Of course we will miss Kuldip Nayar. He was already a journalist perhaps a few months into the profession when I was born, and an editor when I became a reporter.
In the fifty or so years I knew him and received the warmth of his friendship, I (...)
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The Doyen is Dead, Long Live the Reporter
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Vajpayeeji: A Liberal in a Hardline Party
2 September 2018by Vijay Kumar
The predictable, and yet extremely sad, news of the death of Vajpayeeji is an irretrievable loss for the country.
Atalji was a born leader, gifted statesman, quintessential liberal and classic democrat. No wonder, the epithet (...) -
Vajpayee’s Death: An Era Comes to an End
2 September 2018One is saddened to learn of the demise of Atal Behari Vajpayee, the former Prime Minister of India. The All India Forward Bloc expresses heartfelt condolences and pays rich tributes to the dignified memory of Vajpayee. He was an outstanding (...) -
A burning torch in the darkness has gone out
2 September 2018The following is a statement issued by the President, Socialist Party (India), Dr Prem Singh, after Kuldip Nayar’s demise on August 23, 2018.
Kuldip Nayar was one of the strongest symbols of trust in the Indian civil society. He was among the (...) -
The Death of a Statesman: Vajpayee’s belief in insaaniyat set him apart and lent him a national appeal
2 September 2018by H.K. Dua
In the passing away of Atal Behari Vajpayee, the country has lost not only the BJP’s first Prime Minister, but also a national leader who, over the decades, had emerged as a statesman with a national appeal.
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The Prime Minister as Gentleman
2 September 2018, by T J S GeorgeIMPRESSIONS
My Lord, Never let me climb so high that I’m unable to embrace a stranger.
The humanism in Atal Behari Vajpayee made him taller than a Prime Minister. In the vastness of his mind the ephemerality of political glory counted for what (...) -
Vajpayee and Karunanidhi: India loses its great
2 September 2018TRIBUTE
by Mahendra Ved
In a span of 10 days, on August 7 and 16, India lost two of its titans, Muthuvel Karunanidhi and Atal Behari Vajpayee, whose contributions reflected its unity and diversity.
Their exit, albeit after age and ailment had (...) -
Remembering Kuldip Nayar: From Between to Beyond the Lines
2 September 2018by Sanjay Parikh
On June 26, 2018, human rights organisations had assembled at the Gandhi Peace Foundation, Delhi to remember the dark days of Emergency. This was an annual affair and Shri Kuldip Nayar was a regular speaker in these meetings. (...) -
Freedom Day at Amritsar
2 September 2018, by Nikhil ChakravarttyFrom N.C.’s Writings
The following piece was written by N.C. 22 years ago. It is being reproduced now while also remembering Kuldip Nayar, the just deceased human rights crusader and eminent journalist who began the tradition of Indo-Pak amity (...) -
Ahead of 2019, BJP is Out to Rearrange the Electorate
2 September 2018, by Badri RainaCall it gumption or desperation, the ruling political force is now out to rearrange the electorate ahead of the 2019 general elections. Indeed, it is out to do so by hook or crook, and never mind the pertinent questions that may be asked of it. (...)
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