Khushwant Singh

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Khushwant Singh was a prominent Indian author, journalist, and satirist known for his witty prose, historical novels, and candid commentary on Indian society and politics.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian writer
editor
journalist
person
satirist
awardReceived Order of Merit of the Punjab Government
Padma Bhushan
Padma Vibhushan
Punjab Rattan Award
Sahitya Akademi Award
awardReceivedFor Train to Pakistan
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1915-02-02
dateOfDeath 2014-03-20
educatedAt Government College University, Lahore
Inner Temple
King's College London
St. Stephen's College, Delhi
employer All India Radio
Hindustan Times
linked to: The Hindustan Times

Ministry of External Affairs, India
The Illustrated Weekly of India
The National Herald
familyName Singh
fieldOfWork Indian history
Sikh history
political commentary
fullName Khushwant Singh
genre historical fiction
non-fiction
satire
givenName Khushwant
linked to: Khushwant Singh
influencedBy Partition of India
knownFor candid social commentary
columns on Indian politics and society
historical novels
witty prose
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Rajya Sabha
notableWork A History of the Sikhs
Delhi: A Novel
I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale
The Company of Women
The End of India
Train to Pakistan
Truth, Love and a Little Malice
numberOfChildren 2
occupation author
columnist
editor
journalist
lawyer
placeOfBirth British India
Hadali
Punjab
placeOfDeath India
New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
politicalAffiliation Indian National Congress
positionHeld editor of Hindustan Times
editor of National Herald
editor of The Illustrated Weekly of India
member of Rajya Sabha
religion Sikhism
residence New Delhi
linked to: New Delhi, India
spouse Kawal Malik
subjectOf Khushwant Singh: The Legend Lives On
linked to: Khushwant Singh
termInOfficeEnd 1986
termInOfficeStart 1980
workedAs practising lawyer in Lahore
writingStyle ironic
lucid
satirical

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Indian literature hasNotableAuthor Khushwant Singh
Modern School, New Delhi alumni Khushwant Singh
Train to Pakistan author Khushwant Singh
Khushwant Singh fullName Khushwant Singh
Khushwant Singh givenName Khushwant
linked to: Khushwant Singh
Khushwant Singh subjectOf Khushwant Singh: The Legend Lives On
linked to: Khushwant Singh