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Extraordinary Indians

Khushwant Singh . Aleph Book Company . English

Extraordinary Indians is a collection of profiles of fifty eminent Indians (and one Pakistani) from a variety of backgrounds and professions. Published on the seventieth anniversary of India's independence, it is intended to provide the reader with a glimpse of the kind of people who have made this country great. Over the course of a long and prolific career, Khushwant Singh met and wrote about hundreds of people. The people in this book are those he admired deeply for their integrity, talent, g

Categories: Fiction

About the Author

Born in 1915, Khushwant Singh was among India�s best-known and most widely read authors and journalists. He was founder-editor of Yojana, and editor of The Illustrated Weekly of India, Hindustan Times and National Herald. He published six novels, including Train to Pakistan and Delhi: A Novel as well as several books of short stories. Among his other books are Unforgettable Khushwant Singh: His Finest Fiction, Non-fiction, Poetry & Humour, The Freethinker�s Prayer book, A History of the Sikhs; an autobiography, Truth, Love & a Little Malice: a biography, Ranjit Singh: Maharaja of the Punjab. In addition, he published translations of Hindi and Urdu novels, short stories and poetry.Khushwant Singh was a member of the Rajya Sabha from 1980 to 1986. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974; he returned the award in 1984 to protest the siege of the Golden Temple by the Indian Army. In 2007, he was awarded India�s second highest civilian honour, the Padma Vibhushan.Khushwant Singh died in 2014.

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