Jawaharlal Nehru was the first Prime Minister of Independent India, and its longest-serving till date, being in office for more than 16 years. Nehru was a barrister by profession, and played a key role in India’s freedom movement. He is often called the architect of modern India, laying the foundations of a free, independent and modern India. Nehru is also celebrated for his charisma, and huge crowds used to turn up to hear him speak.
Born into a privileged, educated family, he was sent to England at age 15 to study. He returned with democratic and liberal values. Nehru was a socialist at heart, and his policies reflected that. Nehru promoted a pluralistic multi-party democracy in India. He implemented moderate socialist economic reforms and committed India to a policy of industrialisation. In foreign affairs, he played a leading role in establishing the Non-Aligned Movement. Under Nehru’s leadership, the Congress emerged as a catch-all party, dominating national and state-level politics and winning elections in 1951, 1957 and 1962.
Some of the highlights of his tenure as prime minister included the India-Pakistan war of 1947-48, the India-China war of 1962, the reorganisation of states along linguistic lines, the Five-Year plans setting up of IITs, IIMS, ISRO, DRDO, among others. Nehru died while in office, serving as the PM for the fourth time.
Arguments are nonsensical. Writer is on a personal vendetta. Karan Thapar is one of India’s best known journalists—erudite, polished, engaging, and at the same time unrelenting in his approach to sensitive issues. News anchors everywhere have their biases. After all, they are human. But, one should recognize quality of reporting and talent for journalism when one sees it.
A garbage of an “article”. Arguments are flimsy to say the least. Writer is on a personal vendetta. Utter garbage. Karan Thapar is one of India’s best known journalists—erudite, polished, engaging, and at the same time unrelenting in his approach to sensitive issues. News anchors everywhere have their biases. After all, they are human. But, one should recognize quality of reporting and talent for journalism when one sees it.
Finally an article that explains the opportunistic traitor and their descendants continuing subversive and sabotaging action against the beloved country.
Reading Khushwant Singh article as teenagers I would always wonder why if this guy such an anti national?
Great article.
his family is anglicised pump brothel slut family his grand father was dyer agent in jailanwalah bagh his father pnthapar nehru responsible for China in 1962 nayantara sahagal left thapar make bczc of adultery romila thapar sleeveless sexy concubine of communist 3 rd rate historian
line of thinking of Karan Thapar exposes
Todi S of INDIA
Benefactors from British and GandhiS
Speaks with a face of Constipated patient in need of enema
I used to enjoy his interviews until I saw him literally putting words in Kapil Sibal’s mouth. His dishonesty came through.
What is the point of this article? It is bizzare in the least. It is an attempt to drag the family name through mud by pointing out how illustrious the members of the Thapar family and the ones related to them were and are!
This article sheds light on Karans lineage of traitors, successive generations how they acquired positions to downcast our country! From Jallianwala Bach to Bhagat Singh to losing the war against China! Now that he’s not getting any chance to denigrate our country, he’s complaining thus… He’s truly an advocate of the Devil!!!
All others who have read this article could not understand the purpose of this article, detailed lineage etc. You have rightly thrown light on the this aspect.
Impressive genealogy. Should recommend its inclusion in school text books.
Bade dukh ki baat hai ki iskey khaandan me kisi ne chai nahin bechi !
In spite of whatever has been said about Karan Thapar,he remains one of the best, if not the best interviewer in the country.It is a pity that the present media cannot use his services.Has whatever been said here is out of sheer jealously?
PS: Whatever reaction has been given in response to my comment is bullish. I do not have the time to do whatever has been suggested.
In spite of whatever has been said about Karan Thapar,he remains one of the best, if not the best interviewer in the country.It is a pity that the present media cannot use his services.Has whatever been said here is out of sheer jealously?
What is the Author trying to say / prove ?
That is why now a days i firmly behold that the writer of an article should clarify her/his political stand as it helps the reader to engage with a particular article in a fruitful way. It clearly is demonstrated here through Nandita’s writing that she holds some sort of grudge or apprehensions towards Karan Thapar else there is no point in writing a article to EXPOSE his dynasty using his book as a cover. Having said that, it is a very informative article to understand the politics of Karan Thapar and I think it should have been like that from the very beginning itself.
Political leaning is exactly what she wanted to highlight and you got it. Of Mr Holier than Thou You Thapar
Not understood what all this family history of Karan Thapar has to do with Modi and his circle bycotting him. High family connections can be a justification for boycotting a journalist?
Ohh beautiful family history of karan thapar. So he has powerful eye to grab anybody in klutch and put in transe everyone including narendra modi. He has historical blood in his vain. We proud of it. Nowadays he is not seen on media. Why ? Answer.
How does it answer the actual issue? Does the writer think that because of Modiji Karan Thapar is jobless and begging in streets?
I respect your portal..and I’m a regular reader of the same…
I simply can’t understand the rationale behind this article elaborating on his lineage…
He has never allowed his past to interfere in his present…
He has never been biased ..
I’m really sorry…do you have any hidden agenda against him…
I also read the article where you have rightly pointed out that he shouldn’t have disclosed the sources as per ethics of journalism…
But this article … What is there …
We know Karan Thapar as he is…we are simply not interested in his lineage…
Thank you…
If i was born with silver spoon like Karan Thapar i too would be cambridge educated and run shows like him. Neither i had elite well connected family nor the political patronage to take me to next level
Strange article ! To publish – with a diagram (!) Karan’s entire genealogy just for saying a correct thing: yes, he will be refused access in the present set up for obvious reasons. Rather than debating those reasons, why onion-out his past generations?
I fail to understand the rationale behind this article except that it is clearly meant to denigrate Mr. Karan Thapar. Mr. Thapar is an excellent journalist. Ms Nandita Singh on the other hand has shown the standards journalism is capable of falling to. What else except defamation could be the objective of this article? Never expected this from The Print!
I never understood why, if someone tries to portray himself as a journalist with principles, had to repeatedly offer his apologies, as Karan went on in his narrative. Secondly what is the intellectual honesty one can claim if one violates the promise not to divulge what someone else has confided in him. Just another book to sensationalise and sell somehow. By the way one of the newspapers that has rushed to publish the exerpts didnt have the journalistuc integrity to publish similar comments sent to them. Such people cannot complain against Mr.Modi who atleast has a stand to take and boldly sticks to it
Whats the point of this article. Couldn’t get it.
Jaat na poochho sadhu ki, poochh lijo gyaan. A fascinating genealogy. I have watched many of Shri Karan Thapar’s shows. He does his research, runs a tight ship, sometimes feel a little sorry for guests whom he cuts short. Honestly cannot recall any instance when he has been biased or unethical as a journalist. 2. He is being faulted for pursuing, with growing desperation, continuing access to senior figures in the ruling dispensation. If he was doing this to secure an out of turn allotment of a petrol pump, that would be wrong. Doing shows is – used to be, for he has been driven off the air – his rozi roti. A man cannot be faulted for wanting to keep the home fires burning. 3. Journalists are canaries in the mine. Drive them away and wait for it to fill up with methane.