Veteran indian journalist, author, human right activist kuldip nayar was born on 14th aug 1923 at sialkot, pakistan. he was appointed high commission to great britain in 1990 and nominated to the upper house of indian parliament just after seven years i.e. in 1997. he is generally known for his bold views on politically sensitive issues.

Kuldip Nayar as a writer:

He started to write from the time of his fearless fight for the press freedom, mainly during the period of Emergency. Nayar was also honoured with the Ramnath Goenka Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015 for his contribution to journalism.

Through the medium of his writings, he clearly presented the picture of partition, bloodshed, brutality, efforts of our leaders, sacrifices of freedom fighters and a lot more.

In a way, he emerged as a courageous author who talked freely about the situation of the nation without any fear. He authored around 15 books, written in both English and Hindi.

Have a look at his famous books!

  • The Martyr: Bhagat Singh - Experiments in Revolution
  • As the name suggests, the book gives an account of the great freedom fighter Bhagat Singh's unparalleled contributions to the freedom of the nation
  • In this book, Kuldip Nayar takes a close look at the iconic young man's beliefs, intellectual leanings, dreams and despair
  • Without Fear
  • The book depicts the influence of Bhagat Singh on the Indian youth and the deeds of the iconic man and his comrades, Sukhdev and Rajguru.
  • This book becomes the first one to explain why Hans Raj Vohra turned approver and betrayed Bhagat Singh.
  • It also throws new light on Sukhdev, whose loyalties have been questioned by some historians.
  • Beyond the Lines: An Autobiography
  • The book is about Kuldip Nayar's experience of migrating to Delhi by the route of blood-stained Punjab
  • Talking about his journey from Sialkot to Delhi, and the experience of his first job as a young journalist in an Urdu daily, his story clearly depicts the picture of India during those days
  • Through his immensely popular syndicated column, 'Between the Lines', Nayar has always stood for the freedom of press and journalism of courage
  • His autobiography opens on the day when Pakistan Resolution was passed in Lahore in the year 1940 and carries us on a campaign through India's story
  • It is about the time when India was working on various plans like foreign policy, development plans and dealing with coalition politics among others
  • The book is a good monologue of all the revelations of the events, conflicts and battles over the period of Indian history
  • The book gives the complete view of political situations during the period
  • One gets an essence of the political history in the subcontinent and its role in shaping the relations between the nations
  • Moreover, the book gives an insight of the working of the print media in the era where there was no freedom and no breaking news to publish

Some other famous books written by him:

  1. Between the Lines
  2. India after Nehru
  3. Wall At Wagah: India - Pakistan Relations
  4. Ek Zindgi Kafi Nahi
  5. Emergency Retold

Through the medium of his writings, Kuldip Nayar clearly presented the picture of partition, bloodshed, brutality, efforts of our leaders, sacrifices of freedom fighters and a lot more.


Facts are picked from indiatoday