AUTHOR OF THE MONTH

Khushwant Singh

Khushwant Singh, Born in Punjab, 15 August 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.

He Wrote More than 45 Books, In that 10 Most Popular and best selleing Books:

1. Train to Pakistan
2. Delhi: A Novel
3. The Mark of Vishnu and Other Stories
4. The Portrait of a Lady
5. The Sunset Club
6. Truth, Love and a Little Malice
7. Women and Men in My Life
8. A History of the Sikhs
9. I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale
10. Death at My Doorstep

• Rockefeller Grant, 1966
• Padma Bhushan
• Punjab Rattan Award
• Padma Vibhushan
• Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, And More...