"I was a big Modi Bhakt" I Tavleen Singh on Inside Out with Barkha Dutt
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Catch Author and Columnist Tavleen Singh on Episode 9 of our podcast- Inside Out with Barkha Dutt. Tavleen says she was a "Modi Bhakt" and recalls why both Sonia Gandhi & Narendra Modi "dropped her and cut her access."
Tavleen also recalls meeting with Bhindranwale and her reportage during Operation Blue Star. She also speaks about the ongoing wrestlers protest and the MeToo movement.
Chapters-
00:00 - 2:38 Promo
2:39 - 5:13 Tavleen on Lutyens Delhi
5:14 - 6:01 "I was a Modi Bhakt": Tavleen on Modi & Gujarat Riots
6:02 - 7:29 Tavleen on Hashimpura massacre
7:30 - 11:17 Tavleen on 1984 anti-Sikh riots
11:18 - 12:41 Tavleen on friendship with Sonia Gandhi
12:42 - 16:05 Why Sonia Gandhi dropped Tavleen Singh
16:06 - 16:58 One thing about the Gandhi family that people don't know
16:59 - 17:53 Is Tavleen obsessed with Sonia Gandhi?
17:54 - 19:12 "I'm still a Modi fan but...": Tavleen Singh
19:13 - 19:23 How Tavleen turned into a Modi critic?
19:24 - 20:43 Tavleen on Dadri lynching of Akhlaq
20:44 - 21:51 "The last time I met Modi & he virtually ignored me..."
21:52 - 22:40 "When PM Modi also dropped me": Tavleen
22:41 - 28:11 "I was in love": Tavleen on affair with Pakistani politician Salman Taseer
28:12 - 29:38 "I was disappointed that Salman was such a coward about all things"
29:40 - 30:50 "My close friend Vasundhra Raje helped me financially"
30:51 - 31:07 Toughest thing about being a single mother
31:08 - 34:02 Tavleen on her son's OCI status being revoked
34:03 - 35:06 Tavleen Singh breaks down
35:07 - 37:11 Tavleen on reporting in Sri Lanka
37:12 - 41:34 Tavleen on meeting Bhindranwale
41:35 - 42:55 Being a woman in journalism
42:56 - 44:47 Tavleen Singh on Me Too Movement
44:48 - 49:11 Tavleen on Wrestlers Protest
49:12 - 51:27 Arnab Goswami isn't a cheerleader, but a propaganda channel for Modi
51:28 - 53:44 When Tavleen asked Modi why he doesn't do press conferences
53:45 - 56:30 "I censor myself": Tavleen
56:31 - 56:43 Credits
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59 Hindu Kar Sevaks were Burned Alive in 2 bogies of the Sabarmati Express in Godhra, this is what Caused the Gujarat riots.
I loved how she put the Gujarat riots, there were more worst riots before Gujarat riots and many more after that but non of them get discussed like Sikh riots one of the worst. But no Indian media or international media talks about it
because the Dynasty has paid heavily both the media house and the journalist as soon as the break out, unlike the BJP, which allows it to fester and challenges both the media n the journalist with their spitfire approach.
Who said Sikh riots are & were not discussed? There are 100s of movies on that but not a single mainstream movie on Gujarat riot, they were all banned
Sikh riots are heavily discussed. Books written, movies and series were made even till last year. Oh sorry.. Doesn't fit your agenda.. Or you have been living under the rock.
no other incidence of violence is so passionately defended as Gujarat riots. Rapists were garlanded and were called sanskaari. Only for Gujarat
@@varunsriniwasan6561 they Also paid with their lives, that you conveniently forget
Barkha asking about Lutyens Delhi is hilarious!! Go through the Radia tapes, Barkha WAS an essential part of Lutyens
Nothing was found on Vir and Barkha…anybody can make allegations…there was a motive to make these allegations by a younger member of a prominent industrialist family..
As much as I have contempt for Barkha for how she misused her influence and violated ethics during the UPA era....I admire her as a courageous journalist and a lady who can certainly hold her own in any which way......and a damn good conductor of debates too. Have differences in views, but she is top notch...no doubt.
@@victor256in Absolute nonsense, She used her Journalistic skills be a powerbroker for the government rather than a unbiased Journalist. She now talks about critical journalism, however accepted the Padma Shri from the congress government! These people and their institutional capture have made the main stream media a disgrace today!
no wonder she was so sarcastic when she asked questions about Lutyens! Barkha IS lutyens, as MUCH as Tavleen is Lutyens!
Barkha may be a good journalists but I still don't like her inclinations towards Pakistan
Tavleen on the other is only a chamcha of the Gandhi family, however she may learnt a lesson cause I heard her praising Modi ji
Tavleen turned anti Modi because of Gulabchand HCC was raided and lavasa was declared illegal by Modi govt.. tavleen had intimate relationship with Gulabchand. Also her issues with Modi as GoI cancel the visa of her son.
ABSOLUTELY! THE WOMAN WHO MADE A CAREER OUT OF BEING THE OTHER WOMAN - BREAKING HOMES!
Wish someone makes a Netflix series on this journalist Tavleen Singh with Neena Gupta playing Tavleen. Truly her life story is amazing and whatever be her ideological / political inclinations she sounds honest.
Not Neena
Youll be the only schmo eatching it.
Neena is the Tavleen !
I heard her first time and I m happy to note that there is journalism still alive in india. I loved this conversation. Well done Barkha.
Here come the elite Punjabi Lutyens Lalajis😹
They are not Lalajis first. Second do not forget that Lahore old Punja b was the Paris of this part of the world . Read up on the right literature please.
@@gitasingh1437 I have actually 'seen' several videos of Lahore from the 20's and 30's. Ain't nothing to write home about. Jinne Lahore nahi vekheya o jammeya hi nahi BS doesn't fly outside the Punjabi immigrant circle.
@@gitasingh1437 TCH TCH! PARIS OF THIS PART! ROFL! WHATEVER HAPPENED TO PARIS? IT TURNED ISLAMIC NO????
Seriously good one..loved it…honest and without taking any sides..that’s how journalism should be…well done Barkha and Tavleen
Barkha, you've nailed it! I have watched several Tavleen Singh interviews trying to figure out her way of seeing things. She has this tendency of being personal and anecdotal, often reflecting her ironic insider-outsider position as the Durbar Elite. The way in which you fenced off her jibe at you about Gujarat riots and the elan with which you steered her to a revelation of her own insecurities -- are indeed laudable. Throughout the interview, there is also an undertone of your similarities (and dissonances) with her which keeps us hooked. This one is for the archives!
I dont know why i always have smudge smile while watching Barkha.......always.......while watching Barkha and her podcasts.
Looking at number of views......its sure people have disapproved her because of reasons everybody knows.
what reasons?
Very nice and revealing too. I follow Tavleen's column avidly and have also noticed her obsession with Sonia and Modi which irks. Sonia can never be right and for Moi there are always excuses and even concessions. But, she comes through as a strong woman who has seen so many ups and downs. Barkha has interviewed her so well and its very honest too and I really enjoyed it.
Marvelous interview with an iconic journalist, irrespective of the trolls! Thanks for this one, Barkha, this is one for the archives.
thank you sir, warm regards, Barkha
@@bikramsen9952 go to Pakistan if you don't like her , katmulla saala
One sikh appluading another! this is what sardaars are all about!
One of the best interviews I’ve watched so far. Absolutely admire Tavleen Singh’s honesty.
when she doesn't get access to power she starts criticizing them same with gandhi's and now with the regime. Her viewpoints depends on access to power
Brilliant conversation and such a balanced perspective from tavleen singh !! Kudos !!
✔️ Tavleen's comments about how urban elite feminists ignore the issues that plague poor rural women who must deal with daily trouble is on point
✔️ Also, the story of her separation from her son because of the suspension of his PIO status is an example of how the kind of toxic rhetoric affecting ordinary people can even effect people in her social class
I enjoyed this interview through and through.
Just loved the free-rolling conversation and the issues on board. Enjoyable. Love. Respect.
Punjabis, Sikhs, Jain, Parsis, Hindus, Dalits Indians together always am proud of all of them to contribute in our country growth 📈🙏🇮🇳 Jai Hind 🇮🇳
PUNJABIS are NOT INDIANS? then MENTION GUJARATIS! MENTION TAMILIANS! MENTION KANNADIGAS! MENTION MALAYALEES! RUBBISH COMMENT! HINDUS FIRST - DONT FORGET THAT THIS IS HINDUSTAN!
What an oratory of Tavleen n straightforward...congrats
Finely curated, mature piece of work. 🙂🙂😊😊😊👋👋👌
The anti-Brahmin riots and killings in Maharashtra by Congress in 1948 after Gandhi's assassination is another big one that was completely supressed. It is now slowly coming out!
Why we have to dwell so much on what happened in the past.. 1984 or 1990..@Barkha why don't your questions focus more on the current state of affairs???
Ms Singh has great insight and understanding of any situation! She's honest n very bold! Rare combination. Thanks for the interview.
But ye Salman taseer ki laundi thi according to islam that's why Salman didn't gave his name to her son bcz he was born as zinna
Only she and her son are the best people in the world ?
All others, Vasundhra, Sonia, Modi, etc etc are kaan ke kache, Communal, and jealous.....
Too much of herself !
On "me too" movement...Tavleen is the only person I have heard who has made any SENSE. Thank You Tavleen.
Proud to support Modi and the BJP.
Modi 2024 🇮🇳🇮🇳🙏🙏
So happy to hear tavleen. I didn't know her good enough. Feel very very sad for Aatish.
I am a huge fan of tavleen singh. Loved the interview.
Thank you so much.
But she was also a laundi of Salman taseer according to islam n her son is result of zinnah
Barkha Mam, you are really doing great such things might support the future of India as a nation of integrity. Hats off you.
In this toxic wok feminist environment, tavleen madam is one of the few individuals who keep it real and balanced , always a pleasure listening to her , bring her more often .
As opposed to the toxic male predators and incel culture?
Delightful interview with iconic journalists , and an insight into earlier times and famous names.!
Both are the victims of Love Jihaad 😅😂😊
Haha
Loved the coversations honest and frank, and about lutyns Delhi Vreses Modi .Thank you Barkha &Loveen.
Fantastic conversation- one which sparks introspection on what has this listener done with his life!
Two of the finest journalists here.
She has the most balanced and nuanced viewpoint I've heard. Modi administration has generally been competent, but BJP politics has been quite divisive in India. And at least Barkha with her ideological biases, is honest enough not to do the video editing crap they do on Newslaundry.
What an illustrations career this lady tavleen has.... excellent conversation
You were 30, and not in your 20s in 2002, unless 30 is the new 20 and a foreign agent is a journalist, in which case, you go girl!
Arun puri didn't want to be seen as Chamcha of Rajiv Gandhi but He is super Chamcha of Modi ji along with his entire organisation.
What lot of people don't understand is people despite what they say bow to power often without being asked.
All the same power only lasts for a while and people get fedup of being pushed around and slowly gnaw at the roots of power and dismantle it.
It's a story repeated again and again in history.
@@70newlife Those who bend backwards to power are cowards and whoever era it might be, they are bad for country.
If they are in the media then they will destroy everything.
NOT REALLY! HIS ORAGANISATION IS STAUNCHLY ANTI MODI!
@@Likit257 😂😂😂😂
You are really funny.
Amazing amazing interview, the journalistic tradition must survive in India. ❤
You mean wholesale braindead adoption of European Marxist values?
So Modi is bad, Sonia is generous and Barkha is taking the interview. It sums up what the interview will be about.
If Aatish wasn’t so blatantly anti India in his propaganda pieces, there would be no issue.
She is such a lovely soul. God bless her. I am a big BJP and Modi fan.
Modi should demolish "Lutyens Delhi" in Delhi and Government bungalows in all other towns of India. Ministers, MLAs ,IAS officers, IPS officer should live in modest/normal Government flats and not big bungalows.
great interview Barkha, i am a fan of Tavleen s
Passionate people make mistakes in their endeavours. She surely had erred by getting gifts from Sonia and other politicians. But she has been a fierce journalist and held immense courage to get stories and write them. I just wish that she as a mother can unite with her son. Shame on trollers on twitter and those on media for assasinating their character. I feel ashamed sometimes as a person who lean towards right.
In Short, She betrayed everyone who stood by her in her tough times...
Refusing a visa to her son made her turn against Modi
Loved this one❤️
Its heartning to hear such candor spoken with the dignity and respect. Its truly sad to see the demise of civility in today's society. Thankyou to Bharka and her guests... it was actually an interview... very few do it today..
after barkha stopped mattering, she learnt civility! Even now, her voice has the ugliness of her past! brassy hustler
On behalf of my generation (b 1975-1985) a big thanks as we grew up with your reports... During bluestar everyday we would wait for the paper.. Even if we were so far away in Kerala we could really connect with what was happening... This was before TV and all the armchair journalists
lol
That edit in the opening bit when Tavleen goes from people who helped her to "May they be cursed" was not a good piece of work ! It understates the great interview and makes it look like Tavleen is cursing her friends. These kinds of cuts are used by the sell outs, you dont need to do this !
so this is what an elite journalist looks like
ही ही ही ही ही Can’t Stop !
Of late she is not seen on times now and republic tv ur sermons on India tv self styled genius u all undermine intellect of common man
जय श्री राम! हर हर महादेव! राधे राधे 🙏🏼
Thank you for this interview
Ladies ,there is one more possibility ,media may actually be liking his policies.
We love Modi ji 🚩🚩🚩🚩
Ms Tavleen Singh is bold and firm journalist she held her own during the difficult 1980’s period , full respect to her ,
Unfortunate she had a fall out with Mr Modi ,
Unlike the interviewer ( B Dutt ) ,
Tavleen Singh is a true journalist hope things are amicably settled and there is peace ,
Wow. Tavleen Singh has changed her spots!! She was a modi bhakt. The only thing that changed that was when her guru went after her son.
Can’t take this person seriously
I really admire the honesty and courage of Tavleen Singh. Her books Darbar and Tryst...are great reads. A very gutsy lady and truly writes what she sees...
excellent interview.......Barkha you rock.....
Someone teach these ladies that journalists by definition are supposed to report... No need of being supportive or adverserial. Hum dekh lenge ki wo thik kar rahe hain ya galat. Anyway you guys are not experts in anything more than us. We don't need your opinions in the reports. Please get this point as quickly as possible and also spread it in your community because all of you (pro or anti government) are bitten by the same virus of adding your opinions.
Excellent interview! Fully endorse Madam Tavleen Singh's view about journalism, & the hard fact is truth is very pungent & it does not allow yourself with friendship for ever with anybody, except with those who have learnt to agree to disagree & yet remain friends! I feel very sorry about Atish & Tavleen singh jis bad financial condition but that is your stars. For Barkha Dutt I never believed her as anti national but rather an highly energetic, bold & intelligent journalist, however felt she was utterly childish while reporting about terrorist burhan wani & her graph could never turn for better. Wish both these lady journalist best of luck!
Tavleen is the person, i almost hate but love to listen.
Super, so frank, like a breath of fresh air. From one, I'm turning a fan of both
I was listening to her with an open mind. But then the moment reference of beef came, I just decided to stop it. This is an unacceptable zone for me being a Hindu. My view may not impact you but it is what it is.
Hats off to Tavleen singh for this great conversation. Thanks to Barka dutt also for not going above board.
Coming from a middle class group, I can say that Modi did not create the division but it only got surfaced. The culture and beliefs of Islam is a total opposite of sanatana dharma. The divide always existed because we saw nothing but appeasement politics up until 2014. At every level of crime, a Hindu was always made to be guilty and a Muslim the victim. It still is like that in Bangalore atleast. As a Hindu we got the courage of fighting back only after 2014. Pls, every platform should stop blaming Modi for all this. It’s not correct!!!
For a 80 % majority which has always had it way even during nehrus days it's amazing.
It's nothing to do with appeasement. It everything to do with a religion which is just twisted and turned modified at whim of people that everyone knows that nothing remains of it which is true or coherent.
It's this unconscious knowledge deep down which brings out the anger. Please dont be invested so much in what is not your creation. You are what you make of yourself not what you were born into. Explore the truth and free yourself of the trauma you have hoisted on yourself. That is not your burden to carry.
100 percent true
So she intentionally asked Her son to put Salman Taseer's nationality as British as he has British passport while clearly knowing he is a Pakistan politician with Pakistan passport. PIO application clearly mentions that one of your ancestors or you should not belong to Pakistan and Bangladesh. So it's literal cheating he system and now got caught 😅😅😅.
I liked Tavleen Sing's columns, always. I agree with most of what she said. pm Modi should pay heed to people like her
This was a damn good interview on many levels. So glad I could watch it!
her grandmother had brains and guts
Even though I'm a Hindutva'ite RW, I like listening to Barkha dutt such interview and myriad perspectives.
Her Abdullah also turned out to be real Musalman.
Lovely to watch...thanks #mojo
It ws a great show...thank you fr briging up wrestlers issue!!!
Barkha agreeing to that journalist have turned into cheer leader is just lol moment ….. everyone knows radio tape and she still has the audacity
I’m unsure of your meaning here. Barkha is giving Tavleen Singh space to give her story. That’s what journalists do.
@@0301nghosh the audacity
@@stallionarun audacity about what? All journalists have to be audacious. Also every reporter has his/her point of view as well as the right to express it, whether or not you or I agree with it.
@@0301nghosh it’s not about any right or their way of doing things she was at one point deciding the ministry portfolios and negotiating on behalf of ministers and then to sit there and throw muck at others is not just a bit too rich but just goes on to show that she is neither apologetic of her behaviour but also has the audacity to call other people names when she is the one with tainted glasses
Tavleen Singh had an affair with a married Pakistan People's Party politician, Salman Taseer. He came to India to promote a book and their own son has stated on record that the affair between his parents lasted a little less than a week. Not entirely sure that this woman is the epitome of good choices and insight. She states that she couldn't believe what happened in Gujarat, but was witness to what happened to the Sikhs in Delhi. How come she doesn't speak on what happened to Punjabi Hindus in Punjab at the hands of her own community, the Jatt Sikhs. Colleges raided and sh/t (Colleges tended to be majority Hindu as they prioritized education), people dragged out of buses and those self-identifying as Hindu and/or noticed to have a mauli on their wrist, were singled out and shot in the head, Kharku's raided pinds and would terrorize Hindus houses; making the family members make them cha and pakore then have their way with the women and sh/ot everyone in the family when they were done, even children. Articles of the atrocities were reported on on the ground even by the LA Times half a world away. Yet she, a special correspondence reporter (ie. ground reporter) for a newspaper didn't witness the atrocities going on and happening to my people? Ironic.
Superb daringly said.
Shouldn’t the UP CM be blamed for Hashimpura and not PM??? Mr Modi is blamed as CM of Guajarat not PM during 2002 riots
An excellent interview, perhaps one of the best I have seen in my career. I will be frank, I am not an admirer of you Barkha ji. But I must say its very gripping, deep and relevant. I should also give the credit to Tavleen ji for being so forthright and courageous, specially when she still praises Modi by saying he has done for India which no one has done. With warm regards
I agree. I was never a fan of Barkha Dutt. In this interview however I have to admit both ladies are in fine form and are a credit to our country.
@@nishadass6960 thanks
I share the same feelings
The only disenchantment started when her son was not allowed to enter India for his defamatory remarks.
Brilliant, Barkha
Hi Barkha
This one of the best interviews you have done
Tavleen Singh's English is very charming
Great interview!!
An era when the elites lived in a caste of their own..these are the embers
The world has changed.
I don’t know why she is given any public space. She has no expertise. She is just a cheerleader
I support your view as long as the woman is “willingly” going to someone’s bedroom & not blackmailed with your career will be sabotaged, your family will be destroyed, your character be …. Etc etc
Really loved it
What is secular time? Context "done during secular time by secular party"
Tavleen, I do not understand you. You say that Rajiv G was justified the sikh genocide/riots and you personally saw the horrors perpetuated on the sikh population - yet you befriended RG and SG? Was it your journalistic desire to be close to "inside news" or otherwise. Honestly I find it very tough to understand - if I had seen such horrors perpetuated, I would certainly stay away from the person who even remotely justified this.
I was in the army and my brigade was mobilized with small arms (no heavy weaponry) immediately after IG's death. We were in Delhi within 7 hours (from Roorkee) - this was in addition to the existing army in Delhi. YET, we were confined to barracks and not utilized for quelling the situation. I could not even go to meet my own Grandparents who were in Lajpat Nagar and whose house was attacked numerous time! Those were the times and in my personal opinion RG was fully responsible for non-action to prevent this massacre.
A miniscule (comparative terms - and again non-justifiable) riot in Gujarat and Modi was hounded/is hounded. Why no media outrage at RGs role - neither then nor today. Lets be fair and call a spade a spade.
Wearing your friendship with RG on your sleeve is distasteful and dis-honest.
I am sorry to learn of the difficult time you faced back in ’84 and salute you for your service. I think as concerns her friendship with RG-SG, it pre-dated the ’84 riots. She lays it all out in detail in her 2012 book Durbar, including her coverage of the awful, terrible riots of ’84.
As for why Mr Rajiv Gandhi was not criticized enough-though he should have been, it is perhaps because the riots coverage was not televised in those times (unlike 2002 and later) and hence people did not see the ugliness of them. Add to that the clear sympathy for him after Mrs Gandhi, the then PM, was assassinated-earning the INC 415/543 LS seats in 1984-5.
One past mistake justifies another current mistake???????
INSANE
No one justified anything here. Stating a reason or comparison are entirely qualitatively different. The comparison-even if seemingly rude-serves to show us the larger trends and the total spatiotemporal picture of things such as what happens in the aftermath of awful tragedies wrt media coverage and public perception.
Well done both of you
👍👍 Wonderful Discussion ! I think Tavleen should meet EAM EAS Jaishankar sometime, who can help her get the Visa or
Passport for her son.
Two strong ladies some time I like some time I don't. ❤ But you can't ignore them
Literally, again good❤
You stopped being a Modi Fan when your Pakistani born son Aatish Taseer was thrown out of India who obtained a citizenship certificate by concealing his Pakistani connection 😂😂