10 Important things to know about Khushwant Singh And Some Questions about him

Khushwant Singh one of the most renowned names of the literary world passed away on 20th March, 2014 at the age of 99. The award winning author leaves behind a legacy of sorts be it with his sharp and witty sense of humour or the erotica through his novels or simply the loved short stories. On his 98th birthday, the writer came up with ‘Khushwantnama: The Lessons of My Life’ which talked about the evergreen life of Khushwant Singh.

1. Khushwant Singh was born in 1915 in Hadali District Khushab, Punjab now a part of Pakistan. He was a pupil at St. Stephen’s College, Delhi and King’s College London. He practiced law at the Lahore High Court for several years before joining the Indian Ministry of External Affairs in 1947.

2. In 1951 Khushwant Singh joined All India Radio. Later he became the founder-editor of Yojana, an Indian journal. He was the editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India, the National Herald and the Hindustan Times.

3. Khuswant Singh was awarded with Padma Bhushan in 1974, which he returned in his protest against the use of Army forces into the Golden Temple.

4. He was the recipient of India’s second highest civilian award Padma Vibhushan in 2007 for his immense contribution in the literature world. He had also been honoured with “Order of Khalsa” (Nishaan-e-Khalsa), the highest honour within the Sikhs community.

5. In his book ‘Khushwantnama: The Lessons of My Life’ he confesses of doing evil deeds like killing sparrows, pigeons in his earlier days.

6. Khushwant Singh had published over 80 best-selling books and two weekly columns syndicated in over 40 English publications.

7. Khushwant Singh is the original creator of Santa Singh and Banta Singh for carrying them in his best-selling books and gaining them popularity through his columns.

8. Khushwant Singh’s love for alcohol is well known. He started drinking at the age of 25 and his favourite was Premium Scotch.

9. Khushwant Singh was Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, from 1980 to 1986.

10. Khushwant Singh’s autobiography ”Truth, Love and a Little Malice”, was published by Penguin Books in 2002.

 Question Quiz 

1.    Khushwant Singh was born in which Province of Pakistan ?

(a) sindh

(b) Punjab

(c) Balochism

(d) Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

2.    Khushwant Singh was the founder - editor of which Indian government journal ?

(a) Weekly times

(b) Steps

(c) Yojna

(d) Ateet

3.    Khushwant Singh got died in which age ?

(a) 87

(b) 91

(c) 95

(d) 99

4.    Khuswant Singh was awarded with which award in 1974 ?

(a) Padma Vibhushan

(b) Padma Bhushan

(c) He never returned any prize

(d) Bharat Ratna

5.    Which award Khuswant Singh returned in his protest against the use of Army forces into the Golden Temple ?

(a) He never returned any prize

(b) Padma Vibhushan

(c) Padma Bhushan

(d) Bharat Ratna

6.    In which of his book,Khushwant Singh confesses of doing evil deeds like killing sparrows, pigeons in his earlier days ?

(a) Khushwantnama

(b) I Shall Not Hear The Nightingale

(c) Paradise And Other Stories

(d) More Malicious Gossip

7.    How many best-selling books Khushwant Singh had published ?

(a) Around 40

(b) Around 80

(c) Around 120

(d) Around 160

8.    Khushwant Singh was Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, from?

(a) 1960 to 1966

(b) 1970 to 1976

(c) 1980 to 1986

(d) 1990 to 1996

9.    Which was the last book of Khushwant Singh ?

(a)  I Shall Not Hear The Nightingale

(b) Paradise And Other Stories

(c) More Malicious Gossip

(d) The Good, The Bad and The Ridiculous

10.  Which of these award was not won by Khushwant Singh ?

(a) Honest Man of the Year

(b) Punjab Rattan Award

(c) Sahitya academy fellowship award

(d)  Best columinst award

ANSWERS:

1	b
2	c
3	d
4	b
5	c
6	a
7	b
8	c
9	d
10	d