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Khushwant Singh
Khushwant Singh 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, which became his most well-known novel. Born in Punjab, Khushwant Singh was educated in Modern School, New Delhi, St. Stephen's College, and graduated from Government College, Lahore. He studied at King's College London and was awarded LL.B. from University of London. He 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, humour, sarcasm and an abiding love of poetry.
BornKhushal Singh, February 2, 1915, Hadali, Punjab Province, British India, (now in Punjab, Pakistan)
DiedMarch 20, 2014, New Delhi, India
OccupationLawyer, journalist, diplomat, writer, politician
NationalityIndian
Alma materGovernment College, Lahore (B.A.), University of London (LL.B.)
RelativesSir Sobha Singh (father)

About Khushwant Singh

Novelist Khushwant Singh was born on February 2, 1915 in India (He dies at the age of 99, on March 20, 2014).

He created multiple novels and short story collections, wrote for renowned newspapers such as The Illustrated Weekly of India and the Hindustan Times, and served in the Rajya Sabha of the Indian Parliament.

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Khushwant Singh before becoming famous

Khushwant Singh was born in the Zodiac sign Aquarius (The Water-Bearer), and 1915 is the year of the Chinese Zodiac Rabbit (兔).

He attended Government College, St. Stephen's College, and King's College in Lahore (London).

Achievement of Khushwant Singh

His numerous awards include the Padma Bhushan in 1974 and the Padma Vibhushan in 2007. He was also a lawyer who worked for nearly a decade in the Lahore Court.

Khushwant Singh's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Mala and Rahul are his children from his marriage to Kawal Malik.

Khushwant Singh on Social Media

Khushwant Singh Collabed with

Movie Actress Amrita Singh, a well-known Indian cinema actress, is his great-uncle.

Khushwant Singh Income & Net worth

Khushwant Singh's income mainly comes from the work that created his reputation: a novelist. Information about his net worth in 2024 is being updated as soon as possible by allfamous.org, you can contact to tell us Net Worth of the Khushwant Singh.

Khushwant Singh Height and Weight

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Latest information about Khushwant Singh updated on March 09 2023.