Sex,Scotch and ScholarshipIn this anthology, which comprises some of Khushwant Singh's best writing, you can look forward to some talk of sex, a little of Scotch and much Scholarship. The collection attempts to mirror the author's concerns and passions-his love of nature, his anguish over the situation in Punjab, his interest in religions of the world and his scholarly research on the one into which he was born, Sikhism. The highlight of this book, however, is the expansive, autobiographical opening piece written in Khushwant's characteristically candid style and perhaps the most complete self-portrait he has yet painted. |
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... began to question the value of rituals and the need to conform to Khalsa traditions while in college. In his own words, 'I decided, however, to go along with them rather than create trouble for myself. I took pains to understand the ...
... began to question the value of rituals and the need to conform to Khalsa traditions while in college. In his own words, 'I decided, however, to go along with them rather than create trouble for myself. I took pains to understand the ...
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... began many summers ago while he was on holiday with his English friends, the Wints, in Oxford. Their three-year-old daughter, who was an avid collector of wild flowers, was his first teacher and the one who kindled an interest in ...
... began many summers ago while he was on holiday with his English friends, the Wints, in Oxford. Their three-year-old daughter, who was an avid collector of wild flowers, was his first teacher and the one who kindled an interest in ...
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... began and ended with my eight years at different colleges. I first joined St Stephen's College in Delhi. It was run by the Cambridge Mission and regarded among the best in northern India. By then my father's contracting business had ...
... began and ended with my eight years at different colleges. I first joined St Stephen's College in Delhi. It was run by the Cambridge Mission and regarded among the best in northern India. By then my father's contracting business had ...
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... began to rock and roll. The dining room emptied and we ran back to our cabins. For the next five days the ship reeked of vomit. I only left my berth to rush to and back from the bathroom and let the cabin steward make my bed. Huge waves ...
... began to rock and roll. The dining room emptied and we ran back to our cabins. For the next five days the ship reeked of vomit. I only left my berth to rush to and back from the bathroom and let the cabin steward make my bed. Huge waves ...
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... began to kiss me. This time I found her mouth malodorous and was very reluctant to return her kisses. But eighteen is an age of physical compulsions. I was roused again. And once again savagely went for her bosom and then for her middle ...
... began to kiss me. This time I found her mouth malodorous and was very reluctant to return her kisses. But eighteen is an age of physical compulsions. I was roused again. And once again savagely went for her bosom and then for her middle ...
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