write an essay on life and work of kkhushwant Singh
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Khushwant Singh (born Khushal Singh, 2 February 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.[1][2]
Khushwant Singh
Khushwant Singh at a reading in New Delhi
Khushwant Singh at a reading in New Delhi
Born
Khushal Singh
2 February 1915
Hadali, Punjab Province, British India
(now in Punjab, Pakistan)
Died
20 March 2014 (aged 99)
New Delhi, India
Occupation
Lawyer, journalist, diplomat, writer, politician
Nationality
Indian
Alma mater
Government College, Lahore (B.A.)
King's College London (LL.B.)
Relatives
Sir Sobha Singh (father)
Born in Punjab, Khushwant Singh was educated in Modern School, New Delhi, St. Stephen's College, and graduated from Government College, Lahore. He earned an LL.B. from King's College London and was called to the bar at the London Inner Temple. After working as a lawyer in Lahore High Court for eight years, he joined the Indian Foreign Service upon the Independence of India from British Empire in 1947. He was appointed journalist in the All India Radio in 1951, and then moved to the Department of Mass Communications of UNESCO at Paris in 1956. These last two careers encouraged him to pursue a literary career. As a writer, he was best known for his trenchant secularism,[3] humour, sarcasm and an abiding love of poetry. His comparisons of social and behavioural characteristics of Westerners and Indians are laced with acid wit. He served as the editor of several literary and news magazines, as well as two newspapers, through the 1970s and 1980s. Between 1980-1986 he served as Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Parliament of India.
Khushwant Singh was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974;[4] however, he returned the award in 1984 in protest against Operation Blue Star in which the Indian Army raided Amritsar. In 2007 he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan, the second-highest civilian award in India.[5]
Khushwant Singh was born in the year 1915 in Hadali, Pakistan. He died on 20th March 2014. He is most famoous for his historical novel 'Train to Pakistan' published in 1956.In addition to a writer he was also an historian,columnist, up-front political commentator and social critic.
Family Details
Khushwant Singh’s family was rich. His father’s name was Sir Sobha Singh who was a builder and contractor. His Mother’s name was Lady Varyam Kaur. He was married to Kawal Malik and has a son Rahul Singh, and a daughter, Mala. Renowned film Actress Amrita Singh is his niece (daughter of his brother Daljit Singh).
Education
He was educated at Government College of Lahore & at King's College in Cambridge University and at the Inner Temple based in London.
Professional Career
1939-47: He was a practicing lawyer in High Court, Lahore.
1947: He served as a diplomat for newly independent India.
1951: He began an eminent career as journalist with All India Radio.
1951-1953: He was also the founder and editor of Yojana.
1969-1978: Editor of the Illustrated weekly of India, Bombay.
1978-1979: Editor-in-Chief of National Herald, New Delhi.
1980-1983: He was the Editor of the Hindustan Times.
His Saturday column "With Malice towards One & All" in the Hindustan times is by far one of the most well-liked columns of the day.
Honours and Awards
1. In 1974 he was honoured the Padma Bhushan by India’s President. However in 1984, he returned the honour as protest to Indian government against the storming of Golden Temple by the Indian Army.
2. In the year 2007, Khushwant Singh was awarded with the Padma Vibhushan.
3. In the year 2006, he was awarded Punjab Rattan Award by The Government of Punjab.
4. In July 2000, he was bestowed the "Honest Man of the Year Award" by Sulabh International Social Service Organization for his bravery and
sincerity in his "brilliant incisive writing." At the honour event, Andhra Pradesh’s chief minister described him as "humorous writer & inveterate believer in human goodness with a devil – may - care stance and a gutsy mind."
5. In 2010, he was given Sahitya academy fellowship award by Sahitya academy of India.
6. In 2012, he was given All-India Minorities Forum Annual Fellowship Award by Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav .
7. He was also honoured with Order of Khalsa (Nishaan-e-Khalsa).