed our work and sometimes got encouragement for our efforts. Mr. Pandit put a lot of heart, energy and hard work in collection data on various subject like , the Drugs Policy, the G.A.T.T. proposals, the patent laws; conducted surveys on choices of consumers in urban & semi-urban areas. Compiled the information, produced papers and presented them at international forum and conferences "Gyan Pandit " will always be remembered as a diligent worker not hogging the limelight but keeping in the background and quietly spreading light from behind.
            - Mr. Anar S. Vijayakar

"A wreath of memories before Gyan Pandit"

If you ask me to define a gentleman I would confidently say " A Person like Gyan Pandit " I knew Gyan Pandit for over 25 years I admired his keen intellect, his scholarship, his wide reading, his analytical mind, his dynamic humanism which he exuded so gracefully, his sympathetic response to the world around and above all his most balance and matured understanding of the problems and issues. In 1967 I had built a house in Delhi and applied to DDA for a completion certificate. Promptly came a reply from the officer (Building Section) Written in very personalized and sympatric attitude which started with a congratulation for building owning own house in Delhi further it went on to define the formalities required to be fulfilled to acquire a completion certificate from DDA and assuring sympathetic attitude to words me. For the first time I saw a government communication which addressed the citizen with respect and made him feel that the administration was his friends not his adversary
            - Prof N. N. Pillai

"Gyan - My School Chum"

I vividly recall the years 1936 to 1938 when Gyan Pandit and I studied together in the S. D. High School, Lahore. He would not open up with all the class fellows and was quite choosy in making friends. Both of us were slightly shy by nature and may be that is why we were attracted towards each other .In school, he used to be conspicuous by his dress. Even from a distance he could be recognized in his long buttoned-up coat and white Amritsari Pajama. Brought up in traditionally rich ‘Sanskaras’ Gyan all through treated me as his ‘Guru Bhai’ and gave me love and affection much more than one gives to his real brother.
            - P. S. Mehta