This time I’m going to share with you some very interesting book! Which is the first tamil biography book about Kushwant Singh!
The book is written by the young writer Mr.Chokkan. Eh! yeah the same guy who has written so many good books Narayana Murthy, Dhirubhai Ambani - A Business Legend, Bill gates, etc
Let’s move to the review.
Like other people, I also thought Kushwant Singh is a joke writer & a journalist. But after reading this book, I came to know that he has written so many very good novels!
This biography book starts with his family & siblings details. His grandfather and father was one of the key people in building the New Delhi city because they had good reputation with English people.
In the beginning of 20th century, the English people started building so many new houses, improving road facilities, new railway stations, etc. Sir sobha Singh (father of Kushwant) & his grandfather was part of the team to build the new city with more and more luxurious houses.
At that time the small boy Kushwant was with them in rounding the new city. Like all the good writers, he also not good in studies :-) He worked in so many jobs and got a big unsatisfaction!
The first key milestone book of his career is, “Mark of Vishnu”. The book not got good review! – But Kushwant was started getting famous from this book only!
He worked with so many popular newspapers as editor! – But he is very famous for his weekly column, "With Malice towards One and All".
Due to his popularity in writing, he became one of the member of Rajya Sabha and he was one of the very few people who strongly opposed the attack of Amritsar temple in 1984 (operation blue star).
More and more interest in writing made him to write so many good novels like:
Wait! – Before moving to it, I have two questions for you readers to answer. They are,
1. When he was strongly opposing the blue start operation, the only lady who supported him in the rajya sabha is?
2. What is the name of the holy book of Sikhs? – eh! don’t search in google
See the answers in the last!
Short stories:
• Black Jasmine
• Mark of Vishnu
• The voice of god, etc
Novels
• I shall not hear the nightingale
• Train to Pakistan
• Delhi
• The company of women, etc
Key achievement / notable books of his career are:
1. History of Sikhs
2. Fall of sikh kingdom
3. Truth, Love and a Little Malice(an autobiography), 2002
4. With Malice towards One and All
He has no confident / interest in awards!
Every people who really interested to read, should read this book about Kushwant Singh! – The great columnist, novelist Kushwant Singh - one of the living legends. – Hari
The answer for the two questions are,
1. Ms.Jayalalitha, ex-cheif minister, tamilnadu
2. Granth sahib
