Khushwant Singh

Khushwant Singh was an Indian writer, journalist, politician, diplomat and lawyer (1915–2014). He was born at Hadali and died at New Delhi.

Also recorded as Singh Khushwant.

Overview

Born at Hadali in 1915, died at New Delhi in 2014.

Identity and origins

The authorities additionally record the heading Singh Khushwant. His recorded languages were English and Punjabi.

He was the child of Sobha Singh. Other recorded relations include Sobha Singh, Ujjal Singh, Gurbux Singh and Daljit Singh.

Career and activity

He was employed by The Illustrated Weekly of India, National Herald and Hindustan Times. Recorded position is member of Rajya Sabha.

Catalogued works

49 works under this name are catalogued by Wikidata Query Service, Open Library and The Art Institute of Chicago. Their recorded dates run from 1962 to 2004.

Train to Pakistan. Delhi: A Novel. Karma. The Company of Women. The Mark of Vishnu and Other Stories. Truth, Love & a Little Malice: An autobiography. Sahibs Who Loved India. The skeleton. Invisible city. The Sikhs today. Mano Majra. The Mark of Vishnu. Burial at sea, dated 2004. Sex,Scotch and Scholarship. Paradise and other stories, dated 2004. Ghadar, 1915, India's first armed revolution. Jannata. A history of the Sikhs, dated 1963. Homage to Guru Gobind Singh. Khushwant Singh's joke book III. Truth, Love and a Little Malice, dated 2002. More malicious gossip, dated 1991. Delhi. Auratien (Hindi Edition). Khushwant Singh on women, love & lust, dated 2002. The Courtesan of Lucknow. Jupji, the Sikh prayer. Ranjit Singh, dated 1962. The vintage sardar, dated 2002. I believe, dated 1971. Good people, bad people, dated 1977. Shri Ram, dated 1968. Mahārājah Ranjīt Singh. Gurus, Godmen & Good People, dated 1975. Khushwant Singh's Book of Unforgettable Women. Khushwant Singh. History of the Sikhs. v2, dated 1999. Azadi. Ranjit Singh, Maharajah of the Punjab, dated 1962. A Sangam City, dated 1983. A History Of The Sikhs : Volume 2. Umrao Jan Ada, dated 2004. Indira Gandhi returns. Pavement Mirror Shop, Howrah, West Bengal, dated 1991, chromogenic print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1999.49. Monsoon and Teatime, Ooty, dated 1994, chromogenic print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1999.59. Man Diving, Ganges floods, Benares, Uttar Pradesh, dated 1985, chromogenic print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1999.47. Barber and goddess Kali, Calcutta, West Bengal, dated 1987, chromogenic print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1999.51. Myself Mona Ahmed, dated 1989/2001, printed 2008, gelatin silver prints (21), held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 2013.131.1-21. Mother and Daughter Rowing to Their Island Home, Dal Lake, dated 1980, chromogenic print, held by The Art Institute of Chicago, inventory 1999.55.

In public collections

Work associated with this heading is recorded in 1 named public collection.

The Art Institute of Chicago: 7 recorded objects, read from the institution's own published catalogue.

Literature

13 scholarly publications naming this subject were located in the registry of record.

The Picture of New India’s Development Model in Burial at the Sea by Khushwant Singh, Journal of Advances and Scholarly Researches in Allied Education, 2018. South Asian Partition Fiction in English : From Khushwant Singh to Amitav Ghosh, 2010. Khushwant Singh: The Postmodern Columnist, Mass Communicator: International Journal of Communication Studies, 2013. Singh, Khushwant, (2 Feb. 1915–20 March 2014), Padma Vibhushan 2007 (Padma Bhushan, 1974); Barrister-at-law; writer; Member, Rajya Sabha, India, 1980–86, Who Was Who, 2007. Khushwant Singh (1915- ), South Asian Novelists in English, 2003. Wheat streak mosaic virus: incidence in field crops, potential reservoir within grass species and uptake in winter wheat cultivars, Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 2017. Heterotopian City. Khushwant Singh and his Delhi: A Novel, Politeja, 2016. Analysis of Facial Emotion Recognition with Various Techniques, JOIN: Jurnal Online Informatika, 2026. Unveiling the cancer epidemic in India: a glimpse into GLOBOCAN 2022 and past patternsResearch in context, The Lancet Regional Health - Southeast Asia, 2025. Deep R-gene discovery in HLB resistant wild Australian limes uncovers evolutionary features and potentially important loci for hybrid breeding, Frontiers in Plant Science, 2025. Reliability on the Internet of Things with designing approach for exploratory analysis, Frontiers in Computer Science, 2024. Enhancing the performance of hybrid energy system through artificial bee colony optimization, Discover Applied Sciences, 2025. Feasibility of Integrating Pilates with Conventional Kinesiotherapy for Managing Chronic Low Back Pain: A Pilot Study, Journal of Orthopaedic Case Reports, 2025.

Naming and authority record

This heading is established in Gemeinsame Normdatei (GND) (119405237). Those registers additionally record the forms Kuśavanta Siṇgha, Khus̱avanta Siṅgha, Khuśavaṃta Siṃha, Siṃha, Khuśava.mta, Singh, Khushwant, Siṃha, Khuśavanta, Ḵẖushvant Singh and Singh, Ḵẖushvant.

Digitised editions and texts

12 digitised items associated with this heading are catalogued by Internet Archive.

A History of the Sikhs 1469-1838 Vol.1 (Khushwant Singh) (2004) — Internet Archive. Rab Di Lorh Hai (2012) — Internet Archive. hymns of guru nanak (1969) — Internet Archive. Ranjit Singh, Maharajah of the Punjab (1962) — Internet Archive. The Sikhs (Khushwant Singh) (1952) — Internet Archive. The Pity of Partition: Manto's Life, Times, and Work Across the India-Pakistan Divide — Internet Archive. Ranjit Singh Maharajah Of The Punjab 1780-1839 (1962) — Internet Archive. Some inequalities on hemi-slant product submanifolds in a cosymplectic manifold (2012) — Internet Archive. Mano Majra (1956) — Internet Archive. Report of Justice Ranganath Misra Commission of Inquiry, vol. 1 (1985) — Internet Archive. burial sea (2004) — Internet Archive. Ranjit Singh (Khushwant Singh) (2008) — Internet Archive.

Scholarly footprint

Bibliographic registers publish measured figures for this heading: 30 language editions of the general reference literature carrying an article (Wikimedia (language editions)). A count of publications is evidence of attention, not of standing, and is given here only as a measure.

Evidence base

This article draws on 6 independent source lineages. Copies and mirrors of the same underlying record were collapsed into a single witness, so 6 means 6 genuinely separate publishers of record. 12 further registers were consulted and returned nothing for this heading.

In detail

Khushwant Singh studied at St. Stephen's College, King's College London and Government College University. the recorded working language is English.

Subjects and genres recorded for the work are prose and poetry.

Employment is recorded with The Illustrated Weekly of India, National Herald and Hindustan Times. Positions recorded include member of Rajya Sabha.

Works named in the authority record are Train to Pakistan and Delhi: A Novel.

Distinctions recorded are Padma Bhushan and Padma Vibhushan in literature & education.

Chronology

  1. 1915Khushwant Singh born at Hadali.
  2. 1952The Sikhs (Khushwant Singh) digitised by Internet Archive.
  3. 1962Ranjit Singh, Maharajah of the Punjab digitised by Internet Archive.
  4. 1969hymns of guru nanak digitised by Internet Archive.
  5. 2004A History of the Sikhs 1469-1838 Vol.1 (Khushwant Singh) digitised by Internet Archive.
  6. 2012Rab Di Lorh Hai digitised by Internet Archive.
  7. 2014Khushwant Singh died at New Delhi.

Sources

Each source is named with the standing the house places on it, so the evidence can be weighed rather than taken on trust.

  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikipedia

    “Khushwant Singh”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading

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  • reference work · Reputable secondary · Wikidata

    Wikidata, structured authority record Q1740716: Khushwant Singh

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