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The Sikhs

The Sikhs( )
Text by: Singh, Khushwant
Photographer: Rai, Raghu
ISBN:978-81-7436-132-5
Publication Date:Jan 1998
Publisher:Roli Books Private, Limited
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $34.95
Book Description:

Never before have the Sikh's way of life, their modes of worship, their baptisms, weddings and rustic dances and their attempts to keep alive their marital traditions been more vividly captured by the camera or as clearly explained in words by India's foremost author. Here is a rare collection of photographs taken by one of the country's best photographers.

Book Details
Pages:144
Detailed Subjects: Religion / General
Reference / General
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):12.26 x 12.28 x 0.86 Inches
Book Weight:3.72 Pounds
Author Biography
(Text by)
Khushwant Singh was born on February 2, 1915 in the village of Hadali in what is now the Punjab province of Pakistan. He attended St. Stephen's College in Delhi, Government College in Lahore, and King's College London. In 1947, he worked for India's ministry of external affairs and served as press officer in Ottawa and London. From 1980 to 1986, he was a member of the upper house of the Indian parliament.

He was an author and journalist. His newspaper column, With Malice Towards One and All, was syndicated all over India. During his lifetime, he wrote more than 100 novels and short-story collections including Train to Pakistan, I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale, Delhi: A Novel, The Company of Women, and The Sunset Club. He also wrote a two-volume History of the Sikhs, an autobiography entitled Truth, Love and a Little Malice, and a book of biographical profiles entitled The Good, the Bad and the Ridiculous. He died on March 20, 2014 at the age of 99.

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