[icernet] Journalist Kuldip Nayar gets Lord Astor Award

[Arul Selvan]

On February 28, Kuldip Nayar was pleasantly surprised when called on 
stage to be conferred the Lord Astor Award, given to a journalist from 
the Commonwealth country who has fought for upholding the freedom of 
press. The award was instituted by Lord Astor, a member of British 
Parliament and is given every alternate year to a journalist chosen by 
the Association of Commonwealth Editors. The award is in its 21st year 
now. Nayar was an editor with the Indian Express during the Emergency 
and was one of its most vocal critics. Before receiving the award, Nayar 
delivered a lecture on Communalism and its effects on the Indian Media.

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http://cities.expressindia.com/fullstory.php?newsid=45462