Biographer on Vajpayee's Life, From Helping Lay Ground For Gandhi Killing To His Adultery, Lovechild

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Biographer on Vajpayee's Life, From Helping Lay Ground For Gandhi Killing To His Adultery, Lovechild

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A subject that has never been discussed publicly and certainly has not been written about before is carefully assessed and analyzed in the recently published first volume of a 2-part major biography of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. I am referring to Mr. Vajpayee’s adulterous relationship with Rajkumari Kaul, who was at the same time married to Birjan Kaul, the warden of the boy’s hostel at Ramjas College in Delhi. The book is called ‘Vajpayee: The Ascent of the Hindu Right 1924-1977’ and confirms that Vajpayee and Kaul had a child out of wedlock in August 1960 called Namita nicknamed Gunnu. As the book says: “As she grew older, Gunnu’s facial features began to resemble her father’s (but) on paper, she was to be the warden’s daughter ... Vajpayee may have felt the void of not being able to officially call himself a father, though Gunnu began calling him ‘Baap ji’.”
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@sanjaypendharker1188 Жыл бұрын

We must also appreciate that the Congress party never used these facts of his personal life for character/ reputation assassination . We must respect the privacy of personal life .

@softgrowl Жыл бұрын

Which was not followed by other side. They even invent bs about brother sister photos

@satindra21 Жыл бұрын

Vajpayee was always overrated. The one honest thing in his life was his relationship with Mrs Kaul.

@NumMyr Жыл бұрын

But unfortunately such values cannot be expected of current govt .

@satindra21 Жыл бұрын

@@softgrowl So true.

@Achintyanath Жыл бұрын

@@satindra21 Atalji was humble and simple person not pompous dictator like the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty members

@kumarnarayana5105 Жыл бұрын

Vajpayee was the ideal MASK for sangh parivaar ! A lofty, much-hyped double-speak ! 🙏

@Gopal1939 Жыл бұрын

Mukhauta !

@GM_- Жыл бұрын

@@Gopal1939 his own party functionary called him that, no less!

@Achintyanath Жыл бұрын

@@GM_- Where is that party functionary now?

@SK-fs4bv Жыл бұрын

he didnt owe you or anyone an explanation about his personal life

@kumarnarayana5105 Жыл бұрын

@@SK-fs4bv I see. but he was free to propagate double-speak?

@manojjain375 Жыл бұрын

I have been watching Karan since his Newstrack days with Hindustan Times. Age & adversity has had little effect on him & he remains as bold & forthright, giving people like us an unbiased view that seems to have become a rarity in today's times. Keep up the good work, Karan.

@satindra21 Жыл бұрын

He is a gem.

@sideonsid2885 Жыл бұрын

Has the book addressed the role of Vajpayee's *son-in-law* Ranjan Bhattacharya ? A Billionaire lobbyist/wheeler-dealer who ran the PMO along with Brijesh Mishra , when Vajpayee was too sick to function ?

@user-me9nn8ue8h Жыл бұрын

The book under discussion is Abhishek Choudhary's VAJPAYEE: The Ascent of the Hindu Right, 1924-1977.

@mandolinmithunradhakrishna1058 Жыл бұрын

But this interview makes it seem like the books title is Vajapayee : His sex life

@gurindersingh8109 Жыл бұрын

Hindu radicalism began in 1947 with construction of somnath buildings. But Hindu extremists politics became mainstream immediately after 1977 emergency. June 1984 thug military attack on Sikhism and November 1984 genocides was the climax of Hinduism based on Mahabharat violence.

@zachariavallickad7264 Жыл бұрын

The graciousness of the Congress party in the Vajpayee situation makes the BJP a bigoted party the way they talk about Nehru.

@disturbed0insane Ай бұрын

Haan fir Congress ko Nehru ki r a ndi ke baare mein yaad dila dete na😂😂😂

@sudipgupta3547 Жыл бұрын

Karan Thapar is a master interviewer. Someday we will need him more.

@sekarrao8054 Жыл бұрын

One more interview with modi?

@hadikhan5197 Жыл бұрын

@@sekarrao8054 😂😂Even though Extremely Unlikely, that’d be some Interview for sure.. The fact that the Interview became such a Huge Deal, it’d be Extremely Awkward for both Men to even entertain the Possibility.. The Interview is and will Forever be the Crown Jewel 💎 in Karan Thapar’s legacy and Probably the biggest Regret in NaMo’s political career..

@Mysangeeet Жыл бұрын

Dosti bani rahe....Dosti bani rahe

@disturbed0insane Ай бұрын

Someday iska Gandhi jaisa ilaaj hoga😂😂😂

@anand-menon Жыл бұрын

Normally anyone's private life is their own business- adulterous or otherwise. But if you are a prominent member of a party that repeatedly emphasizes the sanctity of Indian culture and family life in public , while your private life is the exact opposite of what you preach, the public has a right to know. The public also has a right to question that duplicitous " morality" . A " morality " that says Bon Viveur For Me, But Not For Thee...The double standards/ hypocrisy of our public figures have to be downplayed or not given prominence otherwise the aura surrounding the men erected onto the pedestals would disappear. The greater grand project or agenda of their public lives would potentially come under jeopardy if the truth were to be known. It would be a good idea to accept ( or reject) leaders with all their flaws,moles,warts and all instead of portraying them as ideal human beings beyond mere mortals and therefore beyond the pale of criticism.... One prefers an open and consistenly flawed rogue rather than a duplicitous virtue signaling hypocrite giving the rest of us sanctimonious lectures on values, culture and idealism.

@TheMalllu Жыл бұрын

it's a fault of basic human natyre which seek pleasure and there are people who will speak which gives your ears pleasure whether it is a truth or not. and popular speaker can become a popular leader too . and once someone or group becomes popular it is really hard to show their actual life for it may need that strong proof to prove it. and the current world is mostly based on popular views

@kumarnarayana5105 Жыл бұрын

students of history, people of my generation and the past would know very well the real face of atal vajpayee (very aptly called the mukhouta). was and utter opportunist and double-speak. his shady hypocrisy must be revealed not because it is 'private' but more so because of how his so-called integrity and steadfastness has been eulogised for political mileage. like most rss operatives, modi has tried to emulate some of that fake, nonchalant, fakir persona that has fooled the gullible masses for a while. nice work ! 🙏🙏

@mohammedmurtaza3257 Жыл бұрын

Agreed

@Snr313 Жыл бұрын

True...

@1alltimeuser Жыл бұрын

If you WERE...Not ARE... You all hypocrite will start rona dhona if same revelations would be made for Nehru, Gandhi, rajiv or Indira. Shame on you all

@bashirarsalan Жыл бұрын

Every single person in RSS is same

@ZAAZ4U Жыл бұрын

🫢

@Inner.divinity Жыл бұрын

Not everyone can be a chhupa rustam like Vajpayee

@ajaypatil4083 Жыл бұрын

Vajpayee was womanizer in the guise of gentleman poet.Late Balraj Madhok one of the founding member of jansangh also cited about his penchant for women and drink in his autobiography. He also pointed toward his involvement in murder of Din Dayal Upadhyay along with Nanji Deshmukh.

@lalitharavindran Жыл бұрын

Yes. Indian media was always protecting private lives of such political leaders.

@manishsinha6111 Жыл бұрын

What about nehru's numerous escapades ?

@ajaypatil4083 Жыл бұрын

@@lalitharavindran 💯✅ especially in case of vajpayee they just glossed over all his sins. They heaped praises on his oratory skills and poetry as if he was the first and last poet in india. They never criticised him for his provocative speeches during ram janmbhoomi agitation (they put all rubble on advani) also media never discussed his role in nelli massacre in Asam. Vajpayee definitely had have his own share of blunders hope this book series will throw some light on it.

@TheMalllu Жыл бұрын

@@manishsinha6111 there may well be but in the current context it goes against the very culture they (the current popular party) preach what should be practiced

@VinodKumar-qv8in Жыл бұрын

@@manishsinha6111 most of Nehrus escapades are propagandas by the RSS. You will find such lies on WhatsApp which is used as an effective medium to vilify persons that challenge the Right/Left wing ideologies.

@sujithkumar2041 Жыл бұрын

Kudos to the author for being honest, a basic trait one expect from a biographer, but very hard and dangerous at this juncture of political climate.

@PradeepYadav-gt7vm Жыл бұрын

Only Karan can take such Courageous question and bringing fact out

@bhartihema8436 Жыл бұрын

I feel respect for Mr Birjain, the husband of Princess Kaul who has to live in such a turmoil (internal) all his life.

@vishakhasingh8714 Жыл бұрын

I feel sorry for him. I wish he should have divorced Rajkumari.

@penntemp Жыл бұрын

Princess? Her name was Rajkumari. She wasn’t a princess.

@narkelnaru2710 Жыл бұрын

@@penntemp Oh no no, she was a princess. Small p. Big R.

@Achintyanath Жыл бұрын

@@vishakhasingh8714 Would the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty approve of this divorce considering the fact that they were their relatives?

@viplavameshram5675 Жыл бұрын

It was during emergency when I was detained in Nagpur Central Jail I came across one Dr. Agrawal who was an RSS activist and was a senior professor in AIIMS.He was rearrested in Ramtek when he absconded while taken to AIIMS from Tihar Jail for treatment and lodged in Nagpur Central Jail. He became a bit insane. He told that Mr. Bajpai was a womanizer and he had relationship with Chandres Sharma who was in Tihar Jail sentenced in murder of Dr. Vidya Jain. Late Comrade B.P. Kashyap of CPI(M) was also with me in detention under MISA as I was. during 1964 he was in Tihar Jail and told me that in all Indian Jails one could get drugs etc.exept woman but in Tihar one could get that too.

@user-qy8pe6hj8h Жыл бұрын

I wish if Pakistan had a journalist like Karun Thapar, he does not shout, he does not un-necessarily interrupt and he helps stay on topic.

@pipipupu5104 3 ай бұрын

Cope and seethe.

@ChaudryShehryarYounis Жыл бұрын

Simply splendid 👌!!!!!! What a great bundle of information. Tremendous journalism 👏.

@sideonsid2885 Жыл бұрын

Another important aspect of Vajpayee's life that is not talked about is how his son-in-law , Ranjan Bhattacharya , earned *₹100s of Crores* as a wheeler-dealer & lobbyist when Vajpayee was in power . He was also friends with another lobbyist named Nira Radia ..remember her ?

@GowthamV07 Жыл бұрын

So the Nehru family and their friends din't make 10000 crores during the era ? Or is the goverment funding not diverted to enrich the Nehru dynasty?

@kurshymaster3408 Жыл бұрын

TATA too was embroiled with Nira Radia, and had beg the SC not reveal those details to the public !! Which means that RNT also has a mask... much PR has been devoted to create the IMAGE of RNT !!

@kurshymaster3408 Жыл бұрын

@@GowthamV07, so BJP also does the same DIRTY deeds as Cong ? 2 wrongs make a right ?😂😂

@abhishektiwari6141 Жыл бұрын

@@GowthamV07 lol show me one

@SandeepKulshrestha Жыл бұрын

@@GowthamV07 Actually there is no evidence of either Indira or Pandit ji were personally corrupt. See their houses. Although they were big, they lived a simple life

@bhartihema8436 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for uploading this video for all of the viewers. Thanks to the author for giving interview.

@shreemoyeebhattacharya1484 Жыл бұрын

Suggestion for Abhishek Choudhary: There were moments where I expected you to slow down and speak with more control rather than much excitement. It's commendable that you've researched so much about Mr Vajpayee. Even as regular South campus students in early 2000s we were aware of his part of his life doing rounds in DU as campus gossip. It's a big moment for you and your ingenuity is appreciated after all you are in front of the Karan Thapar but please the interview at times turned a conversation of squeaks and high decibled outbursts. Nonetheless, best of luck and well done! I'm purchasing this book for aure.

@apurvnandy3077 Жыл бұрын

he will get used to the glitter

@balur104 Жыл бұрын

Great interview Thank you to Abhishek ji and Karan ji

@rachnagupta8346 Жыл бұрын

Good interview by Karan Thapar. Author was dry throat many times. Book shows that normal ordinary public forms its opinion of leaders on unknown facts. Will definitely read this book. Vajpayee had some facets in his personality which were never known.. Nilanjan Mukhopadhyay book - RSS too reveals some unknown facts

@sinistermace Жыл бұрын

Just incredible, thanks for making this interview happen

@amisi9330 Жыл бұрын

I see how much Karan is enjoying this conversation

@learningislife212 Жыл бұрын

I think raising questions on a person's life only humanizes him or her;in contrast to the bogus tendency some of us possess to deify our leaders or celebrities A highly appreciative work indeed by Mr Choudhary. Kudos to him

@anandprasadsharma5067 Жыл бұрын

Where were you when this tharki buddha coward vajpayee called sonia gandhi a Bar girl

@mariafernandes6486 Жыл бұрын

A fascinating interview with the author being more than honest , fluent in his ideas and fully knowledgeable about his writing. And Karan Thapar always brings out the best. Very very different from what we've been getting in the past few weeks on social media. Will enjoy when the next episode when aired.

@PrashantProhit Жыл бұрын

The author wrote the book, put up all ‘controversial’ things but when confronted with difficult questions face to face, his every answer starts with the phrase, “Well…that’s more complicated than that…” Well done Karan, as always.

@vvk594 Жыл бұрын

From body language of this author didn’t look correct or honest and confidence. He looks like a crook. Will be happy if he writes about Nehru, Gandhi, Indira , Rajiv, Sanjay , Sonia , Rahul homosexuality, Priyanka bi polarity, Robert Vadra travel from rags to riches- looting India building an empire in London.

@ghzltnsr20 Жыл бұрын

Hahaha and "yes and no" or "to some extent" lol

@sandipanroy3106 Жыл бұрын

Right, I noticed the same.

@renukaviswanathan454 Жыл бұрын

His assessment agrees in many ways with mine. A former Minister of State for Power in Vajpayee's ministry, Mr Kumaramangalam, told us that Mr Vajpayee hardly visited a temple. He saw religion simply as a tool to manipulate the sentiments of voters and induce them to support his party.

@sujithkumar2041 Жыл бұрын

May be the fact is he could get away with not visiting temples at that time. But my belief is he would have find no qualms in visiting temples in contemporary bjp politics, if he was alive, considering the hypocrisy and double speak in his life along.

@Snr313 Жыл бұрын

Which is followed till date by his party...

@VYDEO Жыл бұрын

Were you in personal contact with Mr.Kumarmangalam ❓

@renukaviswanathan454 Жыл бұрын

@@VYDEO Yes. He said this at a dinner to a group of persons

@penntemp Жыл бұрын

Vajpayee visited temples. That’s a fact.

@readingallowed559 Жыл бұрын

I'm surprised that the description of this video gives you details about Vajpayee's "adulterous" relationship and the name of the child and so on, but not the name of the author of the book! The book is also about the ascent of the Hindu right and Karan took so much time talking about Vajpayee's love life that he had little time for more substantive discussion. The author is Abhishek Choudhary. I hope Abhishek Choudhary has better interviews. I forget where I heard this, but ABV had a great thing to say about his love life "Main shadhi shudha nahin hoon, kunwara nahin".

@SuperAkashsagar Жыл бұрын

This corroborates everything that Dr. Subramanian Swamy and his wife have spoken and written abt and goes much further to rip the masks off the BJP's two-faced ideologue. Begs the question here: Who are the Architect/s covering up the pvt live(s) of India's present PM and his PYTs? Atal Bihari Vajpayee spoke with a forked tongue on Dec 6, 1992.

@sendy2366 Жыл бұрын

Sir Karan Thapar. May I request you to conduct an interview with the former Ex- Delhi Police Commissioner, sir? You will get more evidence of Brij Bhushan Singh, which will disclosure of Brij Bhushan Singh will come as a shock to many in India from the former Ex- Delhi Police Commissioner.

@harishchopra847 Жыл бұрын

He was my professor in Ramjas College 1962-65 batch.

@surendrabarsode8959 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Karan for this wonderful interview with the author. Good job done by the author!! We all wholeheartedly accept and love Atal jee as he was and we know he was easily the best PM India had so far!

@satyannair4837 Жыл бұрын

Who is the WE here? Speak for YOURself.

@Achintyanath Жыл бұрын

@@satyannair4837 The WE includes myself and all the voters of Lucknow who elected our beloved Atalji as our MP again and again. WE know that people like you hate Atalji that is why we feel to assert our love for him.

@ghzltnsr20 Жыл бұрын

We hate communal people

@softgrowl Жыл бұрын

@@Achintyanathbut not all voters voted him right even in lucknow. He was a nefarious sanghi

@Achintyanath Жыл бұрын

@@softgrowl Not all voters voted for Nehru in Phoolpur. Not all voters voted for Indira Gandhi in Rae Bareli. Not all voters voted for Rajiv Gandhi in Amethi. They all were dynastic autocrats.

@prashantnahata1626 Жыл бұрын

Any mention in the book of Vajpayee's role in the Nellie/ Assam massacre .

@msasports737 Жыл бұрын

So in short, Vajpayee was a baap in reigning on false stories of greatness.

@arjunjadhav4427 Жыл бұрын

Truth always prevails!

@jameswanglat2639 Жыл бұрын

Wow.....Gray side of Atul's life. Fantastic.

@rushebarab1423 Жыл бұрын

great interview and interviewee.....would read this book and understand more from the author. the author seems credible and nuanced in his approach. loved the interview, hopeful to read the book soon.

@bhartihema8436 Жыл бұрын

Vajpayee and Modi are same in character. He too was a hindutatva fanatic but couldn't exercise it fully as the atmosphere was not appreciate for hindutatva thing though industrialists started prospering under Vajpayee period as PM. I fully appreciate the author in his honesty

@mithileshkumar-rt4yt Жыл бұрын

And what's your beef with industrialists?

@Inner.divinity Жыл бұрын

Adwani and Modi have far better self-control and discipline than Vajpayee ..both are health and fitness ambassadors of indian politics..

@sideonsid2885 Жыл бұрын

Many of the commenters are reacting as if they are hearing about Vajpayee's personal life for the 1st time . 😄 This was an open secret for many years . Did you never ask yourself why was Vajpayee living with another family ? The media always spoke about his "friendship" with Mrs.Kaul , did you never ask what is this special friendship that they are living together ? Why did he & the media refer to someone else's daughter as his "foster" daughter , when he never fostered her & her father was still alive ? Did you never ask yourself why is the *son-in-law* Ranjan Bhattacharya such an important man in the PMO ? How did he amass ₹100s of Crores of wealth ?

@Bharath_007 Жыл бұрын

Wow Hindu bajpayee has a child out of wedlock 😂😂.. Nice sanatan culture 👌👌

@satindra21 Жыл бұрын

Vajpayee was lucky that Modi and Shah were not in a different party than himself.

@iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiGA Жыл бұрын

This book was such a brilliant read! Kudos to the author

@rc2k22 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed listening to every word of this discussion. A great insight into Vajpayee's personal life and very honest thoughts put forth. I hope this culture of discussing the personal / private life of great leaders helps develop a non-clandestine reporting and accepting of certain facts becomes a norm in India

@PatrioticIndian-t3g Жыл бұрын

Andhbhakts will not agree the facts

@fromme6521 Жыл бұрын

Andhbhakts can't see facts.

@Inner.divinity Жыл бұрын

Andhbhakt- Nehru's company spoilt Vajpayee

@sudhirrao3508 Жыл бұрын

Why can't they just conduct a DNA test on Namita and Vajpayee ancestral family? All things will be clear. She surely looks exactly like Vajpayee.

@Inner.divinity Жыл бұрын

She had no relevance after Vajpayee's death

@sudhirrao3508 Жыл бұрын

@@Inner.divinity it is important to ascertain the facts instead of letting rumors or conspiracy theory take over. And can you say the same thing for yourself in relation to your father and grandfather?

@Inner.divinity Жыл бұрын

@@sudhirrao3508 let children of rajkumari kaul take legal action against the author of the book for maligning the image of their mother, let BJP take legal action against the author for spreading malicious rumour against the most popular leader of their party..Once Subramaniam Swamy called Vajpayee a sharabi, kababi buddha , now he is a member of BJP..😜🤣 Vajpayee never directly publicly denied such stories or allegations about his personal life in his life time

@sudhirrao3508 Жыл бұрын

@@Inner.divinity the BJP goes around accusing people and framing cases against them and putting innocent people in jail... why then should it hide anything about its own leaders.. let Truth prevail..no one is above Truth...

@AsifKhan-bc4ho Жыл бұрын

really nice Karan Sir, now i understood why Mr. modi left your interview

@bha029 Жыл бұрын

Modi- hypocrisy ki bhi seema hoti hai! Vajpayee- hold my beer!

@sunilnm1680 Жыл бұрын

First 26 minutes are wasted on Vajpayee's private life. The interview is very interesting after that. The fake image of Vajpayee has fallen apart.

@prasadskaria403 Жыл бұрын

All sangh young generation should learn from their leaders and stop moral policing

@NarendraKumar-hq5bv Жыл бұрын

Great guy! ❤

@NarendraKumar-hq5bv Жыл бұрын

I mean, the Writer of the Atal B Biography.

@arabindanagchowdhury5825 Жыл бұрын

Just hope that these interviews do not stop. Karan is a master of removing the chaff getting to the wheat. Kudos to him and to the author for being authentic.

@Benny-gi4ii Жыл бұрын

it is important to note that the media is not immune to biases, commercial interests, and other influences that can affect its objectivity.

@sabihasaud8156 Жыл бұрын

Just imagine at that time how courageous she must have been

@softgrowl Жыл бұрын

Who

@GM_- Жыл бұрын

True courage would have been asking her husband for a divorce. A cheating slut by any other name...

@vishakhasingh8714 Жыл бұрын

She wronged her husband and there daughter. Inki kya galti thi. Bachi k dil par kya guzri hogi aur husband was forced to live with her who loved another man. What torture for him.

@sabihasaud8156 Жыл бұрын

@@vishakhasingh8714 Well, He must have benefitted from this arrangement otherwise no man has large enough heart to accept unless to his advantage also as presumed he must have been interested in other gender?? Whatever it worked well for them!!

@Achintyanath Жыл бұрын

@@vishakhasingh8714 She was niece of Pandit Nehru and cousin of Indira Gandhi.

@vijayghatage5780 Жыл бұрын

This was a surprise. We indians are having a good perception/opinion about Vajpayee, this one is a dent in his image,. That may be a reason why sanghies are attacking Pandit ji on his so called Edwina affair(though this has been rejected in Collins -La Pierre book., and even if he was having an affair, that was with none other than the most powerful first lady of subcontinent, India benefitted from this relationship).They themselves from founder to Mahajan Munde are in muddy waters.Teaching marality to others,. Vajpayee is right when he argues that pandit ji could not lebel someone from sangh as future PM of India. Fortunately, Indian politicians don't attack each other on this affairs issue, though they may be most abundant here.Otherwise election campaign could become battle ground for yellow gernalism.

@Sunil778-l4c Жыл бұрын

*"If my farts drive you crazy- don't sniff!" **_Alex Farter the Great_** 😂*

@navaramkumar Жыл бұрын

It Happy that he enjoyed life. It gives me great satisfaction. Wish PMji futute PMji have something like this

@navaramkumar Жыл бұрын

I feel BJP is anti Hindu

@Inner.divinity Жыл бұрын

He was the mask of BJP

@gp21undefined Жыл бұрын

Some important pointers ...they are discussing the biography of one of the most important politician of our times (first PM of political right in India, first non-congress PM to complete tenure, first successful attempt at coalition government, and so on) and all they are investing their energies into is his love affair.. this is serious journalism. Kudos. And one more thing....this biographers mentor is Mr. Ram Guha who is unapologetic about where his loyalty lies vis a vis Indian politics.

@Bambon794 Жыл бұрын

Wow...thanks for this enlightenment

@PK-tq4ms Жыл бұрын

Vajpayee as PM on his visit to China signed an agreement that effectively sliced Tibet into four parts . Jai Hind

@ABO-Destiny Жыл бұрын

Vajpayee though appeared much more e tolerant than Modi was half hearted in his attempts to reign in LK Advani, MM Joshi, Uma Bharati & Kalyan Singh on Babri Masjid. He was the dhritarashtra in hindutva who was used by the party and theur frustrated, idiotic leaders for their own ends.

@khan2984 Жыл бұрын

And here I was all this while thinking if my prime minister Mr. Vapjpayee was a virgin or not. I guess that's settled....

@diwakarmsg2061 Жыл бұрын

Well, the nightmare is now a reality and we are living through it.

@yesudhasonxavier9672 Жыл бұрын

thanks for the interview, it was a revelation to me, knowing Vajpayee had a secret family. also his hard core background was astonishing

@SK-fs4bv Жыл бұрын

nothing secretive it was out in the open and he never denied it

@parthasadhu Жыл бұрын

After listening to this, more likings to this man

@sushilsojwal3207 Жыл бұрын

Love the way Karan Thapar had the Author squirming in his Chair.

@lalitharavindran Жыл бұрын

Great interviews Karan! Please state the name of the author and the book in the description. We should get all information here instead of checking it elsewhere. His adultery, love child etc. was common knowledge to those of us who are from the 70s generation. It used to be said that like sailers are said to have women in each port, he too had women in many places.

@TheZenith790 Жыл бұрын

not really women dont give in so easily !!

@manishsinha6111 Жыл бұрын

I think you are confusing vajpayee with nehru,aunty

@fromme6521 Жыл бұрын

@@manishsinha6111 It was Vajpayee and not Nehru who had many women all over North India.

@Achintyanath Жыл бұрын

@@fromme6521 Nehru had many women all over the world and I don't judge him for that. You do seem to be biased against Atalji for his affairs.

@softgrowl Жыл бұрын

@@Achintyanathhaha, proof. But the other sangi has a book on it.

@christingaspare4006 Жыл бұрын

At the end, what the author say about giving tribute made me emotional.

@JS.forever Жыл бұрын

The book would definitely make a good read. We haven't arrived here in a day. To understand aspects of it will surely be enlightening. The interview though ! Mr Thapar interrupted the author way too often right in the middle of latter making a point. Also half of the interview is about mr Vajpayee's private life when the book sure has many other aspects!

@mohammedmurtaza3257 Жыл бұрын

Brilliant interview...

@anandganapathy6053 Жыл бұрын

Top class interview...!!

@aceofbash Жыл бұрын

THIS INTERVIEW IS AN EYEOPENER FOR THOSE WHO BLINDLY BELIEVED VAJPAYEE IS A MODERATE SANGHI, RIGHT MAN IN THE WRONG PARTY, A STALWART AND SO ONAND SOFORTH

@orion7326 Жыл бұрын

Lol. This book is stating things that Vajpayee has himself revealed. Just because you are late to realise, doesn't mean you discovered theory of relativity. Those things had already been discovered before he was Prime Minister of India. And yes, he was the right man in the wrong party. Writing factually incorrect comments in caps isn't going to prove anything otherwise.

@anandshd Жыл бұрын

This is what you do if you can't criticise him for his work do it on his personal life especially when he is not around to defend himself kudos well done wire

@sureshmurty6523 Жыл бұрын

Interesting discussion and book. Vajpayee was as much an RSS trained man as any other. He and Advani played good cop bad cop all the time. A good orator and patron of the finer things in life including ghazal and scotch deep down he was always inimical to the ideas of Gandhi, Nehru and therefore secularism. He did not say so overtly because he was very old when he became PM and was heading a coalition government. Despite Pokhran and Kargil he was overall a mediocre PM and ran down the economy in about six years. His legacy is not comparable by a far mile to Nehru, Indira and Rajiv despite many blunders they committed. The growth of India far outweighs their shortcomings.

@AnemoiaGuy Жыл бұрын

Read his book Such a superb book

@LOMGOUL Жыл бұрын

Hello Karan Thapar ji Discuss with Dr Lamtinthang 😊

@rvpkujur9336 Жыл бұрын

Your questions are piercing sir .Thanks for fearless journalism .

@123xyzabccba Жыл бұрын

Vajpayee was a hypocrite and his face was used to deceive by rss: ‘nukiley patthar ko samtal karneka waqt aagaya hai’ …his oratory was flowery without any substance …

@SamJoeMathew Жыл бұрын

Indira Gandhi maintained dignity so Vajpayee lived with dignity during his lifetime.

@Rockstar.68 Жыл бұрын

Bcoz gandhi going around yoga guru 😂😂😂

@premakumar3177 Жыл бұрын

Wow ! I like the honest stories you are helping us understand. Thank you.

@nitishsharma882 Жыл бұрын

Most shocking to know is he "talked to everyone else" the relatives as information sources. We know what Indian relatives could have told him about vajpayee ji😂😂😂😂 and these people call themselves "Serious biographers". Thank God I listened to this interview before even ordering the book.

@vmdoon Жыл бұрын

That his daughter loved him speaks volumes about Vajpayee ji. A whole interview focused on, as the author says, on the 10 pages of this book that are about Vajpayee 's personal life...well Karan that speaks volumes about you. Did it impact his political decisions? If not, why should we care?

@diwakarmsg2061 Жыл бұрын

ABVP was NOT a icon of the SS. He was a mere muquata, who they could bandy about.

@kalindnandinisharma7964 Жыл бұрын

Thanks Karan n abhishek.ordering it right away

@rajivchopra6601 Жыл бұрын

Good interview 👍

@rahulvaze Жыл бұрын

This is how Ram Guha would have sounded few decades ago. Uncanny resemblance in body language and speaking style for non-biologically related people.

@PrashantProhit Жыл бұрын

Karan, at least you should have named the author and the book in the description.

@qualitygeeks9525 Жыл бұрын

What a journalism. Both gentlemen know when to talk and when to listen.

@TheMalllu Жыл бұрын

double speak is what power hungry people , groups can certainly do when they see opportunity or they cannot say what they actually think.

@sujithkumar2041 Жыл бұрын

About the personal affairs of VP, except VP all other individuals comes out glowingly - understanding and broad minded - Mr and Mrs Kaul and her two daughters. I would also give credit to the politics of that times and opposition leaders for the decency not to use it against VP, which would be Kosher for todays BJP. Here also VP fails for his hypocrisy and double speak , just as his politics.

@vishakhasingh8714 Жыл бұрын

I only find mr kaul and his daughter great. Mrs kaul she wronged her husband n there daughter.

@virenpsingh Жыл бұрын

Fairly inappropriate & inadequate interview; both parties exploring hypothetical and 'what do you think' questions about Vajpayee's amorous adventures or how Jana Sangh viewed Vajpayee's dalliances. Lot of crystal gazing. Lot of kite flying. Mr. Biographer seems unsure about his own assumptions and conjecture, many times failing to substantiate his own statements with evidence. Doubtful depiction.& unfair (to Vajpayee) at the worst, Mr. Biographer should have garnered & quoted some reliable data, sound bytes and other credible sources. This is not to suggest that Vajpayee was Maryada Purushottam. He was as human as anybody else; but that's besides the point.

@ny8281 Жыл бұрын

Karan Sir, very interesting. Vajpayee's love life sure sounds like a modern day soap opera.😁 I am beginning to wonder if, Mr. Vajpayee was also a homosexual & had a dual relationship with the Professor??

@navyeli1 Жыл бұрын

Karan's clearing having the most fun in this interview! Baiting and biting, at appropriate moments.

@prakashbasnet1242 Жыл бұрын

Karan - a suggestion .. journalism must be well rounded ..… I reckon u guiding the interview more towards your side .

@amania9254 Жыл бұрын

Intelligent author 👌, so daring too. Mr. Karen is getting a bit kind at sometimes to the brilliant author! Wonderful interview 👏

@PK-tq4ms Жыл бұрын

Sita Ram Goel ji ,a Hindu icon of twentieth century was highly critical of Nehru and his policies. Would contribute articles to ‘ Organiser’ RSS mouthpiece. They had also promised to public his book free of cost . Once when Vajpayee confronted Sita Ram ji and said , नेहरू के खिलाफ लिखने के अलाव और कोई काम नहीं है क्या । Publishing of his articles stopped and so also the promise of publishing his book. Vajpayee was the one who promoted PDP in J&K to counter National Conference. We all know PDP to be an anti Hindu and National party. Modi in line with Vajpayee has sponsored J&K Apni party a colony of people from PDP, NC and Congress. Not to forget the affidavit read by Kapil Mishra now a BJP face in Delhi, erstwhile AAP member in Delhi Assembly pertaining to Modi for having quarantined a lady in CM residence for three days. Dr Swamy has written a book on Sonia in 2011. Jai Hind

@Anitha-yf5ju Жыл бұрын

BJP+ Bhakts take pot shot at Nehru They have only skeletons in the wardrobe Govindachari Atal Modi snooping and Anandi Ben Husband also had issues This threesome unity OMG

@jitendersharma6808 Жыл бұрын

He was dual faced with only ideology to come to power. He took a less rabid right wing path to Trump Advani. Advani trumped him by siding with the narcissist and India had to suffer

@akr742 Жыл бұрын

Very much informative. Liked the articulate interactions.

@PK-tq4ms Жыл бұрын

Sita Ram ji escaped arrest by Nehru because Lal Bahadur Shastri ji was preparing him for underground movement in NE in case Chinese enter Assam. Jai Hind

@prakharbhardwaj303 6 ай бұрын

Ive just finished this book and highly recommend it to anyone interested in modern political history and the growth of the RSS! Please don’t be misguided by the extent to which Thapar focuses on Vajpayee’s adulterous affair. While its coverage is justified, it’s a very small part of an otherwise nuanced, gripping and comprehensive work!