Khushwant Singh
Novelist, Author
1915 –
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Who is Khushwant Singh?
Khushwant Singh is an Indian novelist and journalist.
An Indo-Anglian novelist, Singh is best known for his trenchant secularism, his humor, and an abiding love of poetry. His comparisons of social and behavioral characteristics of Westerners and Indians are laced with acid wit. He served as editor of several literary and news magazines, as well as two broadsheet newspapers, through the 1970s and 1980s. He is a recipient of the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award in India.
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- Born
- Feb 2, 1915
Hadali - Also known as
- Khushal Singh
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Children
- Religion
- Sikhism
- Agnosticism
- Atheism
- Nationality
- India
- Profession
- Education
- King's College London
- St. Stephen's College, Delhi
- Panjab University, Chandigarh
- Government College University
- Lived in
- Lahore
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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