She cited how ndtv had censored her interview with chidambaram and another interview done by ndtv journalist nitin gokhale, who too has exposed ndtv as an organisation full of nepotism. Dutt and prabha dutt, who was well known for hindustan times. Barkha dutt had also painted burhan wani, the neutralised kashmiri terrorist as a poor headmasters son. Barkha is well known for her reporting of the kargil conflict. Watch me talk about raavan, and what his life teaches us, in this interview with barkha dutt.
This has been making the rounds for quite some time. You can follow any responses to this entry through the rss 2. At that time, she was working with the hindustan times. Barkha dutt is aghast as to why congress is not taking to the streets on the matter of p. Dutt is a new delhibased author, columnist, reporter and presenter with indias ndtv.
In addition to her war reporting from countries as varied as pakistan, afghanistan, iraq, egypt and libya, in india she has reported from the field on virtually every important national. Dec 21, 2016 arnab goswami until now was only known for asking questions to every one, but today he himself sat on the hot seat taking questions. Women as victims in book varadarajan, siddharth 2002. Barkha dutt says ndtv axing stories is hardly an aberration.
Raavan is one of the darkest characters i have written about. Dutts spat with her mentor company, which had fiercely defended her during the radia tape scandal, has made it. Chidambaram in the 2g case, the greatest tears of joy werent from the congress party but from quite a few in the media. Chidambaram said that to release evidence of the strike is a decision for the government to take and whatever decision it takes, the congress would support it. Based on the authors real life experiences, from a time when she was a reporter on the field, to the behind the scene deals in the highest power circles, the book is a compelling read for anybody interested in india and its problems. Indias popular news channel ndtv is facing social media heat for its decision to allegedly censor p chidambarams interview, conducted by equally popular anchor barkha dutt. Oct 12, 2016 his reference to the media came in the context of ndtvs decision to yank a chidambaram interview given to barkha dutt on the governments surgical strikes. Barkha dutt has always denied talking about her personal life.
Nalini chidambaram is a senior advocate practising in the madras high court and the supreme court of india. Ndtvs censorship of chidambarams interview is rather curious. He heard stories about shiva from his grandmother and stories from the ramayana from his grandfather. Dutt was a senior official in air india while prabha dutt was a wellknown journalist. Barkha dutt becomes the story in india the saturday. She has been always been an interesting target for trolls for her hypocrisy. Dec 04, 2010 dutt blends the hardcharging bravado of the young christiane amanpour with the feelyourpain empathy of anderson cooper. Couple of years back she was crying when indian court gave death sentence to a terrorist for attacking on in. Chidambaram sir, u r undoubtedly the most articulate and a highly intellectual. Arnab goswami until now was only known for asking questions to every one, but today he himself sat on the hot seat taking questions. Her reporting of the kargil conflict in 1999, including an interview with captain vikram.
I was punished for taking a stand and speaking my mind on news censorship. Book reveals that army was spooked by barkha dutts reporting. Barkha dutt becomes the story in india the saturday profile. Barkha dutt reveals unknown facts in her book this unquiet land stories from indias fault lines %. Yes she has been biased and this twitteriets havent left any opportunity to take on her. A paragraph from this book is revealing, and the same was pointed out by a twitter user nikhil sharma to barkha dutt, to support his claim that barkhas tv journalism has been irresponsible. Latest news, top news, photos, videos by barkha dutt. Shashi tharoor talks to barkha dutt on narendra modi, rahul gandhi, his changing views on sabarimala, the sunanda pushkar case and more in this special edition of the townhall from kochi. Speaking to the indian express, chidambaram said that barkha dutt, consulting editor of ndtv said that the interview was scrapped despite her wish.
Sep 18, 2015 allegations are that drabu and barkha dutt were the people who negotiated with bjp from the pdp side. Ndtv did no favour to modi govt by holding back chidambarams. Watch barkha dutt passionately slam negative stereotypes. Barkha emerged as a prominent figure after her frontline war reporting on the kargil conflict between india and pakistan in 1999. Hardly new, says former ndtv anchor barkha dutt after. The article is based on the gossips and rumors that are widely circulated both. Dutt gained prominence for her reportage of the kargil war. Bjp agenda is exclusion p chidambaram exclusive interview with. This led barkha dutt to hit back and term the free speech crusaders of ndtv as fake liberals. An awesome reply by a nationalist to barkha dutts open. Dec 15, 2018 shashi tharoor talks to barkha dutt on narendra modi, rahul gandhi, his changing views on sabarimala, the sunanda pushkar case and more in this special edition of the townhall from kochi. On thursday, 6 october, ndtv 247 telecast excerpts of an exclusive interview of former home minister p.
Dec 02, 2015 this unquiet land is a peep into the complexities about india as a nation on the move. On 6 october, ndtv 24x7, the english news channel, dropped an interview of former home minister p chidambaram. Dutt has won many national and international awards, including the padma shri, india. Nov 16, 2018 bjp agenda is exclusion p chidambaram exclusive interview with. A tweet posted on 6 october promoting her interview with the former union minister still adorns her timeline. Palaniappan chidambaram born 16 september 1945 is an indian politician and former attorney who currently serves as member of parliament, rajya sabha and formerly served as the union minister of finance and union minister of home affairs of india he was the finance minister starting in may 2004 through 2014, except for a threeandahalf year stint beginning november 2008 as home. Dutt was part of ndtvs team for 21 years, until she left the channel in january 2017. During a ndtv discussion on ram sethu controversy, barkha dutt silenced a lady participant opposing the project, by disdainfully referring to ramayana as an old wifes tale. From the above, its clear that barkha dutts reporting did spook the. The interview was conducted by barkha dutt in the aftermath of the surgical strike. The saints at ndtv in february 2012 when a cbi trial court dismissed a petition of subramaniam swamy, seeking naming p. People say news has become tamasha but dont stop watching it the star journalist explains why shes started her.
According to the gossip, we now hear the couple is divorced. Barkha dutt calls out ndtv after sreenivasan jains post about his story on jay shah being taken down. Oct 08, 2016 indias popular news channel ndtv is facing social media heat for its decision to allegedly censor p chidambarams interview, conducted by equally popular anchor barkha dutt. From the above, its clear that barkha dutts reporting did spook the army at least once during the kargil war. Arnabs interview program in timesnow which was well known as frankly speaking with arnab had attracted viewers from all over the world. His interview with narendra modi during the 2014 election had broken records viewership and became one of the most talked. Chidambaram with their senior anchor barkha dutt on their news. Chidambaram case in supreme court, son karti, accused of. People say news has become tamasha but dont stop watching it the star journalist explains why shes started her own company, how tv has changed over the. Before her death, prabha had become the most famous female journalist of india. Karti, a member of the congress partys aicc, is active in tamil nadu state. Ndtvs censorship of chidambarams interview is rather. Most probably barkha started like a young and idealistic journalist.
In an exclusive interview to ndtvs barkha dutt on the programme the buck stops here, home minister p chidambaram talks on a range of issues. Dutt has been criticized for failing to recognize that the mere fact that a corporate lobbyist was so deeply involved in trying to get a particular person named to a cabinet post was a story. A list of the 50 biggest enemies of hindus dead or alive. Book reveals that army was spooked by barkha dutts. Ndtv punished me for speaking against censorship of my story. Barkha dutt joins global opinions the washington post. Barkha dutt, yes the same regressive and patriarchal barkha dutt. Politics, sabarimala, sunanda pushkarshashi tharoor gets. But the fact that she was married twice to a kashmiri muslim, must have influenced her mind. Recently she was crying day and night when indian army killed a terrorist in encounter in kashmir. In this interview, where lone blamed the upa governments policies for the making of wani, barkha dutt tried to pin the blame on the indian army. It seems dutt feels differently from the channels decision.
Prashant kishor interview with barkha dutt at iit delhi. Dutt has won many national and international awards, including the padma shri, indias fourth highest civilian honour. Barkha dutt is an indian television journalist and columnist. Chidambaram interview dropped as ndtv censors news that. Barkha dutt slams mentor company ndtv over use of mojo. Allegations are that drabu and barkha dutt were the people who negotiated with bjp from the pdp side. One of the most remarkable books ever published about contemporary india, arguably the most complex society on earth, this unquiet land tells the truth about the countrys secrets and lies, its torments and triumphs and its heroes and villains. But did the party mishandle the arrest and give itself an even worse name.
She is the host of the popular television talk shows we the people, and the emmynominated the. Chidambaram with their senior anchor barkha dutt on their news bulletins throughout the day. Dutt was referring to the fact that the memoirlike tone of the work has some people speculating that she might be hanging up her boots. P chidambaram to give rs 1 crore to maharashtra cm relief fund 30 mar, 2020, 12.
Speaking to the indian express today, chidambaram said that barkha dutt, consulting editor of ndtv, who interviewed him told him that the interview was scrapped despite her wish. Explore barkha trehan profile at times of india for photos, videos and latest news of. She may have changed media affiliations faster than actors change clothes in a song sequence but her crooked logic is unimpaired. It offers more than just the authors observations about the countrys inherent complexities. The power that came with ndtv, as it grew into the most sophisticated tv news channel, and her proximity to the congress party, also went to her head. Barkha dutt, one of india s most prominent journalists and television anchors, became a household name with her reporting from the front lines during the kargil conflict between india and pakistan in 1999.
His interview with narendra modi during the 2014 election had broken records viewership and became one of the most. Barkha dutt is an indian television journalist, author and owner of youtube news channel mojo. Why fighting the bjp locally is a good strategy, writes barkha dutt by focusing too much on personalitycentric narratives, the opposition is walking straight into a trap. Chidambaram pillai was born on 5 september 1872 in a vellalar family in ottapidaram, tuticorin district to ulaganathan pillai and paramayee ammal. Barkha dutt is an indian television journalist, author and owner of youtube news channel. Barkha dutt rejects retirement talk at book launch.
Dutt earned her stripes in the rough and tumble world of hard news. The article also linked a youtube video which appears in the name of manushiindia which has an it commissioner sk srivastava narrating his thwarted battle in this alleged scam. Dutts spat with her mentor company, which had fiercely defended her during the radia tape scandal, has made it evident that the split hadnt been amicable. The full interview, which chidambaram had recorded with ndtvs star anchor barkha dutt, would be broadcast in the evening, viewers were told. Former ndtv anchor barkha dutt said in a facebook post on. Ndtv punished me for speaking against censorship of my. The government of india awarded barkha dutt the padma shri, for her coverage the tsunami. His reference to the media came in the context of ndtvs decision to yank a chidambaram interview given to barkha dutt on the governments surgical strikes. Ms dutt is aghast as to why congress is not taking to the streets on the matter of p. Chidambaram, who graduated with a bba degree from the university of texas, austin, and a masters in law from the university of cambridge. This is the first book by barkha dutt, indias best known journalist. Barkha dutt received the c h mohammed koya national journalism award in 2009, a islamic award. Watch barkha dutt passionately slam negative stereotypes about womens safety in india i have a fierce disagreement with the narrative thats being built around my country. When chidambaram was six years old, he learned tamil from teacher veeraperumal annavi.