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Walkathon to spread awareness against drug abuse
Organised by author and co-founder of the Punjab Lit Foundation, Khushwant Singh, the walk commenced with an ardas (prayer) at Chaunni Kalan village, seeking divine blessings to rejuvenate Punjab’s youth and free them from the clutches of addiction.
Published on Dec 07, 2024 10:59 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Hoshiarpur
How Bibek Debroy was different from his peers
Describing Bibek Debroy in a sentence is near impossible. An output of writing to fit two lifetimes, scholarship across diverse and disparate fields.
Published on Nov 07, 2024 07:50 PM IST
Ajit Ranade
Roundabout | They speak as their lips are free and their tongues are their own
The spotlight is on the memoirs of Sayeda Hameed’s life story and ‘Sardarji’, an immortal story by KA Abbas, enacted by Jashn-e-Qalam
Updated on Nov 03, 2024 06:54 AM IST
Nirupama Dutt
Guest column: Remembering the Sardarji in the bulb and his Sardarni
We were privileged to have been granted a moment — a memory — with one of the finest writers of our times, a man whose stories, much like the man himself, would never fade.
Updated on Oct 27, 2024 07:44 AM IST
Poonam Khaira Sidhu
Indrani Mukerjea dances at Khushwant Singh Lit Fest, organisers face flak
Organisers of the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival are facing flak for platforming Indrani Mukerjea at the event.
Published on Oct 21, 2024 06:40 AM IST
Roundabout | Sun smiles on the merry mix of Khushwant Singh Lit Fest
Taking off on a fond remembrance of author-editor and a very popular columnist Khushwant Singh by his son Rahul Singh and younger colleague Bachi Karkria, the three-day event has something on offer for everyone
Updated on Oct 20, 2024 05:08 AM IST
Nirupama Dutt
Here's why Kushwant Singh was a beacon of sharp intellectual thinking
Behind Khushwant Singh's image of an iconoclast was a disciplined scholar who left a lasting impact on literature and journalism.
Published on Mar 24, 2024 08:30 AM IST
Lit talk at this fest will celebrate writer Khushwant Singh's legacy
All roads for bibliophiles lead to the hills as the three-day festival at Kasauli, dedicated to late writer Khushwant Singh, returns with 50 plus speakers.
Published on Oct 13, 2023 08:54 AM IST
Five arrested for gambling, ₹23,000 seized
The Koomkalan police arrested three persons for gambling, identified as Sukhwinder Singh of Bhaini Sahib, Khushwant Singh of Lato Joga village and Charanjeet Singh of Namdev Colony, from Dana Mandi in Katani Kalan and seized ₹20, 570 from their possession.
Updated on Apr 19, 2023 11:48 PM IST
HT Correspondent, Ludhiana
Did you know Sara Ali Khan is related to Dilip Kumar, through her mother Amrita?
Sara Ali Khan has links to Bollywood from either sides of her large extended family. Here's how.
Published on Mar 27, 2021 02:02 PM IST
Five lives from the land of five rivers
These five Sikh Indians have tilled historical and cultural truths with the hoe of faith
Updated on Dec 07, 2020 08:22 PM IST
Rude Food by Vir Sanghvi: The bake up in the lockdown
The baking boom: the loaf you bake is equal to the love you take.
Updated on Aug 16, 2020 09:41 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Vir Sanghvi
Summer reading list for young adults
Educationist Shivani Wazir Pasrich picks five books that will keep your 11- to 16-year-olds occupied
Updated on Jun 07, 2020 12:29 AM IST
Hindustan Times | Shivani Wazir Pasrich
Jab We Met: Faiz Ahmed Faiz and I
I was searching for some tangible memorabilia of my chance meeting with him in the winter of 1982, which would stand scrutiny. That took time, and alas, also ended in failure.
Updated on Jan 16, 2020 11:45 PM IST
Ayaz Memon
Khushwant Singh: Noted writer and journalist
Novelist, journalist, diplomat and lawyer, he is today best known for his literary works. Winner of Padma Vibhushan and Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, he wrote his most notable work, Train to Pakistan, recounting his experiences of the partition of India.
Updated on Nov 01, 2019 05:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Closure of Daryaganj book market evokes shock, outrage and nostalgia
Started in 1974 and known for the availability of rare titles at throwaway prices, the Sunday book bazar in Daryaganj was shut down following a recent Delhi High Court order to the North Delhi Municipal Corporation to ensure that weekly bazars on Sundays were not permitted on Netaji Subhash Marg.
Updated on Aug 05, 2019 12:58 PM IST
New Delhi | Zara Khan
New British PM Boris Johnson has a Khushwant Singh connection
Boris Johnson, who won the race within the Conservative Party to become the country’s next Prime Minister, is expected to rely on his declared personal connect with Prime Minister Narendra Modi to deliver a “truly special” UK-India relationship.
Updated on Jun 04, 2020 06:08 PM IST
Indo-AsianNews Service, NEW DELHI/LONDON | Indo-Asian News Service
Boris Johnson and his very personal link with India
Marina, 55, is the daughter of the BBC’s Delhi correspondent during the 1960s, Charles Wheeler, and his second wife, Dip Singh, whose family origins lie in Sarogodha in present-day Pakistan, but moved to India after partition. They married in Delhi in 1961.
Updated on Jul 24, 2019 12:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times, London | Prasun Sonwalkar
Rude food by Vir Sanghvi: The legend of Jiggs Kalra
He was never a chef but he created the cult of the celebrity chef and transformed restaurant cuisine forever
Updated on Jun 15, 2019 11:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Vir Sanghvi
Second coming of Khushwant Singh at King’s College in London
The festival opened, as is the tradition, with a session paying homage to the literary genius of Khushwant Singh.
Published on Jun 02, 2019 01:48 PM IST
Chandigarh | Nirupama Dutt
The Taste With Vir: The 30th anniversary of Salman Rushdie’s Satanic Verses and the controversy that followed it
In this week’s column of The Taste With Vir, Vir Sanghvi explores the 30th anniversary of the controversy that accompanied the publication of Salman Rushdie’s The Satanic Verses.
Updated on Nov 03, 2019 09:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Delhi | Vir Sanghvi
Khushwant Singh lit fest 2018: For the love of booze and salads...
Founder of Agave India, Desmond Nazareth has spearheaded a movement to bring indigenous liquors, fermented by the tribal populations, into the limelight.
Updated on Oct 15, 2018 02:40 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kasauli | HT Correspondent
Opening Session: Remembering Khushwant Singh, the enigma
The man who wrote with malice towards one and all, did not spare himself, he penned his own epitaph which went as, “Here lies one who spared neither man nor God; Waste not your tears on him, he was a sod; Writing nasty things he regarded as great fun; Thank the Lord he is dead, this son of a gun.”
Updated on Oct 12, 2018 11:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kasauli | Aishwarya Khosla, Kasauli
Khushwant Singh Lit Fest to kick off on October 12 in Kasauli
First held in 2012, the literary festival was the only to be named after a living author. Since Khushwant Singh did most of his writing in Kasauli, it was only fitting that the festival be organised at the hill station.
Updated on Oct 11, 2018 03:12 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Aishwarya Khosla
Rishi Kapoor as Khushwant Singh, a biopic on the writer is being planned
Actor Rishi Kapoor says that his life is “zero and boring” and that nobody should attempt at making a film on his life, but the possibility of portraying the renowned writer in a film intrigued him
Updated on Jul 29, 2018 04:50 PM IST
Hindustan Times | Monika Rawal Kukreja, New Delhi
Penguin Random House acquires respected Hindi publisher Hind Pocket Books
Penguin Random House India has acquired Hind Pocket Books, one of the oldest and most respected Hindi language publishers in the country.
Published on Jun 29, 2018 08:14 PM IST
Indo Asian News Service | HT Correspondent, New Delhi