IN CONVERSATION - GULZAR

Gulzar (Sampooran Singh Kalra), is an iconic Indian artist known for his versatile contributions to poetry, lyrics, and filmmaking. With a career spanning decades, he started as a lyricist in the 1963 film "Bandini" and went on to become a celebrated filmmaker. Notable awards include an Academy Award for "Jai Ho" from "Slumdog Millionaire," the Dadasaheb Phalke Award, Padma Bhushan, and multiple National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards. Gulzar's influence extends across various creative realms, marking him as a distinguished figure in Indian art and cinema.
Rajiv Mehrotra has been a pioneering Television anchor & reporter in India. Over several decades from the early1970s into the 2000’s, he was host to various programmes on India’s public service television channel - Doordarshan. This included a series of in-depth Conversations in many avatars that featured the best Indian minds and several global personalities. It was the most watched programme of its genre. Many of them are now available online.
His documentary films won more than three hundred global awards, including thirty-three since 1986 from five Indian Presidents. His books have been published globally in 50+ languages and editions. He was elected a Judge of the Templeton Prize for Scientific & Spiritual Curiosity and a Global Leader for Tomorrow by the World Economic Forum at Davos. Rajiv was educated at the Universities of Delhi, Oxford & Columbia.
Today Rajiv serves as the Secretary & Trustee of the Foundation for Universal Responsibility of HH The Dalai Lama, established with the Nobel Peace Prize. He has been a student of His Holiness for more than forty years.

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dear Rajiv malhotra ji, I am an 29yr old boy. and I would be grateful to you and your work, thanks you sooooooo much.