BIOGRAPHICAL SKETCHES

NAYAR, SHRI KULDIP

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.

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.

Clubs: (i) Editors' Guild of India, (ii) India International Centre and (iii) Gymkhana Club.

Travels abroad: Travelled all over the world except Latin America, Australia and New Zealand..

Accomplishment in arts and science: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.

Publications: 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.

Special interest: Affairs of border States, America, Russia, China and countries of the SAARC; Police, Human Rights and serious reading and discussion.

Favourite pastime and recreation : Music, reading,sports and travelling.

Permanent address: D.7/2, Vasant Vihar, New Delhi-110057.