₹699.00
MRPPrint Length
480 pages
Language
English
Publisher
Rupa Publications Co.
Publication date
1 January 2014
ISBN
9789383064755
The book is divided into fifteen sections devoted to the genres that Khushwant Singh worked in or the themes he returned to time and again. Together, they showcase his exceptional achievement as a writer. Family Matters contains extracts from his autobiography and some personal narratives: My Beloved Country has some extraordinary writing about India including his much anthologized piece. `Why Iam an Indian: The Sikhs comprises excerpts from his books A History of the Sikhs and Ranjit Singh, as well as essays on the community and translations of the Sikh hymns: The Uses & Abuses of Religion features his articles on the dangers of communalism, and a sublime meditation on religion; Khushwant Singh was a lifelong champion of Pakistan, and his accounts of Pakistan and Pakistanis (including one of the most dazzling examples of journalism in our time, `The Hanging of Bhutto’) are included in Passage to Pakistan; he wrote interestingly about famous people all his life, and twelve of his profiles features in Singular People; a self taught naturalist, he was passionate about conservation and the world of nature….
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