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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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 .
Which was not followed by other side. They even invent bs about brother sister photos
Vajpayee was always overrated. The one honest thing in his life was his relationship with Mrs Kaul.
But unfortunately such values cannot be expected of current govt .
@@softgrowl So true.
@@satindra21 Atalji was humble and simple person not pompous dictator like the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty members
Vajpayee was the ideal MASK for sangh parivaar !
A lofty, much-hyped double-speak ! 🙏
Mukhauta !
@@Gopal1939 his own party functionary called him that, no less!
@@GM_- Where is that party functionary now?
he didnt owe you or anyone an explanation about his personal life
@@SK-fs4bv I see. but he was free to propagate double-speak?
The book under discussion is Abhishek Choudhary's VAJPAYEE: The Ascent of the Hindu Right, 1924-1977.
But this interview makes it seem like the books title is Vajapayee : His sex life
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.
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 ?
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.
He is a gem.
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.
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.
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
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 ! 🙏🙏
Agreed
True...
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
Any mention in the book of Vajpayee's role in the Nellie/ Assam massacre .
Karan Thapar is a master interviewer.
Someday we will need him more.
One more interview with modi?
@@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..
Dosti bani rahe....Dosti bani rahe
Only Karan can take such Courageous question and bringing fact out
Just incredible, thanks for making this interview happen
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.
Yes. Indian media was always protecting private lives of such political leaders.
What about nehru's numerous escapades ?
@@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.
@@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
@@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.
Thanks for uploading this video for all of the viewers. Thanks to the author for giving interview.
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
Where were you when this tharki buddha coward vajpayee called sonia gandhi a Bar girl
Simply splendid 👌!!!!!! What a great bundle of information. Tremendous journalism 👏.
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 ?
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?
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 !!
@@GowthamV07, so BJP also does the same DIRTY deeds as Cong ? 2 wrongs make a right ?😂😂
@@GowthamV07 lol show me one
@@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
A B Vajpayee's private life is going to be scrutinized like never before from now onwards. This book might open a Pandora's box.
Those of us who lived in the 60s and 70s his private life was pretty well known. This is not surprising to me.
@@lalitharavindranmaybe but new to me. This punctures the hype about this sangi
@@lalitharavindran So you knew that Mrs. Kaul was related to Nehru family?
Once Vajpayee said " I am unmarried but not a celibate " with a mischievous smile during an interview ..
@@Inner.divinity Vajpayee was quite a colourful personality, very different from Narendra Modi. He lived life to the fullest...never claimed that he was holier than thou.
I feel respect for Mr Birjain, the husband of Princess Kaul who has to live in such a turmoil (internal) all his life.
I feel sorry for him. I wish he should have divorced Rajkumari.
Princess? Her name was Rajkumari. She wasn’t a princess.
@@penntemp
Oh no no, she was a princess. Small p. Big R.
@@vishakhasingh8714 Would the Nehru-Gandhi dynasty approve of this divorce considering the fact that they were their relatives?
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.
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.
Which is followed till date by his party...
Were you in personal contact with Mr.Kumarmangalam ❓
@@VYDEO Yes. He said this at a dinner to a group of persons
Vajpayee visited temples. That’s a fact.
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.
Cope and seethe.
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
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.
Great interview
Thank you to Abhishek ji and Karan ji
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.
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.
Hahaha and "yes and no" or "to some extent" lol
Right, I noticed the same.
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
How long did it take to write this book ?
Every single person in RSS is same
🫢
Not everyone can be a chhupa rustam like Vajpayee
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.
he will get used to the glitter
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.
I see how much Karan is enjoying this conversation
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
And what's your beef with industrialists?
Adwani and Modi have far better self-control and discipline than Vajpayee ..both are health and fitness ambassadors of indian politics..
Wow ! I like the honest stories you are helping us understand. Thank you.
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".
At the end, what the author say about giving tribute made me emotional.
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!
Who is the WE here? Speak for YOURself.
@@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.
We hate communal people
@@Achintyanathbut not all voters voted him right even in lucknow. He was a nefarious sanghi
@@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.
He was my professor in Ramjas College 1962-65 batch.
it is important to note that the media is not immune to biases, commercial interests, and other influences that can affect its objectivity.
This book was such a brilliant read! Kudos to the author
Truth always prevails!
Wow.....Gray side of Atul's life. Fantastic.
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.
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.
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.
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.
thanks for the interview, it was a revelation to me, knowing Vajpayee had a secret family. also his hard core background was astonishing
nothing secretive it was out in the open and he never denied it
Karan, at least you should have named the author and the book in the description.
Wow...thanks for this enlightenment
Love the way Karan Thapar had the Author squirming in his Chair.
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 ?
So in short, Vajpayee was a baap in reigning on false stories of greatness.
Thanks Karan n abhishek.ordering it right away
Intelligent author 👌, so daring too. Mr. Karen is getting a bit kind at sometimes to the brilliant author!
Wonderful interview 👏
The graciousness of the Congress party in the Vajpayee situation makes the BJP a bigoted party the way they talk about Nehru.
Great guy! ❤
I mean, the Writer of the Atal B Biography.
The interview is not defiant anymore?
It Happy that he enjoyed life. It gives me great satisfaction. Wish PMji futute PMji have something like this
I feel BJP is anti Hindu
He was the mask of BJP
Well, the nightmare is now a reality and we are living through it.
Brilliant interview...
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!
Top class interview...!!
really nice Karan Sir,
now i understood why Mr. modi left your interview
What a journalism. Both gentlemen know when to talk and when to listen.
Great interview
Your questions are piercing sir .Thanks for fearless journalism .
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.
Rahul should recommend this biographer for best bio award from our colonizers.
But there is a risk British award board might reject saying "what is quite abnormal?" as it is quite normal over there.
Very much informative. Liked the articulate interactions.
The author came out well and i admire him. A job well done
Karan you are my heró brave, disclosure of fact,you are s true indian.Í wish you all the best.Mezhüu. from Nagaland.
Read his book
Such a superb book
And here I was all this while thinking if my prime minister Mr. Vapjpayee was a virgin or not. I guess that's settled....
Good interview 👍
Karan - a suggestion .. journalism must be well rounded ..… I reckon u guiding the interview more towards your side .
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
Hello Karan Thapar ji
Discuss with Dr Lamtinthang 😊
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.
She had no relevance after Vajpayee's death
@@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?
@@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
@@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...
Thanks again
All sangh young generation should learn from their leaders and stop moral policing
Karan Thaparji, I enjoy always watching your Interview. The content of the interview is exactly what you describe it.
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.
not really women dont give in so easily !!
I think you are confusing vajpayee with nehru,aunty
@@manishsinha6111 It was Vajpayee and not Nehru who had many women all over North India.
@@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.
@@Achintyanathhaha, proof. But the other sangi has a book on it.
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.
Vajpayee as PM on his visit to China signed an agreement that effectively sliced Tibet into four parts . Jai Hind
Beautiful interview
double speak is what power hungry people , groups can certainly do when they see opportunity or they cannot say what they actually think.
Karan's clearing having the most fun in this interview! Baiting and biting, at appropriate moments.
I have to yet read the book and see if there is any mention of Vajpayee 's role in the death of Deen Dayal Upadhyaya.
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.
Just imagine at that time how courageous she must have been
Who
True courage would have been asking her husband for a divorce. A cheating slut by any other name...
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.
@@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!!
@@vishakhasingh8714 She was niece of Pandit Nehru and cousin of Indira Gandhi.
Nice episode!
After listening to this, more likings to this man
Andhbhakts will not agree the facts
Andhbhakts can't see facts.
Andhbhakt- Nehru's company spoilt Vajpayee
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.
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.
Wah both Zanabs!
Today what is different?
Very enlightening! 👌🙏
A society, a Nation, a system so full of intriguing Paradoxes: comes to challenge our core Faiths & we are ever in the pursuit of our Identity & the pursuit goes on…
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
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.
Mr. Chaudhry u r really daring, generally nobody dare to talk deeply about rss and bjp, especially in this time...
Modi- hypocrisy ki bhi seema hoti hai!
Vajpayee- hold my beer!