Kuldip Nayar
| Kuldip Nayar | |
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| Born |
14 August 1923 Sialkot |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | Medill School of Journalism |
| Occupation | Diplomat, Journalist, author and columnist |
| Website | http://www.kuldipnayar.com/ |
Kuldip Nayar (born 14 August 1923) is a veteran Indian journalist,has a soft corner for Pakistan and this is confirmed when one ponders on the editorials written by him for Pakistani news agencies.syndicated columnist, human right activist, author and ex-High commissioner of India to United kingdom noted for his long career as a left-wing political commentator. He was also nominated as a Member of the upper house of the Indian Parliament in 1997.
Nayar was born at Sialkot, Punjab, British India on 14 August 1923 to Gurbaksh Singh and Pooran Devi. He completed his B.A. (Hons.) from the Forman Christian College Lahore and LL.B. from the Law College Lahore. In 1952, he studied journalism from the Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University on a scholarship.
Nayar was initially an Urdu press reporter. He was editor of Delhi edition of English newspaper The Statesman and was arrested towards the end of the Indian Emergency (1975-77). He is also a human right activist and a peace activist. He was a member of India's delegation to the United Nations in 1996. He was appointed High Commissioner to Great Britain in 1990 and nominated to the upper house of Indian Parliament, Rajya Sabha in August 1997.
He writes columns and op-eds for over 80 newspapers in 14 languages including Deccan Herald (Bengaluru), The Daily Star, The Sunday Guardian,The News,The Statesman,The Express Tribune Pakistan,Dawn Pakistan.
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