Early Days
Tytler was born as Jagdish Kapoor in Gujranwala (now in Pakistan), to a Hindu father and Sikh mother.
He was later brought up by eminent educationist James Douglas Tytler, the founder of many public schools including the Delhi Public School and the Summer Fields School. It is said that upon his influence he converted to Christianity and changed his surname. However, his entry to the Puri's Jagannath Temple (which is reserved only for Hindus)and subsequent statements of his colleagues in the Congress Party clarifies that he is very much a Hindu. He has adopted the surname of his guardian who raised and educated him as a token of gratitude. Whatever the case be, it cannot be denied that he was highly influenced by Mr. James Douglas Tytler and therefore, to show his gratitude towards Mr. James Douglas Tytler he acquired his surname. Since then Jagdish Kapoor was called Jagdish Tytler.
Active in the Congress' youth organisation and a disciple of Sanjay Gandhi, he was first elected to the Lok Sabha in 1980. He served as a Union Minister first in the Civil Aviation department and then in the Labor department. He was re-elected in 1991 and served as the Union Minister of State for Surface Transport. In 2004, he was re-elected to the Lok Sabha.
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