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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... train for Bombay. Hundreds of my father's friends and distant relations came to see me off at the railway station. In those times going abroad was a rare adventure for Indians. I was loaded with garlands as if I were going out to ...
... train for Bombay. Hundreds of my father's friends and distant relations came to see me off at the railway station. In those times going abroad was a rare adventure for Indians. I was loaded with garlands as if I were going out to ...
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... train and bus to get to college but it was well worth it. I became a part of the Welwyn Garden community; I played tennis, hockey, badminton and squash for it, travelled with the same group of men and women on the train, and made close ...
... train and bus to get to college but it was well worth it. I became a part of the Welwyn Garden community; I played tennis, hockey, badminton and squash for it, travelled with the same group of men and women on the train, and made close ...
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