2. Life:
He was born in Feb 1915,at Hadali.
Studied at Modern School , Delhi.
Received his higher education from
Government college , Lahore.
Eventually studied at st.stephen’s college in
Delhi & King’s college in London.
He is an Journalist ,Writer ,Historian ,Critic.
3. .
His elder brother name is Bhagwant.
His birth name is given by his grandmother
was Kushal Singh.
His pet name is Shalee.
Boys mock at him with an expression.
He married to kawal Malik.
They had a son and daughter.
4. Career:
Started his professional career as Lawyer,1938.
Entered Indian foreign services in 1947.
Started as informational officer of the
government of India inToronto, Canada.
Public officer for Indian High commission in
London.
In 1951,Joined All India Radio as Journalist.
In 1954,worked in department of Mass
communication in UNESCO.
5. .
In 1956,He turned to editorial services.
He founded and editedYojana and
2 Newspapers.
From 1980-86, member of Rajya Sabha.
He was accused of favouring the ruling party.
On 20th March 2016,He died of natural causes.
6. Achievements:
Rockefeller Grant(1966).
Padma Bhushan,1974(returned in 1984).
Honest man of the year , Sulabh
international(2000).
Punjab Rattan award , Govt of Punjab(2006).
Padma vibhushan(2007).
Sahitya akademi(2010).
Lifetime achievement award byTata
literature(2013).
7. His Works:
Plays:
Television Documentary : third world-free.
press(1983)
Books:
1.Train to Pakistan. 2.The portrait of a lady.
3.A history of the Sikhs. 4.Land of five rivers.
5.The Sunset club. 6.The End of India.
7.The company of women.
8.Why I support the Emergency.
8. .
Short stories:
1.Black Jasmine. 2.The Strain.
3.Success Mantra. 4.A Love affair in London
5.A Bride for Sahib and other stories.
6.The voice of God and other stories.
7.The mark ofVishnu and other stories.
9. TRAIN TO PAKISTAN:
It is one of the top rated novels of
khushwanth singh.
It was published on 1956.
This novel is based on 1947, separation of
India and Pakistan.
It is a story about how a sikh boy falls for a
muslim girl.
At the end their love triumphs over the
massive destruction of war.
10. THE COMPANY OF WOMEN:
The theme of the book is the relationship
between men and women.
The Company ofWomen was started when he
was eighty-three and finished at age eighty-
five.
The story runs around a person called mohan
kumar, from his college days to old age.
This is a book of 294 pages.
11. Morality is a matter of money. Poor people can
not afford to have morals, so they have
religion.
- khushwant singh.