I can do no better than reproduce the introduction I have written for my 9th Joke Book. It says all I want to say about my being an inveterate Joker.
Khushwant Singh writes.
It is for the first time that my Secretary, Lachhman Dass, during his 30 years of working with me, dared to ask me: “When Sisters’Day — Raksha Bandhan, Fathers’ Day, Mothers’ Day are celebrated, why not Wive’s Day or Husbands’ Day?..." Khushwant Singh writes.
Out of nowhere, memories of my close association with Raja Rameshwar Rao stole back in my mind. He has been gone for many years but reappeared in my mind as if it was only yesterday that he breathed his last. Khushwant Singh writes.
I came to befriend David Davidar from the day Penguin Viking set up branches in India. He was appointed by the British partners who held the majority of shares, I by the Sarkars of the Anand Bazar Patrika of Calcutta. Khushwant Singh writes.
There was no Creator. It is not God who created us; we created God. Khushwant Singh writes.
In his latest missive to me, Preetam Giani, who is an outstanding champion of rights of homosexuals has sent me his modified version of one of Shakespeare’s well-known sonnets, I reproduce both:
For quite sometime I have been grappling with the Indian concept of meditation. I have evolved my own theory. Khushwant Singh writes.
Though forced to flee from Lahore in August 1947, I do not have the slightest ill-will against Pakistan. On the contrary, I describe myself as a man of dual nationality. I am Indian as well as Pakistani. Khushwant Singh writes.
In my humble opinion, the best translations of Urdu poetry into English were done by Victor Kiernan of the works of Faiz Ahmed Faiz. Khushwant Singh writes.
Daily papers crammed with news of scams, rapes, rantings of politicians, road and rail accidents are most depressing. The shenanigans of Narayan Dutt Tiwari come as a comic relief. Bless you Tiwariji! You are a man after my heart. Long may you live!
For many evenings I have been hooked on to watching Discovery Channel of TV devoted to narrating the rise and fall of Adolf Hitler's Nazi fascism.
Khushwant Singh writes.
It’s a matter of great pride for us Indians that our Parliament celebrates its 60th birthday and we remain the world’s largest democracy. Khushwant Singh writes.
I can't think of a better title for Delhi than describing it as the 'phoenix city' - one that rises from the dead to live again and again.
Khushwant Singh writes.
I laud the decision to induct Sachin Tendulkar in the Rajya Sabha. To construe it as a reward for his spectacular performance in cricket would be unfair. Khushwant Singh writes.
Journalists who claim to be Sabjantawallas (know-all) have pounced on men and women who will be in running for the posts of President and Vice President.