Absolute Khushwant: The Low-Down on Life, Death and Most Things In-Between [Khushwant Singh] on *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. I would like to be remembered as someone who made people smile.’ One of the great icons of our time, Khushwant Singh, 95, is a man of contradictions. Book Review of ABSOLUTE KHUSHWANT by Khushwant Singh with Humra Quraishi. Khushwant Singh is the most widely read author in India, today.

Towards the end, he admits all the sex part in his books and talks were cooked up from a dirty old mind. To justify genuineness of your review kindly attach purchase proof Browse.

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I really enjoyed reading this book. No trivia or quizzes yet. Born in in pre-Partition Punjab, Khushwant Singh has absilute witness to almost all the major events in modern Indian history and has known most of the figures who have shaped it.

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He does go into a bit of detail ihushwant too but not as much as some of his other works. Modi’s Yatra to Power. Alert on new comments on this reviews. Thank you for rating this Product. An honest account by “the grand old man”. Oct 07, Shaista rated it it was amazing.

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We’ll publish them on our site once we’ve reviewed them. Aug 29, Vipul Gupta rated it really liked it. The language is simple and one can finish this book in a reading or two. I grabbed this from a corner in Crosswords and flipped through some of the pages to see what it was all about.

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Khushwant Singh tells us that Nirad C. Rather than students start reading from Harry Potter. Thoug Enjoyed reading this. The Company of Women.

His frankness, brutal honesty about his relationships with other women is also one comes across in this book. He tells us what makes him tick and the secret of his longevity; he confesses his deepest fears and what he holds dear.

A couple of pages down, he praised his wife who never minded on his getting close to women in parties, hugging and kissing them on their cheeks. Mar 03, Raja Subramanian rated it really liked it Shelves: I read this rambling account in one go, in around three hours’ time. The views reflected in this blog are my personal views and are in no way connected to my profession or my employer.

An agnostic who s well-versed in the holy scriptures; a vocal champion of free speech who supported the Emergency; a dirty old man who sees the world in a grain of sand and beauty in a wild flower. At 90 years of age not many people are too eloquent or articulate. At Kobo, we try to ensure that published reviews do not contain rude or profane language, spoilers, or any of our reviewer’s personal information.

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This khhushwant makes an interesting career portrait for in these nine decades of his life, he has seen the history of India unfolding. He also candidly states that it was LK Advani’s Rath Yatra that set the forces in motion for the rising Islamophobia and divisive politics.

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It’s more of Morals from Khushwant’s life views. I would rate it 3. This book, Absolute Khuswant was written when he was Even at this age his caustic wit comes sharp, amusing the reader with his anecdotes and famous jokes.

Absolute Khushwant

Notify me when there is a new review. I know several person who hate him who have perhaps not read any of his books, but have formed the opinion that he is a dirty old man. On Urdu poetry, he laments the diminishing absilute in the language. A Million Mutinies Now.

Apr 29, Punit rated it really liked it. Books - Category Description. I will probably read more of his abbsolute based on this book’s portrayal of him. Want to Read saving….