Romesh Thapar was a respected journalist and political commentator. He was the founder and editor of the monthly journal Seminar, published from New Delhi, India.

Personal life

Romesh Thapar married Raj Thapar (1926–1987) in 1946 and had two children Malabika and Valmik. Malabika continues to edit "Seminar', the journal founded and edited by her parents along with her husband Tejbir Singh. Valmik Thapar

Valmik Thapar

Valmik Thapar is an Indian natural historian and foremost among Tiger conservationists. He is the author of 14 books and several articles, and has produced a range of programmes for television...

 is a internationally known tiger conservasionist and married to Sanjana Kapoor

Sanjana Kapoor

Sanjana Kapoor is an Indian theatre personality and former Indian film actress, who has been running the Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai since 1993. till 2012 February. -Biography:...

, actor, theatre personality who runs the Prithvi Theatre

Prithvi Theatre

Prithvi Theatre is one of Mumbai's best known theatres. It belongs to the Kapoor family, one of the most influential actor/director families in Bollywood. The theatre is named after Prithviraj Kapoor who first founded 'Prithvi Theatres', a travelling theatre company in 1944. The company ran for...

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