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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... Women formed groups to find sheltered spots where they could defecate and gossip. Boys made their own groups to do the same. Since there was no water at hand we devised our own means of cleaning ourselves and having fun at the same time ...
... Women formed groups to find sheltered spots where they could defecate and gossip. Boys made their own groups to do the same. Since there was no water at hand we devised our own means of cleaning ourselves and having fun at the same time ...
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... women. Besides the usual courses of study, we were also taught music, painting and carpentry. It was a nationalist school; leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Nehru and Sarojini Naidu were invited to address us. It was in my third year ...
... women. Besides the usual courses of study, we were also taught music, painting and carpentry. It was a nationalist school; leaders like Mahatma Gandhi, Pandit Nehru and Sarojini Naidu were invited to address us. It was in my third year ...
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... women, fat and middle-aged. At eighteen, boys are not choosy about who they lose their virginity to. It was easy money for brothel keepers, as these overexcited young men had shot their seed having barely touched their targets. They ...
... women, fat and middle-aged. At eighteen, boys are not choosy about who they lose their virginity to. It was easy money for brothel keepers, as these overexcited young men had shot their seed having barely touched their targets. They ...
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... women, including two young nurses, and two elderly men. I spent Christmas in a Quaker hostel in Buckinghamshire, where the Perm brothers are buried. I learnt to sing Christmas carols and made many friends. Although there were several ...
... women, including two young nurses, and two elderly men. I spent Christmas in a Quaker hostel in Buckinghamshire, where the Perm brothers are buried. I learnt to sing Christmas carols and made many friends. Although there were several ...
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