An author, lawyer, diplomat, jourlists and politician, he was appointed journalist in the All India Radioi in 1951. He served as Member of Parliament jn Rajya Sabha in the 80's. He was bestowed with the Padma Bushan in 1974 but he returned the award in protest. In 2007 he was awarded the Padma Vishubhan. Who is he?
Ruskin Bond
Salma Rushdie
Vikram seth
Kushwant Singh
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Q. An author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician, he was appointed journalist in the All India Radio in 1951. He served as Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha in the 80’s. He was bestowed with the Padma Bhushan in 1974 but he returned the award in protest. In 2007 he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan. Who is he?
(a) Ruskin Bond
(b) Salma Rushdie
(d) Vikram Seth
(d) Khuhwant Singh
Answer : Option (d) Khushwant Singh
Extra information :
-- Khushwant Singh was born on February 2, 1915 in Hadali, Khushab, in Punjab Province (which now lies in Pakistan) and died on March 20, 2014 at his Delhi home, India.
-- At Lahore court, he was a practicing lawyer for eight years.
-- In 1951, h became a journalist for All India Radia and later worked in Department of Mass Communication of the UNESCO at Paris.
-- He was Member of Indian Parliament, Rajya Sabha, from 1980 to 1986.
-- He was an Indian author, lawyer, politician, diplomat and journalist.
-- In 1974, he was honoured with the Padma Bhushan award but in 1984, he returned it in protest against the Union government siege of the Golden Temple by the Indian Army in the operation Blue star.
-- In 2006, he was awarded the Punjab Rattan Award.
-- In 2007, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan by the government of India.
-- He is the original creator of Santa and Banta Singh.