India, Sept. 25 -- Well-known journalist and crusader Kuldip Nayar would surely be smiling from the heavens. So would his wife, Bharti. And why not? Their son Rajiv has done both of them proud.

Last week, Rajiv Nayar was conferred the Lifetime Achievement Award by Hindu College. His alma mater had honored him for his "exceptional achievements" along with Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri and well-known director Imtiaz Ali among others. Misri and Ali were conferred Special Awards for their "outstanding work" in Public Service and Cinema respectively.

Unlike his father, Rajiv did not take journalism as a profession. Instead, he settled for law: "I did think of following in my father's footsteps but it was the Emergency that changed everythin...