Dutt has one sibling, a sister, bahar dutt, who is now employed at cnnibn as its journalist. Senior journalist barkha dutt in a series of tweets on thursday alleged that a section of the ruling party is intimidating her. In a shocking turn of events barkha dutt was fired from ndtv over one of her comments on twitter to deepika bhardwaj. Barkha dutt her kashmiri muslim background has proven to be a source of racial bias when it came to barkha dutts antihindu comments. It offers more than just the authors observations about the countrys inherent complexities. Barkha dutt criticises hindus during discussion on muslims, gets shut up indian journalist barkha dutt at a panel discussion on muslim women in islam in new york. Dutt was part of ndtvs team for 21 years, until she left the channel in january 2017. Dutt has won many national and international awards, including the padma shri, indias fourth highest civilian honour. Her father was an indian air force and her mother was a renowned journalist. 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. Bahar dutt is the daughter of sp dutt and prabha dutt, who was among indias first female journalists and influenced bahars career path.
Jessica lal 5 january 1965 30 april 1999 was a model in new delhi who was working as a celebrity barmaid at a crowded socialite party when she was shot dead at around 2 am on 30 april 1999. Arnab goswami speaks to sabrina lal on jessica lal case republic world. The popular indian tv journalist and former group of ndtv barkha dutt is currently associated with ndtv the consulting editor. Barkha dutt fired from ndtv over celebrity row the male.
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 below is an extract of the indias chief admirals public assault on ndtv and more. Barkha dutt becomes the story in india the saturday profile. Some of them go back centuries, others are of comparatively recent origin. Dec 10, 2015 at the launch of barkha dutt s first book this unquiet land stories from indias fault lines, author vikram seth reads a poignant passage on the kargil conflict where barkha talks to a young. Dutt was part of ndtvs team for 21 years, until she left the channel in january.
Vikram seth reads kargil excerpts from barkha dutts new. Barkha dutt slams mentor company ndtv over use of mojo. Some of them go back 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. Barkha dutt was born on 18th december 1971 to shri s p dutt, an official in air india, and prabha dutt, a wellknown journalist at the hindustan times. Opinion barkha dutt islamism is on the rise in the valley and the separatists are fast losing control of the street. At the launch of barkha dutts first book this unquiet land stories from indias fault lines, author vikram seth reads a poignant passage on the kargil conflict where barkha talks to. The making of a tragedy, edited by siddharth varadarajan. Barkha dutt says indian media isnt being truthful either about cow terrorism or yogi adityanath barkha dutt 5 december, 2018 kashmir. No one killed jessica is based on the recent high profile murder case of model jessica lal by the accused manu sharma. Seven years earlier, a young woman, jessica lal, had been shot pointblank with a bullet to her forehead. Aug 03, 2017 posted by washington post opinions and outlook on friday, august 4, 2017 in india, even today, when you purchase sanitary pads from the neighborhood store, you can expect the usually male. Apr 19, 2016 it is humanism, chetan, that i had hoped your letter would have reflected and didnt.
Why do most indians dislike barkha dutt and ravish kumar. Keyboard activism from snapdeal to barkha dutts book. Book reveals that army was spooked by barkha dutts. Latest news, top news, photos, videos by barkha dutt.
Barkha dutt is an eminent indian television journalist, anchor, news reporter and a columnist. Her truthfulness barkha dutt or bandit dutt or italian dutt is a really bad indian version of cnns acclaimed t. From the guns of kargil to the gore of the celebrated jessica lal case, shes in the thick of it all. 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. While barkha dutt has finally quit ndtv after 21 years and is yet to indicate her future plans, arnab goswami will be doubling up as media entrepreneur with investments in his soon to be launched. 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. Indian tv journalist, ndtv editor barkha dutt biography. Barkha emerged as a prominent figure after her frontline war reporting on the kargil conflict between india and pakistan in 1999. It is humanism, chetan, that i had hoped your letter would have reflected and didnt. Zakir naik, shahrukh khan, soha ali khan on ndtv with. Journalist barkha dutt condemns twitter for blocking account after abuse online. Barkha dutt uncyclopedia, the contentfree encyclopedia.
Barkha dutt fired from ndtv over celebrity row the male factor. While twitter referred to its rules that users may not publish or post other peoples private information without their authorisation and permission. Barkha dutt accused twitter of being vile enablers of sexual abuse and violence. The jessica lal case struck a chord with middleclass india, which saw it as a classic example of an average family taking on rich and powerful opponents. Vikram seth reads kargil excerpts from barkha dutts new book. From the above, its clear that barkha dutts reporting did spook the. This exposed why the channel had been calling more feminists in. Because without it, we are in danger of pushing a state already on the edge right over the precipice. Narendra modi must begin talks in kashmir before it is too late. Previous a tooargumentative barkha dutt squanders chance next poll. Hardly new, says former ndtv anchor barkha dutt after.
Barkha dutt becomes the story in india the saturday. Dutt was one of the journalists taped in the radia tapes controversy. Barkha dutt to write a book on two decades of indian politics. Dutt and prabha dutt were wellsettled and educated and hence barkha dutt family background has played an indispensable role in shaping her career her education. Barkha dutt caught the fancy of the masses due to her exceptional coverage of the kargil war in the year 1999. Bhavya reddy, the sister of the veterinary doctor who was brutally gangraped and burnt to death last week, sent a recorded message to the mumbai edition of we the women, an annual event curated by barkha dutt. The most crucial consent, however, still had to come, that of jessicas family. Posted by washington post opinions and outlook on friday, august 4, 2017 in india, even today, when you purchase sanitary pads from the neighborhood store, you can expect the usually male.
May, 2020 barkha dutt latest breaking news, pictures, videos, and special reports from the economic times. Barkha dutt, the veteran indian journalist talks exclusively with bbc world service urdu languages correspondent nukhbat malik. 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. Jan 16, 2017 barkha dutt was born on 18 december 1971 in new delhi, india to s.
Barkha dutt biography know more about her personal life. She is currently serving as a consulting editor for ndtv. Jul 27, 2016 senior journalist barkha dutt has launched an allout attack against times now and its editorinchief, arnab goswami, for allegedly calling to gag media in india. Barkha dutt is an awardwinning tv journalist and anchor with more than two decades of reporting experience. Barkha in her tweet revealed the fact that she and her channel call participants in their show for publicity. Authors barkha dutt 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 story politics, insurgencies, social upheavals, floods and famine. Through her debut book, barkha dutt bleeds her heart out. Born and brought up in new delhi, indias capital city, barkha dutt worked hard to climb the career ladder in the field of journalism. Dutts role in the radia tapes did not seem to point to an individual act but an institutional malaise. Before her death, prabha had become the most famous female journalist of india.
Bahar is the only indian environmental journalist to have won green. Open letter to chetan bhagat on kashmir from barkha dutt. This is an excerpt from sonia singhs chapter in a new book about ndtv and 25 years of television journalism, called more news is good news. Wait a minute, what exactly is barkha dutt accused of. Zakir naik with shaharukh khan, soha ali khan, karan johar, kabir khan, maulana mehmood madni and with some others invited by ndtv 24 by 7 in the show of barkha dutt on topic muslim identity. 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. A secret letter sent by former prime minister atal behari vajpayee to us president bill clinton at the height of the kargil war in 1999 made it clear that if pakistani infiltrators. Barkha dutt s radia tapes show most popular videos as deaths mount, covid19 proves more dangerous than the flu. At that time, she was working with the hindustan times. Dec 04, 2010 dutt blends the hardcharging bravado of the young christiane amanpour with the feelyourpain empathy of anderson cooper. The story is about the government interfering with my right to work. Dutt was a senior official in air india while prabha dutt was a wellknown journalist. According to unsourced sources miss dutt is also a human being who is the first empress of the united empire of endy t. At the age of five, my parents would make me identify littleknown world leaders on the covers of time magazine.
Barkha dutt and nidhi razdan in twitter spat over mojo. Jun 29, 2017 the most crucial consent, however, still had to come, that of jessica s family. Stephens college in chennai and graduated with an english. Book reveals that army was spooked by barkha dutts reporting. Right now there is widespread agitation against the proposed citizenship amendment bill cab. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. A lot of blogs out there have criticized her for her shoddy reporting. She was born in the capital city of india, new delhi and barkha dutt date of birth is 18 december, 1971. Apr 24, 2015 the jessica lal case struck a chord with middleclass india, which saw it as a classic example of an average family taking on rich and powerful opponents. Barkha dutt is an indian television journalist and columnist. Senior journalist barkha dutt has launched an allout attack against times now and its editorinchief, arnab goswami, for allegedly calling to gag media in. Dutt earned her stripes in the rough and tumble world of hard news.
Arnab goswami speaks to sabrina lal on jessica lal case. Around the dining table, politics was a staple diet, right up there with the obligatory portions of yucky daily greens. Dozens of witnesses pointed to siddharth vashisht, also known as manu sharma, the son of venod sharma, a wealthy and influential congress nominated member of parliament from haryana, as the murderer. This is the first book by barkha dutt, indias best known journalist.
Towards the end of barkha dutts book, i came to this sentence about wealth in india. Bahar dutt is the sister of wellknown journalist barkha dutt. Given barkha dutt s past record, netizens began to question her why hadnt she yet visited the families of ratan lal, a head constable of delhi police who lost his life, and ankit sharma, the slain intelligence bureau official. She claims to be the only professional truth teller in india, the champion of freedom of expression and freedom to sue prosecute and. Barkha dutt, one of indias 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. Stories from indias fault lines, published in 2015, mined twenty years of journalistic experience and became wellknown as. From the above, its clear that barkha dutts reporting did spook the army at least once during the kargil war. The trial also exposed the weaknesses of the legal system as the case stretched on for years without any major developments, and one after another, key witnesses turned hostile. Social media intimidation falls flat on its face snapdeals ranking shot up after angry users started a campaign to downvote it. Barkha dutt who some say was indias answer to christiane amanpour although christiane is way ahead sadly lost her composure and along with it a sense of ethical journalism. Barkha dutt salary, wiki, husband, net worth, age, trivia. Barkha dutt criticizes hindus during discussion on muslims. I was punished for taking a stand and speaking my mind on news censorship.
Dutt gained prominence for her reportage of the kargil war. Pic 1 aamir, hashim pic 2 mujibur rehman pic 3 faizan pic4 muddasir khan. Dutt, barkhas father was a reputed air india official while her mother prabha dutt was associated with the esteemed hindustan times as a popular. Barkha dutt and nidhi razdan in twitter spat over mojo after ndtv announced it was laying off several staff as part of cost cutting measures. Barkha dutt is an indian television journalist, author and owner of youtube news channel mojo. May 02, 2015 barkha dutt fired from ndtv over celebrity row in a shocking turn of events, barkha dutt was fired from ndtv over one of her comments on twitter to deepika bhardwaj. This fact was known to almost everybody who went in to see the movie. The myriad villains these fault lines have spawned include rapists, murderers, terrorists, prophets of religious hatred, corrupt politicians, upholders of abhorrent caste traditions, opponents of free speech and dissent, apologists for regressive cultural practices, and external. This extract from this unquiet land by barkha dutt has been published with permission from aleph book company. Articles by barkha dutt the washington post journalist. The driving force behind barkha dutts desire to become a journalist was her mother. The promos had revealed it all plus the murder case was in headlines far too long to fade away from public memory. Kind courtesy we the women curated by barkha dutton sunday, december 1, an incredible act of bravery took place in mumbai.