Question

The eminent journalist Dilip Padgaonkar passed away recently. He headed the committee appointed by the Central Government in 2010. What was the purpose of that committee?
1. To collaborate with the French Government for anti-terrorism activities.
2. To design a roadmap for peace in J & K
3. Welfare of the CRPF Jawans.
4. To design a roadmap for peace in the North-East States.

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 2 : To design a roadmap for peace in J & K

The Correct Answer is - to design a roadmap for peace in J & K.

• Dileep Padgaonkar, an eminent journalist and intellectual, died after a brief illness in Pune, Maharashtra. 
• Together with Prof. Radha Kumar and Information Commissioner Prof. M M Ansari, Mr. Padgaonkar was part of the three-member team of interlocutors appointed by the Union Government in 2010 to devise a peace roadmap in conflict-ridden Jammu and Kashmir.
• He also worked in Paris and Bangkok for UNESCO from 1978 to 1986.
• In 2010, he was part of a three-member team of interlocutors chosen by the Union Government to draw up a peace roadmap in the conflict-ridden Jammu and Kashmir area.
• Among other pressing problems of the day, he was a staunch liberal and fought against communalism, Hindu nationalism and terrorism.
  In April 2002, he was honoured for his contribution to journalism with the Legion d'Honneur, France's highest civilian distinction.