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Khushwant Singh(2 February 1915 – 20 March 2014) was an Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician. His experience in the 1947 Partition of India inspired him to write Train to Pakistan in 1956 (made into film in 1998), which became his most well-known novel.
Khushwant Singh is one of the greatest Indian writers and journalists of all times. A versatile genius, he has been a lawyer, an information officer, a journalist, an editor and an MP. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974, which he returned in 1984 to protest against Operation Bluestar. His foremost books include Train to Pakistan, Delhi: A Novel, Why I Supported the Emergency, There is No God and The Sunset Club, amongst others
This list wouldn’t be complete without mentioning Khushwant Singh, a Punjabi author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist, and politician.He lived through the partition of India in 1947 and this inspired him to write “Train to Pakistan”, which became his most famous novel (also made into a film in 1998).
Books• The Mark of Vishnu and Other Stories, (Short Story) 1950[45]• The History of Sikhs, 1953• Train to Pakistan, (Novel) 1956[45]• The Voice of God and Other Stories, (Short Story) 1957[45]• I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale, (Novel) 1959[45]• The Sikhs Today, 1959[45]• The Fall of the Kingdom of the Punjab, 1962[45]• A History of the Sikhs, 1963[46]• Ranjit Singh: The Maharaja of the Punjab, 1963[45]• Ghadar 1915: India's first armed revolution, 1966[45]• A History of the Sikhs, 1966 (2nd edition)[47]• A Bride for the Sahib and Other Stories, (Short Story) 1967[45]• Black Jasmine, (Short Story) 1971[45]• Tragedy of Punjab'"• The Collected Stories of Khushwant Singh, N.p., Ravi Dayal Publisher, 1989• Delhi: A Novel, (Novel) 1990[45]• Not a Nice Man to Know: The Best of Khushwant Singh, 1993[45]• We Indians, 1993[45]• Women and Men in My Life, 1995[45]• Declaring Love in Four Languages, by Khushwant Singh and Sharda Kaushik, 1997• India: An Introduction, by Khushwant Singh• The Company of Women, (Novel) 1999[45]• Truth, Love and a Little Malice (an autobiography), 2002• With Malice towards One and All• The End of India, 2003[45]• Burial at the Sea, 2004[45]• Paradise and Other Stories, 2004[45]• A History of the Sikhs: 1469–1838, 2004[48]• Death at My Doorstep, 2005[45]• A History of the Sikhs: 1839–2004, 2005[49]• The Illustrated History of the Sikhs, 2006[45]• Land of Five Rivers, 2006, Orient Paperbacks, ISBN 978-81-222010-7-9• Why I Supported the Emergency: Essays and Profiles, 2009[45]• The Sunset Club, (Novel) 2010• Gods and Godmen of India, 2012 ISBN 978-9-350-29244-0• Agnostic Khushwant: There is no God, 2012 ISBN 978-9-381-43111-5• The Good, the Bad and the Ridiculous, 2013 (Co-authored with Humra Qureshi)• More Malicious Gossip 1989 - Collection of Writings• Sex, Scotch & Scholarship, 1992 Collection of Writings• Big Book of Malice, 2000, Collection of Writings• Khushwantnama, The Lessons Of My Life, 2013• The Freethinker's Prayer Book and Some Words To Live By, 2012
Short story• The Portrait of a Lady• The Strain• Success Mantra• A Love Affair In London• ना कहू से दोस्ती ना कहू से बैर• The Wog
PlayTelevision Documentary: Third World—Free Press (also presenter; Third Eye series), 1983 (UK).[50]
This list wouldn’t be complete without mentioning Khushwant Singh, a Punjabi author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist, and politician.He lived through the partition of India in 1947 and this inspired him to write “Train to Pakistan”, which became his most famous novel (also made into a film in 1998).
Books• The Mark of Vishnu and Other Stories, (Short Story) 1950[45]• The History of Sikhs, 1953• Train to Pakistan, (Novel) 1956[45]• The Voice of God and Other Stories, (Short Story) 1957[45]• I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale, (Novel) 1959[45]• The Sikhs Today, 1959[45]• The Fall of the Kingdom of the Punjab, 1962[45]• A History of the Sikhs, 1963[46]• Ranjit Singh: The Maharaja of the Punjab, 1963[45]• Ghadar 1915: India's first armed revolution, 1966[45]• A History of the Sikhs, 1966 (2nd edition)[47]• A Bride for the Sahib and Other Stories, (Short Story) 1967[45]• Black Jasmine, (Short Story) 1971[45]• Tragedy of Punjab'"• The Collected Stories of Khushwant Singh, N.p., Ravi Dayal Publisher, 1989• Delhi: A Novel, (Novel) 1990[45]• Not a Nice Man to Know: The Best of Khushwant Singh, 1993[45]• We Indians, 1993[45]• Women and Men in My Life, 1995[45]• Declaring Love in Four Languages, by Khushwant Singh and Sharda Kaushik, 1997• India: An Introduction, by Khushwant Singh• The Company of Women, (Novel) 1999[45]• Truth, Love and a Little Malice (an autobiography), 2002• With Malice towards One and All• The End of India, 2003[45]• Burial at the Sea, 2004[45]• Paradise and Other Stories, 2004[45]• A History of the Sikhs: 1469–1838, 2004[48]• Death at My Doorstep, 2005[45]• A History of the Sikhs: 1839–2004, 2005[49]• The Illustrated History of the Sikhs, 2006[45]• Land of Five Rivers, 2006, Orient Paperbacks, ISBN 978-81-222010-7-9• Why I Supported the Emergency: Essays and Profiles, 2009[45]• The Sunset Club, (Novel) 2010• Gods and Godmen of India, 2012 ISBN 978-9-350-29244-0• Agnostic Khushwant: There is no God, 2012 ISBN 978-9-381-43111-5• The Good, the Bad and the Ridiculous, 2013 (Co-authored with Humra Qureshi)• More Malicious Gossip 1989 - Collection of Writings• Sex, Scotch & Scholarship, 1992 Collection of Writings• Big Book of Malice, 2000, Collection of Writings• Khushwantnama, The Lessons Of My Life, 2013• The Freethinker's Prayer Book and Some Words To Live By, 2012
Short story• The Portrait of a Lady• The Strain• Success Mantra• A Love Affair In London• ना कहू से दोस्ती ना कहू से बैर• The Wog
PlayTelevision Documentary: Third World—Free Press (also presenter; Third Eye series), 1983 (UK).[50]
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