Key facts
- Born
- 2 February 1915, Hadali
- Died
- 20 March 2014, New Delhi
- State of birth
- Hadali
- Sector
- Journalism & media
- Profession
- Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician (1914–2014)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Khushwant Singh FKC 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.
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Timeline
- 1915Born in Hadali
- 1974Awarded the Padma Bhushan
- 2007Awarded the Padma Vibhushan in literature & education
- 2014Dies in New Delhi
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5
- Wikimedia Commons (Public domain) · unknown