Nayar Leaves Behind Unpublished Piece On Vajpayee
Nayar Leaves Behind Unpublished Piece On Vajpayee Veteran journalist Kuldip Nayar wrote a tribute piece on Atal Bihari Vajpayee after the former prime minister's death and now Nayar's obituary has overtaken his unpublished article on the poet-politician. Rajiv Nayar, son of Kuldip Nayar said, "He was in 90s and yet working till his last day. His loss is irreplaceable, but, at least he died peacefully." The incredible and noted journalist and author died at the age of 95 working till the very end. His last column was published in the Lokmat Times just hours after he breathed his last breath around 12:30 am in a delhi hospital. Rajiv Nayar told the sources, "After Vajpayee's death, he (Nayar) was working on a piece on him. He had finished the article and it was to be sent to all the syndicated publishers, but the inevitable happened. Irony is, his obituary has been written even before his planned piece could be published. Such is life.” Nayar was suffering from pneumonia and was admitted to the hospital five days ago, after he had complained of chest pain. "He was a deeply determined man. And so, even in his old age he was writing. Last Friday, we took him to the hospital, not knowing we were going to lose him. But, he was spirited till the end. He wrote thr piece on vajpayee, but it still lies on his desk." said Ratish Nanda, who is married to Kuldip Nayar's granddaughter Mandira. -PTC NEWS
