Mar 05, 2011 chyetanya kuntes original blog post against brkha dutt. Dutt has one sibling, a sister, bahar dutt, who is now employed at cnnibn as its journalist. Chaitanya khunte wrote a blog critical of barkha dutts conduct as a journalist whilst reporting mumbai terrorist attack. Arnab did not name anyone, but barkha dutt, you made it clear that all fo the above applied to you, by reacting the way you did. Oct 26, 2016 barkha dutt profile and articles published at ndtv. In his post, kunte criticised the media, especially controversial journalist barkha dutt, who was then with ndtv. 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. One of the most remarkable books ever published about contemporary india, arguably the most complex society on earth.
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 becomes the story in india the saturday. Chaitanya kunte is having a quiet laugh somewhere in india, after reading this hypocritical, pompous, turncoat piece. Chyetanya kunte s original blog post against brkha dutt. That is the diabolical tactic used by the likes of barkha dutt who became insecure by what chaitanya. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Barkha dutt becomes the story in india the saturday profile. Dutt has won many national and international awards, including the padma shri, indias fourth highest civilian honour. Barkhas reportage of 2611 and kargil, have always been controversial. Jan 16, 2017 barkha dutt was born on 18 december 1971 in new delhi, india to s. A journalist has the freedom to write, whether people read it or not is their freedom. Barkha dutt is an indian television journalist and columnist. Barkha later wrote a book the uniquet land which was released in. On another occasion, barkha compelled a blogger named chaitanya kunte to take down a blog where he raised compelling questions on her.
Everytime she talks about absorbing criticism she should read the blogpost by chaitanya kunte on. Right now there is widespread agitation against the proposed citizenship amendment bill cab. He did not name anyone, but he made his target clear. She first emerged as a household name with her frontline war reporting on the kargil conflict between indi. While replying to madhu trehan, watch barkha respond to allegations in chaitanya kunte s blog, her controversial reporting of 2611 mumbai siege oberoi, hemant karkares death, terrorists movements. Unfortunately, barkha dutt is yet to completely understand the concept of freedom. Kind courtesy we the women curated by barkha dutton sunday, december 1, an incredible act of bravery took place in mumbai. Post 2611 mumbai attacks, a blogger by name, cheytanya kunte had written a blog post, criticizing barkha dutt, for her insensitive live coverage,which was responsible for deaths of many innocents, including. Barkha dutt first tv show was with ndtv and today she is the consulting editor of the channel. Not only did your reaction make it clear, that he was targetting you, but on the one hand, you claimed that you dont give a toss for his opinion and on the other hand, wrote a lengthy facebook post, and re.
Indian bloggers waged a war against their favourite. Her father was an indian air force and her mother was a renowned journalist. Barkha dutt to write a book on two decades of indian politics. Barkha dutt fired from ndtv over celebrity row the male factor. This prelude was essential in light of the selfsame barkha dutts extended rant of. An awesome reply by a nationalist to barkha dutts open. Hardly new, says former ndtv anchor barkha dutt after. Jul 29, 2016 barkha butt is an indian television journalist, columnist and news reporter. But the blogger was strong armed by the news house to apologize. Barkha dutt on her experience with sexual abuse and violence. Dutts role in the radia tapes did not seem to point to an individual act but an institutional malaise.
Why ndtv india could go off air for a day swarajya. Sep 03, 2017 if i were hrithik roshan for a day id be a gentleman, apologise and own up to my. Taken together, they provide a vivid, devastating and unforgettable portrait of our unquiet land. Barkha dutt from the heights of kargil to the pits of. I also recommend reading the investigative book, ndtv frauds, which. Barkha dutt is an awardwinning tv journalist and anchor with more than two decades of reporting experience. Barkha dutt height isnt captivating and barkha dutt images show simple countenance but her personality has been adorned with her exemplary traits of journalism that have indefinitely hiked barkha dutt salary. Barkha dutt is an indian television journalist, author and owner of youtube news channel mojo.
I wasnt there at the india gate protests, but several of my younger friends were. He was on the aggressive, attacking pseudoliberals, some of whom are within the media. About the author barkha dutt, one of indias most prominent journalists and television anchors, became a household name with. W hen you look down from the elevation of basic human decency, you spot a view of a vast court of a degenerate sultanate where the celebrated denizens of. 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. Dutt has followed in the footsteps of her mother, prabha dutt, who was a trailblazing female newspaper reporter, barging her way onto the front lines of the battles with pakistan in 1965. Much as i dislike barkha dutt, there were hooligans at the protests. I do remember the name of lois sofia, but do you remember the names of vinod mehta, yogesh kumar sheetal and chaitanya kunte see barkha, with sophia, what you fail to mention is, i posted the sections of the dgca rules that clearly mark her actions in an aviation zone as prosecutable in no uncertain terms, punishable for upto a year, and i supported her right to call narendra modi a fascist. If there is anything that laffaire barkha dutt versus cheytanya kunte holds a mirror tobesides media hypocrisy, thin skins, forked tongues, and such likeit is. Dutt and prabha dutt, who was well known for hindustan times. Barkha dutt and rupa subramanyas twitter spat is the stuff online trolls are made of. He attacked those who have been trying to echo the pakistani line, in the guise of backing kashmiris, those. Narendra modis rise and the failure of liberal politics.
A lot of blogs out there have criticized her for her shoddy reporting. As barkha dutt preaches at congress anti bullying workshop. Times now editorinchief arnab goswami opened a can of worms yesterday. Was chaitanya kunte legally wrong with his blog post on ndtv. A two decade long of slapdash and deplorable journey of a news trader. Burkha dutt is a compulsive liar and trying to divert the blame. Even if you tie up with azam khan, bajruddin ajmal, the muslim league, the catholic church, evangelists, khalistani groups or even the shiv sena, as all these parties have, so long as youre still antibjprsssangh, you are regarded as liberal by barkha dutt and the rest of the mainstream media. It takes a lot of courage to face an entity that has an army of lawyers at its disposal. Book reveals that army was spooked by barkha dutts reporting in kargil. Radia tapes barkha s response an open letter to barkha dutt.
Watch her respond to allegations in chaitanya kuntes blog, hemant karkares death. For original and insightful narratives on indian culture and history, subscribe to us on telegram. At the time, a blogger by the name of chaitanya kunte had written a stinging blogpost that had castigated barkha dutt for her coverage of the. Open letter to chetan bhagat on kashmir from barkha dutt. Around the dining table, politics was a staple diet, right up there with the obligatory portions of yucky daily greens. 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. So just for the record, contrary to what chaitanya kunte wrote in his blog, you. Barkha emerged as a prominent figure after her frontline war reporting on the kargil conflict between india and pakistan in 1999. Barkha dutt biography know more about her personal life. Barkha dutt and nidhi razdan in twitter spat over mojo.
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. I recount this to introduce a new angle to the entire boycott barkha s book story. Barkha is being asked about her bullying of blogger chaitanya kunte. Radia tapes barkhas response an open letter to barkha. An awesome reply by a nationalist to barkha dutt s open letter to pm modimust read.
Reportage barkha dutt slams mentor company ndtv over use of mojo in a series of tweets triggered by outlooks online story, claiming propriety over the brand name, dutt. Remembering barkha dutts role in endangering the lives of 100s of. Chaitanya kunte, a blogger, was so alarmed that he chronicled every act of barkha with updates and indicated the damage she could have caused and how she and ndtv would have ended up helping the terrorists. At the age of five, my parents would make me identify littleknown world leaders on the covers of time magazine. Apr 19, 2016 my dear chetan, your open letter to kashmiri youth we exchanged only a few brief notes on twitter encourages me to write one back to you. What personal grudge did chaitanya kunte hold against barkha. In current parlance liberal antibjprsssangh parivar. Barkha in her tweet revealed the fact that she and her channel call participants in their show for publicity. Chyetanya kuntes original blog post against brkha dutt. Chaitanya kunte, a blogger, was so alarmed that he chronicled every act of barkha. Stories from indias fault lines book online at best prices in india on.
Btw barkhagate was used way back in january 2009 during the chaitanya kunte episode here, so its not. Never criticize ndtv or barkha dutt again arbit stuff. No barkha dutt, you lost the moral authority to criticise kapil sibal long ago. Whether it it is out of personal pique or driven by high standards of journalism is a mystery. From the above, its clear that barkha dutt s reporting did spook the army at least once during the kargil war.
No barkha dutt, you lost the moral authority to criticise. The current boycott, downrating and so on, is purely out of spite for barkha dutt. Barkha s reportage of 2611 and kargil, have always been controversial. Initially, the protests were largely students and peaceful.
Dutt was part of ndtvs team for 21 years, until she left the channel in january 2017. Barkha dutt and ndtv limited, in my post titled shoddy journalism, preceding unsigned comment added by 1. This is the first book by barkha dutt, indias best known journalist. Indian tv journalist, ndtv editor barkha dutt biography. Its the first time actually that an indian journalist. Since 2611, ndtv journalist, barkha dutt has been silencing her critics by suing, blackmail, abusing, or even by implicating them in false police cases. Barkha dutt never gives proofs for similar sweeping statements.
The arrogance and ignorance of jack dorsey in india, writes barkha dutt barkha dutt 22 november, 2018 what if barkha dutt had joked about konark temples erotica instead of abhijit iyer mitra. This is the blog post which led to chyetanya kunte being served a legal notice. 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. Jul 25, 2017 reportage barkha dutt slams mentor company ndtv over use of mojo in a series of tweets triggered by outlooks online story, claiming propriety over the brand name, dutt said she had launched. This extract from this unquiet land by barkha dutt has been published with permission from aleph book company. The then army chief has written in his book that a young barkha came to me. Chaitanya kunte is having a quiet laugh somewhere in india, after reading this. Senior journalist barkha dutt in a series of tweets on thursday alleged that a section of the ruling party is intimidating her. Home sv exclusive open letter an awesome reply by a nationalist to barkha dutt s open. The only one to take it as a personal attack was barkha dutt. Courting controversy while reporting news has become second nature to barkha dutt.
Stephens college in chennai and graduated with an english. Coming back to barkha and her regal lie peddling of 23 years which another fraud called pranoy roy terms as the journey from a young girl to a beautiful woman. From the above, its clear that barkha dutt s reporting did spook the. From the above, its clear that barkha dutts reporting did spook the army at least once during the kargil war. Barkha dutt, managing editor, english news, ndtv limited and to ndtv limited, for the defamatory statements i made regarding ms. Barkha dutt reveals unknown facts in her book this unquiet land stories from indias fault lines %. Barkha dutt slams mentor company ndtv over use of mojo.
Not on the merits of the book although it is selling under the non fiction category, whilst we all know that barkha is. Dear barkha, i read your response here to the radia tapes and allegations against you. Meet the journalism student who almost lost his career for shouting anti barkha dutt slogans. 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. On the boycott of barkha, the adarsh liberal cabal, and. Was chaitanya kunte legally wrong with his blog post on. Jun 28, 2017 barkhas post in facebook is truly revealing.
Before her death, prabha had become the most famous female journalist of india. Barkha dutt, my rightwing friends helped me without. 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. Book reveals that army was spooked by barkha dutts. Latest news, top news, photos, videos by barkha dutt. Book reveals that army was spooked by barkha dutts reporting. 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. Subsequently, kunte received a legal notice, and he proceeded to delete the blog post and issue an apology to barkha dutt and ndtv. Stories from indias fault lines enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The ghost of kargil war theories regarding suspicious role of barkha dutt famous indian journalist is out of the box again after the publication of book kargil the turning ride. Barkha adds, chaitanya kunte said i was responsible for hemant karkares death. Dutt gained prominence for her reportage of the kargil war. Articles by barkha dutt the washington post journalist.
For every question madhu trehan throws, she has her defence ready. Trust me, i can understand the deep anguish and hurt that you are going through. Ive put it up for those who havent read it, using my constitutional right to expression, and also my constitutional freedom of speech. Barkha dutt and rupa subramanyas twitter spat is the. The apology and the original blog post content are available at this page released by the wikileaks. Vikram seth reads kargil excerpts from barkha dutts new book. Remembering barkha dutts role in endangering the lives of. I, chyetanya kunte, hereby tender an unconditional apology to ms. A look back at how live coverage by journalists like barkha dutt and. Jul 25, 2017 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. Hope you remember the poor blogger chaitanya kunte, who squarely blamed you and very rightly so for the killing of our security forces during 2611 and how again you threatened him with legal action.
Oct 18, 2017 former ndtv anchor barkha dutt said in a facebook post on wednesday that the channels decision to take down a story related to bharatiya janata party president amit shahs son was hardly. 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 barkha s tv journalism has been irresponsible. At that time, she was working with the hindustan times. Barkha is well known for her reporting of the kargil conflict.
Barkha sued him and forced him to remove the blog and even apologise for narrating facts. Nov 25, 20 barkha dutt is group editor with ndtv, indias premiere news and current affairs network. But this one facebook post of hers has decidedly reversed perceptions about her and put her on a high. An exclusive extract from barkha dutt s new book this unquiet land stories from indias fault lines. The making of a tragedy, edited by siddharth varadarajan and published by penguin isbn 9780143029014. In this book, barkha dutt recounts the ones that have left an indelible mark on her. In her defence, barkha says that like in kargil war, during mumbai attack, she became the symbol for something every other journalist was doing. The story is about the government interfering with my right to work.
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