Khushwant Singh passes away

Renowned Indian author and journalist Khushwant Singh passed away on Thursday at his residence in New Delhi. He was 99.

India’s one of the most popular writers Khushwant Singh was born in a Sikh family in Punjab in current Pakistan on 2 February 1915.  

He was editor of Yojana, The Illustrated Weekly of India, The National Herald and the Hindustan Times.

His popular work includes ‘Train to Pakistan’, ‘A history of the Sikhs’,  ‘I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale’, ‘Delhi: A Novel’, ‘The lessons of my life’ and ‘Paradise and other stories’. His autobiography ‘Truth, Love and a Little Malice’ was widely read by the booklovers across the globe. His last book ‘Khushwantnama’ was published in 2013.

A former member of the Rajya Sabha, Khushwant Singh was awarded with Padma Bhushan in 1974 which he had returned in protest against Blue Star operation in the Golden Temple in 1984. The government of India had conferred him with the country’s second highest civilian award – Padma Vibhushan in 2007.

May his soul rest in peace!

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