Khushwantnama: The Lessons Of My Life - Softcover

Khushwant Singh (author)

Softcover

ISBN 10: 014341948X ISBN 13: 9780143419488

Publisher: Penguin Books India, 2019

Synopsis

this book is a powerful message of how one can succeed despite shortcomings in Life. it profiles people whose stories will inspire the readers to think out of the box and to never, ever give up.In this book, titled after the Baburnama and Akbarnama, Khushwant Singh talks about his life and experiences, offering advice alongside anecdotes where he can. Clubbing humour with seriousness, he speaks of myriad topics, covering tips on braving old age and fending off the perils of bad health and extrapolating on the meaning of religion. Ever the satirist, he explains how humour and laughter play a vital role in our lives and how they have helped keep him spry even in his old age. A rare insight into the life of the man who was known as the Grand Old Man of Indian Letters, this book treats readers by offering Khushwant Singh's memories of the Partition and the changes which India went through after it. His humour and wit leave no topic unaddressed and touch upon the joys of sex with the flighty desires of a twenty-year old. His wisdom has shaped many generations and this book serves to shape many more after one of India's finest writers.

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Review:

A good quick read to see life from Khushwant Singh's perspective. His experiences, his views and his truths, all make a fantastic read. Specially if you are curious about India around and post partition please read this and all other books of Khushwant Singh. Although it might not stand tall as compared to other of his books ( For a regular Khushwant reader, there would be lot of repeated stuff), still worth a read for his superb English and great thought pattern. --By Nitin Malhotra on 26 July 2013

Simply superb and very much bears the stamp of KS. It has a wealth of interesting infomation and provides deep insight into various facets of life;ie, the changing history ,the different stages of transition and its impact on the living. WORTH its price. Too sad we miss his writings now on --By ravindranath vinnakota on 29 May 2014

Exceelent reading love it the person who is fond of Khuswant Singh must read this book, in nutshell superb and very best --By K.S. Mani Tripathi on 25 June 2014

About the Author:

Khushwant Singh was an Anglo-Indian writer, advocate, politician and journalist. A Padma Vibhushan awardee, Mr. Singh is best remembered for his humour, love of poetry and his vigourous treatment of secularism in his writings, most evident in: The Company of Women, Truth, Love and a Little Malice, With Malice towards One and All, The Mark of Vishnu and Other Stories and Delhi: A Novel. A graduate of Government College, Lahore, St. Stephen's College in Delhi and King's College London, he read for the Bar at the Inner Temple and served as a practicing lawyer for nearly fifteen years before entering journalism. He has worked with The Illustrated Weekly, The National Herald and Hindustan Times. A prolific writer, Mr. Singh wrote till the grand old age of 99, releasing his last work The Good, The Bad and The Ridiculous a few months before his passing in March 2014.

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Books India
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 014341948X
• ISBN 13: 9780143419488
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208