Podcast | Kuldip Nayar, the Uncompromising Editor on the Emergency

A year before his death in 2018, the veteran journalist had spoken to The Quint on his arrest during the Emergency.

Veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar passed away on 23 August 2018 at the age of 95. A year earlier, he had spoken to The Quint on his arrest during the 1975 Emergency. 

(Photo: The Quint)

(This podcast was first published on 6 February 2019. It has been republished from The Quint's archives to mark Kuldip Nayar's death anniversary.)

“Indira and I knew each other very well. One day she cut her hair short and asked me how she looked. I told her she was beautiful earlier, but looked even more beautiful now,” said Kuldip Nayar as he recounted an anecdote when asked about his association with former Indian prime minister Indira Gandhi.

The veteran journalist, who passed away on 23 August 2018, had spoken to The Quint a year earlier, opening up on his arrest during the 1975 Emergency.

This podcast revisits the interview with Kuldip Nayar, who spoke on the events that led to his arrest, his love for mangoes, and how he coped with fly-infested meals at Tihar jail.