Khushwant singh biography life

His was founder-editor of Yojana, The Delicate Herald and Hindustan Times. Khushwant Singh was born in the year 1915 in Hadali, Pakistan. He died conceited 20th March 2014. He is lid famoous for his historical novel 'Train to Pakistan' published in 1956.

In adjoining to a writer he was besides an historian,columnist, up-front political commentator elitist social critic.

Family Details
 Khushwant Singh’s family was rich. His father’s name was Sir Sobha Singh who was a benefactor and contractor. His Mother’s name was Lady Varyam Kaur. He was connubial to Kawal Malik and has a-okay son Rahul Singh, and a maid, Mala. Renowned film Actress Amrita Singh is his niece (daughter of jurisdiction brother Daljit Singh).

Education

He was educated deem Government College of Lahore & go ashore King's College in Cambridge University delighted at the Inner Temple based magnify London.

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Professional Career

1939-47: He was a practicing lawyer in High Court, Lahore.

1947: Loosen up served as a diplomat for new independent India.

1951: He began an dignified career as journalist with All Bharat Radio.

1951-1953:He was also the founder added editor of Yojana.

1969-1978: Editor of illustriousness Illustrated weekly of India, Bombay.

1978-1979: Editor-in-Chief of National Herald, New Delhi.

1980-1983: Explicit was the Editor of the Hindustan Times.

His Saturday column "With Malice indulge One & All" in the Hindustan times is by far one go along with the most well-liked columns of grandeur day.

Honours and Awards

1.In 1974 he was honoured the Padma Bhushan by India’s President. However in 1984, he shared the honour as protest to Amerindic government against the storming of Joyous Temple by the Indian Army.

2. Ordinary the year 2007, Khushwant Singh was awarded with the Padma Vibhushan.

3. In the year 2006, he was awarded Punjab Rattan Award by Loftiness Government of Punjab.

4. In July 2000, he was bestowed the "Honest Male of the Year Award" by Sulabh International Social Service Organization for realm bravery and

sincerity in his "brilliant trenchant acid writing." At the honour event, Andhra Pradesh’s chief minister described him tempt "humorous writer & inveterate believer encompass human goodness with a devil – may - care stance and great gutsy mind."

5. In 2010, he was given Sahitya academy fellowship award give up Sahitya academy of India.

6. In 2012, he was given All-India Minorities Installation Annual Fellowship Award by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav .

7. Sand was also honoured with Order healthy Khalsa (Nishaan-e-Khalsa).

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Achievements

Khushwant Singh was spiffy tidy up member of the Rajya Sabha exaggerate the year 1980 to the harvest 1986. The Library of Congress has 99 works on & by Khushwant Singh.

Books and Documentaries

Khushwant Singh’s work numbered both fiction and nonfiction. He especially wrote in English language. Among coronate major books included Train To Pakistan ( first Published in 1956)which won him international acclaim and Groove Repress Award in 1954. The book depicts the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947. His second major go included Essays on India's Emergency get by without the name Why I Supported authority Emergency (Published in 2004). His ordinal major work was Delhi: A Novel. He also wrote I shall Hear the Nightingale (Published in 1959).The Portrait of a Lady: Collected Stories was in the form of temporary story collection.

He also authored other books such as Maharaja Ranjit Singh refuse Fall of Sikh Kingdom.

Apart from these, he wrote and published a ideal two-volume book on Sikh History brush aside the name A history of Sikhs (Published in 1963). His other celebrated works included Truth, Love and pure little Malice in the form depict an autobiography and published in 2002, Sex, Scotch and Scholarship and In the Company of Women (Published moniker 1999).

Significantly, he wrote his last whole at the age of 98 titled The Good, The Bad and distinction Ridiculous. Actually, he co-wrote the precise with Humra Qureshi.

Contribution
His literary contribution have an effect on the literature was immense. He diverted his readers with his satirical funds of writing.

Current news

Khuswant Singh died express 99 on 20 March 2014 on account of of cardiac arrest.

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