Veteran journalist, columnist and author Kuldip Nayar has been honoured with ‘Lifetime Achievement Award’ for his contribution to journalism at the eighth edition of the prestigious Ramnath Goenka Excellence awards for years 2013 and 2014. Nayar is former editor of the Indian Express. During Emergency he was jailed under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) for leading a protest against the excesses of the administration. The award for the years 2013 and 2014 was handed over by Information and Broadcasting minister Arun Jaitley, who also handed several awards in different categories to over 56 journalists for their exceptional reportage in print as well as broadcast media.
Who is Kuldip Nayar?
- He is former editor of Indian Express.
- For leading a protest against the excesses of the administration during the Emergency (21-month period in 1975–77), he was jailed under the Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA). At the time of emergency, he was a Urdu press reporter.
- He has been a veteran Indian journalist, syndicated columnist, human right activist and author, noted for his long career as a left-wing political commentator.
- He was a member of India’s delegation to the United Nations in 1996.
- He was appointed High Commissioner to Great Britain in 1990.
- He was nominated as a Member of the upper house of Indian Parliament, Rajya Sabha in August 1997.
Other Award Winners
Prakash Kardaley Memorial Award for Civic Journalism (2014)
- Radheshyam Bapu Jadhav of the Times of India.
Prakash Kardaley Memorial Award for Civic Journalism (2013)
- Richard Joseph of Rashtra Deepika.
