Thanvi started journalism in his student days in 1977 contributing to weekly
Marudeep daily
Yugpaksh (Bikaner) and weekly
Ravivar (Calcutta). After completing his Masters in Commerce Thanvi started his mainstream journalism in 1978 with
Itwari, a weekly paper from the
Rajasthan Patrika in Jaipur, Rajasthan. From 1980 to 1989 he worked in Rajasthan Patrika. After this, he joined the Hindi daily
Jansatta of the
Indian Express Group and was associated with this newspaper for the next twenty-six years (from 1989 to 2015), serving as a journalist, resident editor (Chandigarh edition, 1989―99), and editor (1999―2015). After separating from the
Jansatta, Thanvi taught as a visiting professor at
Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) at the Center for Media Studies, School of Social Sciences. He is currently the founding vice-chancellor of
Haridev Joshi University of Journalism and Mass Communication, Jaipur (Rajasthan). ==Awards and recognition==