Karan Thapar is an Indian journalist. He has hosted many talk shows and won many awards. Karan Thapar has interviewed many prominent Indian politicians and celebrities. He has written two books and is currently working with Tiranga TV.
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Karan Thapar was born on November 5, 1955 (age 63 in 2018). His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He was educated at Doon School, Dehradun, and Stowe School, England. He received his BA in Economics and Political Philosophy from Pembroke College, Cambridge University, UK, in 1977. He also holds a PhD in International Relations from St Antony’s College, a college affiliated with the University of Oxford, UK.
Karan Thapar at Cambridge University
While studying at Doon School, Karan Thapar served as editor-in-chief of the school magazine, Doon School Weekly. Callan was vice-president of the Cambridge Union Society while at Pembroke College, Cambridge. While at Cambridge, he famously invited controversial film producer Jorgen Thorson to Cambridge for an interview. The invitation was later rescinded by the Cambridge Union; following a public outcry against the invitation. Callan once wrote a political philosophy column and had many fans at Cambridge University.
Karan Thapa in college
appearance
Height: 5′7″
Weight: 70kg
Hair color: white
Eye color: black
Karan Thapar
family
He was born in Srinagar and comes from a Punjabi family. His father, General Puran Nath Thapar, is the former Chief of Army Staff of the Indian Army. His mother is Bhimla Thapar. He has 3 sisters: Shobha Thapar, Premila Thapar and Kiran Thapar. Karan’s cousin Romila Thapar is a renowned historian and professor emeritus.
Karan Thapar’s father Pran Nath Thapar
Karan Thapar’s mother Bhimla Thapar
Romila Thapar, cousin of Karan Thapar
He is married to Nisha Thapar. She died of encephalitis on December 3, 1982, at the age of 33. Karan is a widower and has not remarried.
Karan Thapar’s wife Nisha Thapar
Profession
Karan Thapar started his career at The Times in Lagos, Nigeria. He worked there until 1981, when he was promoted to chief writer at The Times. In 1982, Callan quit The Times and moved to England to work on weekend television in London, ending his relationship with print media. He worked there for ten years before moving to India in 1991.
Karan Thapar in UK
In India, Karan joined Hindustan Times Television Group as an executive producer and became an integral part of the channel. Over the next decade, Karan also worked with other channels such as Home TV, Star TV, United Television, etc. before starting his own production company, Infotainment Television, in 2001; producing content for other news channels and media companies. His company produces programs for many channels including the BBC. He joined CNN IBN as an anchor and has interviewed Barack Obama, Narendra Modi, Amitabh Bachchan, Jayalalithaa, Aishwarya Rai and others.
Karan Thapar and Barack Obama
On March 28, 2014, Karan Thapar quit CNN IBN after 14 years. In April 2014, he joined “India Today” as a news anchor. He hosted the shows “Nothing But The Truth” and “To the Point.” Karan Thapar also writes a column in The Indian Express.
Karan Thapar India Today
In 2019, he left India Television to join Tiranga TV; the show is owned by Harvest TV and backed by Kapil Sibal. Tiranga TV, which launched in 2019, hired Barkha Dutt and Karan Thapar to get the channel noticed and off to a good start.
dispute
I was surprised to see Karan Thapar quoting me and quoting Prashant Kishore in his book The Devil’s Advocate. Karan had no recollection of having such a conversation with me, and Prashant never spoke to me about Karan. The record must be clarified.
— Pavan K. Varma (@PavanK_Varma) July 21, 2018
- Karan claimed in his book that Narendra Modi never gave another interview after he backed out of the interview. Whenever he issued an interview request, his office said he was busy. He claimed that Modi had asked all BJP leaders to boycott Karan. After the BJP won in 2014, he was unable to interview anyone from the BJP.
- In 2017, Karan Thapar wrote an article about Kulbhushan Jadhav; an Indian who was arrested in Iran and taken to Pakistan, where he was sentenced to death. Later, when the case was heard by the International Court of Justice (ICJ), execution was put on hold pending the final judgment of the case. Thapar’s article was used by Pakistan before the International Court of Justice. This caused outrage among the Indian public, with many journalists condemning the article written by Thapar for casting doubt on the Indian government and RAW.
Awards
- In 1995, his show Chat Show won the Oneida Pinnacle Award for Best Current Affairs Presenter.
- In December 2003, Karan Thapar became the first person to win the Asian Television Awards for Best Current Affairs Host and Best Current Affairs Program at the same time.
- His show “The Devil’s Advocate” won the NewsTV Award for Best News/Current Affairs Program.
- News Interviewer of the Year Award at the Indian News Broadcasting Awards.
- Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Journalism and Journalist of the Year (Broadcasting) Award, April 2009.
- News Presenter of the Year Award at the Indian News Broadcasting Awards in August 2009
- His show “The Devil’s Advocate.” In December 2010, he won the News Television Award for Best News Talk Show.
- Best Current Affairs Host at the Asian Television Awards in December 2010.
- In October 2013, it won the National Television Award for Best Current Affairs Program.
- In December 2013, he won the International Press Institute-India Award for Excellence in Journalism.
- On March 22, 2018, he was awarded the GK Reddy Journalism Award by former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Karan Thapar receives GK Reddy Award from former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh
fact
- He visits London every Christmas and returns after New Year’s. Once, he said in an interview——
I like to be in civilized places at the beginning of the year, so I traveled to London instead of staying in India. “
- He was associated with the Nehru family.
Karan Thapar’s family tree
- While in college, he was very close to Benazir Bhutto. He said they used to drive around London and occasionally go on road trips and eat ice cream.
Karan Thapar and Benazir Bhutto
- He was a close friend of Sanjay Gandhi. In his book The Devil’s Advocate, he wrote that Sanjay once tried to teach him how to fly a plane, but Karan could not learn it.
- Karan Thapar launched his book The Devil’s Advocate on July 25, 2018 at the Taj Mahal Hotel in New Delhi. The launch was attended by many celebrities including LK Advani.
Karan Thapar and Rajdeep Sardesai at book launch
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