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Journalist, Author and Human Rights Activist; Joint Editor,Anjam (Urdu daily),Delhi, 1948-50; Editorial Assistant, United States Information Service (USIS),Delhi,1950-52; Press Officer (Press Information Bureau) to the Home Ministers of India (Shri Govind Ballabh Pant and Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri), 1954-64; Chairman, (i) Reorganisation of News Agencies, 1977-78 and (ii) Transparency International (India); Editor and General Manager, United News of India (UNI), 1964-67; Editor, (i) The Statesman, New Delhi, 1967-75 and (ii) Express News Service, 1975-81; Delhi Correspondent, The Times, London, 1965-90; Correspondent, (i) The Spectator, London, 1971-75 and (ii) Evening Star, Washington, 1971-75; was Member, (i) Press Council, 1975, (ii) National Integration Council, 1990, (iii) Senate and Syndicate, Punjabi University, Patiala, (iv) Senate, Guru Nanak University, Amritsar and (v) Indian Delegation to the U.N.,1996; Member,(i) Body of Governors, Gemini News Service, London, U.K.and (ii) Committee on Communications; Advisor, Citizens for Democracy, India; High Commissioner to the U.K., 1990; nominated to the Rajya Sabha in August, 1997.
B.A.(Hons.), LL.B., M.Sc.(in Journalism), Ph.D. (Philosophy); Nominated; s. of Dr. Gurbaksh Singh and Shrimati Pooran Devi; b. at Sialkot (Pakistan), August 14, 1923; ed. at (i) Ganda Singh High School, Sialkot, (ii)Murray College,Sialkot, (iii) F.C.College, Lahore, (iv) Law College, Lahore and (v) Medill School of Journalism, Evanston, Illinois (USA); m. Shrimati Bharti Nayar, August 28, 1949; 2 s.
He is Author of:
(i) Between the Lines, 1969,
(ii) India-The Critical Years, 1971,
(iii) Distant Neighbours-Tale of Subcontinent,1972,
(iv) Supersession of Judges, 1974,
(v) India After Nehru, 1975,
(vi) The Judgement, 1977,
(vii) In Jail, 1978,
(viii) Report on Afghanistan, 1970,
(ix) The Tragedy of Punjab, 1985
and (x) India House, 1992.
Accomplishment in arts and
science:
Kuldip Nayar Awarded with,
(i) Freedom of Information Award,
(ii) Bhai Vir Singh Award,
(iii) Pride of India Award,
(iv) Maharana Mewar Foundation Award,
(v) All India Artists' Association Award,
(vi) U.K.Sikh Forum Award,
(vii) Shiromani Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee Award, Amritsar,
(viii) Hamdard Institute Award,
(ix) Abdus Salam Award for the Best Journalist in South Asia and
(x) Indo-Pak Friendship Award.
Web
Resources :-
1)
http://www.rediff.com/news/2003/jun/12pak.htm
2) www.freeindiamedia.com/politics/index.htm
3) A
new book of old memories
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