Minister smriti irani told ndtvs barkha dutt in an exclusive interview on tuesday. Not willing to let the reference and the personally tagged post go, hrd minister smriti irani replied to barkha dutt with a blistering tweet in which she accused the journalist of peddling lies. She denied breaching security quadron at the taj and she denied forcing people to talk to her. 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. Both these are lies and can be proved by video tape. Jun 16, 2016 questions the media needs to ask smriti irani. She uses the word politicize for discouraging any criticism against congress for which she was.
Jun 28, 2017 barkhas post in facebook is truly revealing. Barkha dutt to write a book on two decades of indian politics. In a shocking turn of events barkha dutt was fired from ndtv over one of her comments on twitter to deepika bhardwaj. 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. 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. But i am not writing to praise you, but to bury your lies and expose your double standards. Barkha duttsmriti irani in a twitter battle over jnu my india. Tv journalist barkha dutt bio data marked grandeur after barkha dutt and vikram batra interview that got her into colossal prominence. Barkha dutt interviewing narendra modi during the 1996. Aug 24, 2016 in 1996, journalist barkha dutt was a young reporter with the ndtv, and prime minister narendra modi was the allindia general secretary of the bjp. Maybe there is merit in barkha dutt s argument when she says that as a woman of stature, irani should have stood up against sexism in more obvious and vocal ways than she has till now.
I have one kid called shilpi tiwari online, seven months pregnant, genuinely a very tough pregnancy, left everything, came there and sat there to help in amethi. Barkha dutt is not honest which is the first requirement. This exposed why the channel had been calling more feminists in their shows to. Maybe there is merit in barkha dutts argument when she says that as a woman of stature, irani should have stood up against sexism in more obvious and vocal ways than she has till now. No, if i did barkha, i would say arrey aapko ed ka notice mila mujhe interview nahi karna chahiye, apka radia mein naam hai, i dont sit in judgement of anybody. Barkha dutt of the radia tapes notoriety wrote a book and put it up on amazon for sale. Barkha dutt biography know more about her personal life.
Union human resource development minister smriti irani in a special interview to ndtv talks about the modi governments two years in power and her experience in amethi. Dont demonise me for chanting bharat mata ki jai watch full interview. I am living example of pm modis tolerance, smriti irani. Keyboard activism from snapdeal to barkha dutts book. Barkha dutt and nidhi razdan in twitter spat over mojo. Top 10 smriti irani controversies as hrd minister smriti irani was removed as the hrd minister following a cabinet reshuffle on tuesday, with prakash javadekar being given the. 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. Barkha in her tweet revealed the fact that she and her channel call participants in their show for publicity.
Dutt has one sibling, a sister, bahar dutt, who is now employed at cnnibn as its journalist. 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. That is what i felt when i watched your interview to barkha duttyour 2nd in the last six months. Barkha dutt wiki and barkha dutt net worth garnered humongous fame and success after her coverage of the kargil conflict in the year 1999. These are the questions that sudhir feels should have been asked that would give us a better insight into the working of the hrd ministry. Taking a cue from rajdeep sardesai, who made any life insurance salesman look coy with his books promotion on social media, barkha dutt wrote on twitter that her book was in some bestseller list on amazon. The fact of the matter is barkha dutt was silent on the cbi raid and was not present in the press club gangup of socalled liberal journalists. In 1996, journalist barkha dutt was a young reporter with the ndtv, and prime minister narendra modi was the allindia general secretary of the bjp. Her open letters to author chetan bhagat, fellow scribe arnab goswami, union minister smriti irani or prime minister narendra modi are ample.
At that time, she was working with the hindustan times. In a series of tweets tagging sagarika ghose, irani asked her to schedule a oneonone interview with her instead of engaging in banter. Top 10 smriti irani controversies as hrd minister smriti irani was removed as the hrd minister following a cabinet reshuffle on tuesday, with prakash javadekar being given the post. Barkha dutt fired from ndtv over celebrity row the male. Barkha also revealed information about sensitive army operation as well as logistic information live during the pathankot attack in 2016. Dutt has won many national and international awards, including the. Sudhir kumar watched much talked about interview of union hrd minister smriti irani with barkha dutt. Barkha dutt becomes the story in india the saturday.
Hardly new, says former ndtv anchor barkha dutt after. Social media intimidation falls flat on its face snapdeals ranking shot up after. 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. In the interview to barkha dutt, irani said, i fought the toughest. This is the first book by barkha dutt, indias best known journalist. Barkha dutt uncyclopedia, the contentfree encyclopedia. Barkha is well known for her reporting of the kargil conflict. Smriti irani who is smriti irani smriti irani biography.
These fake liberals of our media world and their disingenuous anger is like the secularism of the congress bent and abandoned when needed, clutched on to when convenient i am so done. He sent us a set of questions that we reproduce here. Every work is respectful, dont think of anything as small smriti irani in her last interview as hrd minister. Book reveals that army was spooked by barkha dutts. Barkha dutt smriti irani in a twitter battle over jnu. Her truthfulness barkha dutt or bandit dutt or italian dutt is a really bad indian version of cnns acclaimed t. She is serving in the cabinet of prime minister modi as minister of textiles and was given additional charge as minister of women and child development in the 2nd.
Dutt was a senior official in air india while prabha dutt was a wellknown journalist. If not, i will give you the link and request you to watch the recording of lok sabha. Barkha dutt slams mentor company ndtv over use of mojo. Tearing into actor aamir khan for his comments on perceived intolerance, ms irani also said that his criticism at a public event in. It is even possible that these qualities are too highly developed in smriti irani and it may be that while attending to minute details, smriti irani lose some of the larger opportunities of life. Smriti irani is eminently capable of ruffling a few feathers opindia news. A statement released by juggernaut books, who will publish the book in late 2018, stated that the book, titled power, will take a look at the past two decades of indian politics, tracing the changing fortunes of the congress as well as the. Jan 16, 2017 barkha also revealed information about sensitive army operation as well as logistic information live during the pathankot attack in 2016. Barkha dutts interview for ndtv continued the 14th dalai. Prominent journalists have been giving the hrd minister a hall pass, asking her about politics and trpgenerating issues rather than focusing on her. I call him madcap bagga, tajender bagga, who everybody in the leftwing seems to hate, bagga never asked me for anything, quietly. I am a living example of pm modis tolerance he forgave me though i publicly attacked him, human resource minister smriti irani told ndtvs barkha dutt in an interview on tuesday. Barkha dutt meera and vikram gandhi fellow and ndtv journalist.
Before her death, prabha had become the most famous female journalist of india. Dutt has won many national and international awards, including the padma shri, indias fourth highest civilian honour. Would you want your kids to read books written by dinanath batra. I was punished for taking a stand and speaking my mind on news censorship. In your open letter to smriti irani you poured out your hearts anguish at how shes never stood up for other women. Book reveals that army was spooked by barkha dutts reporting. Letter to barkha dutt former ndtv actress dear barkha dutt, please pass it to your ideological boyfriend rajdeep as well before i start this letter, i hope you must have listened to the fiery speech delivered by honourable hrd minister smriti irani. My regret is i am giving an interview to you and your channel, you declared, perhaps already doing a quick calculation on the hash tag that your. To be an admirer of her truthfulness barkha dutt one has to make the following pledge, i, with my own heart and mind want to be an admirer of her truthfulness barkha dutt, the only hope of we the people who cant make the buck stop and have to pray and plead to her truthfulness to make it stop at 10.
Barkha dutt is an awardwinning tv journalist and anchor with more than two decades of reporting experience. Smriti irani is very tidy by nature, smriti irani love order and are methodical. The government of india awarded barkha dutt the padma shri, for her coverage the tsunami. Barkha dutt soon found links to and quoted a bunch of news articles that pointed to iranis quote today is the day of worship of goddess saraswati. Her father was an indian air force and her mother was a renowned journalist.
Dutt was part of ndtvs team for 21 years, until she left the channel in january 2017. Dutts spat with her mentor company, which had fiercely defended her during the radia tape scandal, has made. Barkha dutt says indian media isnt being truthful either about cow terrorism or yogi adityanath barkha dutt 5 december, 2018 kashmir. Dutt and prabha dutt, who was well known for hindustan times. Barkha dutts interview of his holiness the dalai lama for ndtv. Video of media kit for brand association with web series on anuj basant communications s.
Barkha duttsmriti irani in a twitter battle over jnu my. From the above, its clear that barkha dutts reporting did spook the army at least once during the kargil war. 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. 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. Indian tv journalist, ndtv editor barkha dutt biography. Barkha dutt is an indian television journalist and columnist. For the upcoming election, smriti irani, the union minister of textile from the. Barkha emerged as a prominent figure after her frontline war reporting on the kargil conflict between india and pakistan in 1999. Im grateful that by your liberal rulebook, you dont hold any notion of sexism in such a form of address. Smriti irani is a very practical person and equally capable.
Barkha dutts interview for ndtv continued the 14th. That is what i felt when i watched your interview to barkha dutt your 2 nd in the last six months. A statement released by juggernaut books, who will publish the book in late 2018, stated that the book, titled power, will take a look at the past two decades of indian politics, tracing the changing fortunes of the congress as well as the rise of. Open letter to smriti irani from barkha dutt by barkha dutt. Jan 16, 2017 barkha dutt was born on 18 december 1971 in new delhi, india to s. Barkha dutts interview for ndtv continued 10 questions for the dalai lama time magazine interview. Dear smriti irani, stop being a social media troll for once dailyo. Barkha dutt, one of indias foremost journalists, was all of eight when a distant malerelative molested her, leaving the innocent child utterly traumatised for years. See more ideas about smriti irani, textile news and future of india. Barkha dutt now targets amazon indiafactsindiafacts. But this one facebook post of hers has decidedly reversed perceptions about her and put her on a high. An open letter to barkha dutt former ndtv actress alok. Barkha dutt becomes the story in india the saturday profile.
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. Recently she was crying day and night when indian army killed a terrorist in encounter in kashmir. Smriti iranis aggressive campaign in amethi gave rahul gandhi a. She also covered conflicts in iraq, pakistan, kashmir and afghanistan. Couple of years back she was crying when indian court gave death sentence to a terrorist for attacking on in. Author of how united states shot humanity, senior journalist. Popular tv journalist, columnist and controversial exanchor at ndtv, barkha dutt is set to write a book on the last two decades of indian politics. Barkha dutt fired from ndtv over celebrity row the male factor. Whether it it is out of personal pique or driven by high standards of journalism is a mystery. Watch smriti iranis first interview after beating rahul gandhi in amethi lok sabha election battle duration. Barkha dutt is an indian television journalist, author and owner of youtube news channel mojo.