Kuldip Nayar

Journalist, Diplomat, Columnist, Author

Indian Sialkot, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan)

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ProfessionJournalist, Diplomat, Columnist, Author
NationalityIndian
Date of Birth14/08/1923
Age95 years (died on 23, Aug, 2018)
BirthplaceSialkot, Punjab, British India (now in Punjab, Pakistan)
Date of Death23/08/2018

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Physical Stats & More

Eye ColorBlack
Hair ColorWhite

Educational Qualification(s)

College(s)/University
  • Forman Christian College Lahore, Pakistan
  • Law College Lahore, Pakistan
  • Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois, United States)
Degree(s)
  • B.A. (Hons.) from Forman Christian College Lahore, Pakistan
  • L.L.B. from Law College Lahore, Pakistan
  • Studied Journalism from Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University (Evanston, Illinois, United States) in 1952

Personal Life

Hobbies
  • Reading
  • Writing

Relationships & More

Marital StatusMarried

Family

FatherGurbaksh Singh Nayar
MotherPooran Devi Nayar
SpouseBharti Sachar
Children
  • Rajiv Nayar (Senior Advocate of the Supreme Court)
  • Sudhir Nayar

Career

Notable Works
  • Alumni Merit Award by Northwestern University (1999)
  • Astor Award for Press Freedom (2003)
  • Shaheed Niyogi Memorial Award for Lifetime Achievement in Journalism (2007)
  • Ramnath Goenka Memorial Award For Lifetime Achievement In Journalism (2015)
  • Beyond the Lines
  • Distant Neighbours: A Tale of the Subcontinent
  • India after Nehru
  • Wall at Wagah
  • India-Pakistan Relationship
  • The Judgement
  • The Martyr
  • Scoop
  • India House
  • Emergency Retold
  • Beyond the Lines: An Autobiography
  • Without Fear: The Life and Trial of Bhagat Singh
  • On Leaders and Icons from Jinnah to Modi
Work History
  • Press reporter with an Urdu Press
  • Editor for ‘The Statesman;’ Delhi edition
  • High Commissioner to Great Britain (1990)
  • Rajya Sabha member in the Indian Parliament (1997)
  • Editor, Indian Express
  • Editor and General Manager, United News of India (UNI)
  • Press Officer to Home Ministers Govind Ballabh Pant and Lal Bahadur Shastri
  • Reporter for Urdu daily Anjam (1948)
  • Editor, The Indian Express
  • Editor, The Statesman (Delhi edition)
  • Correspondent for The Times (25 years)
  • High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom (March 1990 - November 1990)
  • Member of India's delegation to the United Nations (1996)

Favourites

Favourite FruitMango
Favourite LeaderJawaharlal Nehru

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. He relocated to India on August 14, 1947 after India’s Partition.
2. He was imprisoned during the Indian Emergency from 1975 to 1977.
3. He was designated the High Commissioner to Great Britain in 1990.
4. He was known as a peace activist and a human rights advocate.
5. He contributed articles to nearly 80 newspapers in about 14 languages.
6. He served as a Press Information Officer to Lal Bahadur Shastri and Govind Ballabh Pant.
7. He penned 15 books throughout his career.
8. The 'Kuldip Nayar Journalism Award' was established in his honor.
9. He was a founder member and president of the Editors Guild of India.
10. He reported the assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in 1948 for the Urdu newspaper Anjaam as his first journalistic assignment.
11. He authored 15 books throughout his career.
12. He was among India's first syndicated columnists, with his columns read and appreciated across the India-Pakistan border.
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