“All history is contemporary history.” Italian philosopher Benedetto Croce India’s contemporary history has been written to determine how the past is responsible for the present political catastrophe, wars, protests etc. It shows the social, cultural, political, and economic aspects of the history of the respective place. Condolences to his family and associates,” he said in a tweet.India’s contemporary history can be defined as the successive events that occurred in the second half of the 20th century or have happened from the start of the 21st century until the present.Ĭontemporary history aims to explain the current trends and events by providing the historical contexts related to them.
“Sad to hear of the passing of Kuldip Nayar, veteran editor and writer, diplomat and parliamentarian, and a determined champion of democracy during the Emergency. Kovind described him as a determined champion of democracy. His strong stand against the Emergency, public service and commitment to a better India will always be remembered. Frank and fearless in his views, his work spanned across many decades. “Kuldip Nayar was an intellectual giant of our times. Modi termed him an intellectual giant and recalled his role as a staunch opponent of the Emergency. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and President Ram Nath Kovind were among leaders who condoled Nayar’s death. He said Nayar also made efforts for peace between India and Pakistan and organised candle-light demonstrations. Essentially, he remained a thorough journalist,” Dua told IANS. He knew much more of what was happening behind the news than many other journalists and got lots of inside information.
He was a great chaser of news and broke many stories in his life. At the age of 94, he kept his interest alive in the news world. Dua, who knew Nayar for 54 years, described him as a “good friend”, a “great journalist” and said his death was a loss to the profession. He was also the author of 15 books including “Beyond the Lines”, “India after Nehru” and “Emergency Retold”. He also worked with the Indian Express, The Times, The Spectator and the Evening Star. He was the editor and General Manager of United News of India (UNI) and also the editor of The Statesman. He worked in the Press Information Bureau as a Press Officer to then Home Ministers Govind Ballabh Pant and Lal Bahadur Shastri. Nayar started his journalistic career with the Urdu daily “Anjam” in 1948. He was appointed High Commissioner to the UK in 1990 and nominated to the Rajya Sabha in 1997. on Thursday afternoon.īorn on August 14, 1923, in Sialkot (Pakistan), Nayar was among the country’s first syndicated columnists and wrote several books. Nayar breathed his last at the Escorts Hospital at 12.30 a.m.
New Delhi : Senior journalist, author and human rights activist Kuldip Nayar died at a hospital here. Veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar (file photo)
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