Tavleen Singh
Journalist

Indian Mussoorie, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand), India

Quick Info

Profession	Journalist
Nationality	Indian
Date of Birth	22/07/1950
Age	75 years
Birthplace	Mussoorie, Uttar Pradesh (now in Uttarakhand), India

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Bio/Wiki

Religion	Sikhism

Physical Stats & More

Height	161 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Black

Educational Qualification(s)

School	Welham Girls School, Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
College/University	New Delhi Polytechnic St. Bede's College, Shimla

Personal Life

Religion	Sikhism
Political Inclination	BJP (Until 2019)

Relationships & More

Marital Status	Unmarried
Affairs/Boyfriends	Salman Taseer: March 1980, Pakistani Politician, assassinated in 2011 Ajit Gulabchand: Late 1980s-present, CEO of Hindustan Construction Company

Family

Father	Name
Mother	Name
Siblings	Vijay Singh Udaya Kaur Akoi Kitten Musker
Children	Aatish Ali Taseer (British-American writer and journalist of Indian origin)

Career

Career Highlights	Anchored Ek Din, Ek Jeevan, a Hindi weekly programme on STAR Plus (1997) Headed Plus Channel's Delhi bureau (1990) South Asia correspondent of The Sunday Times, London (1985 and 1987) Special correspondent at The Telegraph (1982) Junior reporter at The Statesman, New Delhi (1974) Weekly columnist for The Indian Express (English), Jansatta (Hindi, Sundays), and Amar Ujala (Hindi, Mondays) Covered major events including Operation Blue Star, Operation Black Thunder, elections in India and Pakistan, ethnic conflicts in Kashmir, Punjab, and Sri Lanka, and a coup in Maldives Conducted first known interview with Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale Anchored shows on NDTV Profit (now NDTV Prime) and appeared on various Hindi and English current affairs programs Interviewed politicians like Atal Bihari Vajpayee and Bollywood stars like Amitabh Bachchan Works as a freelance writer for India Today, The Indian Express, and The Hitavada
Publications	Messiah Modi: A Tale of Great Expectations (2020) India's Broken Tryst (2016) Durbar (2012) Political and Incorrect (2007) Lollipop Street: Why India will Survive Its Politicians (1999) Kashmir: A Tragedy of Errors (1995)
Awards and Honours	Chameli Devi Jain Award for Outstanding Women Journalist (1988) Sanskriti Award for Journalism (1985)

Some Lesser Known Facts

1. Tavleen Singh, an esteemed Indian journalist, is known for her work as a columnist, political reporter, and author.
2. She hails from an aristocratic Sikh family.
3. As one of the early female political journalists in India, she paved the way for others.
4. A single mother, she raised her son in India.
5. She has been noted for her continued interest in Sonia Gandhi.
6. Even into her 70s, she prioritizes maintaining physical health and fitness.
7. Her father was a soldier.
8. Her maternal grandfather was one of the five Sikh contractors who helped Edwin Lutyens build New Delhi.
9. She runs Mehfil-e-Gango-Jaman, a society promoting Indian literature by supporting financially poor skilled writers in Hindi, Urdu, and Punjabi.
10. She drinks alcohol.

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