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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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Khushwant Singh canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Indian writer
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editor ⓘ journalist ⓘ person ⓘ satirist ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Order of Merit of the Punjab Government
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Padma Bhushan ⓘ Padma Vibhushan NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab Rattan Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Sahitya Akademi Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Train to Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1915-02-02 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2014-03-20 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Government College University, Lahore
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Inner Temple NERFINISHED ⓘ King's College London NERFINISHED ⓘ St. Stephen's College, Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
All India Radio
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Hindustan Times NERFINISHED ⓘ Ministry of External Affairs, India NERFINISHED ⓘ The Illustrated Weekly of India NERFINISHED ⓘ The National Herald NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Indian history
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Sikh history ⓘ political commentary ⓘ |
| fullName | Khushwant Singh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
historical fiction
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non-fiction ⓘ satire ⓘ |
| givenName | Khushwant NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Partition of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
candid social commentary
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columns on Indian politics and society ⓘ historical novels ⓘ witty prose ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Rajya Sabha NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A History of the Sikhs
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Delhi: A Novel NERFINISHED ⓘ I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale NERFINISHED ⓘ The Company of Women NERFINISHED ⓘ The End of India NERFINISHED ⓘ Train to Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Truth, Love and a Little Malice NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 2 ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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columnist ⓘ editor ⓘ journalist ⓘ lawyer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
British India
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Hadali NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
India
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New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| politicalAffiliation | Indian National Congress NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
editor of Hindustan Times
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editor of National Herald ⓘ editor of The Illustrated Weekly of India ⓘ member of Rajya Sabha ⓘ |
| religion | Sikhism ⓘ |
| residence | New Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| spouse | Kawal Malik NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Khushwant Singh: The Legend Lives On NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| termInOfficeEnd | 1986 ⓘ |
| termInOfficeStart | 1980 ⓘ |
| workedAs | practising lawyer in Lahore ⓘ |
| writingStyle |
ironic
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lucid ⓘ satirical ⓘ |
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