Khushwant Singh Bücher

Warum glauben wir an Wunder? Garantiert ein Horoskop die perfekte Ehefrau? Ist das Kamasutra die richtige Gebrauchsanweisung für Frischverheiratete? Diese und andere Fragen stellt der bekannteste indische Schriftsteller in 'Paradies und andere Geschichten'. Die Amerikanerin Margaret Bloom kommt in einen Ashram ins indische Haridwar, um Erlösung für ihre Seele zu suchen, aber bald entdeckt sie, daß auch am Ufer des Heiligen Ganges Versuchungen lauern. Madan Mohan Pandey, Amateurastrologe und Student alter Hindiskripte, findet zu seinem großen Entsetzen heraus, daß seine sittsame Braut ganz anders als erwartet ist. Khushwant Singh in Höchstform: provokant und witzig, zuweilen deftig und dann wieder zärtlich.

Das Grauen begann 1947 mit der Teilung Indiens und Pakistans, was zu einer der größten Vertreibungen der Geschichte führte. Zehn Millionen Menschen waren auf der Flucht, Familien wurden getrennt, Frauen vergewaltigt und Hunderttausende getötet. Khushwant Singh schildert in seinem Roman das Trauma dieser Zeit. Im Dorf Mano Majra, nahe der Grenze, leben Muslime, Hindus und Sikhs zunächst friedlich zusammen. Ihr Alltag wird von den vorbeifahrenden Zügen bestimmt, und nur der Dorfganove Jaggat sorgt für gelegentliche Aufregung. Trotz seiner kriminellen Vergangenheit und seiner Zugehörigkeit zur Sikhreligion hat er eine heimliche Beziehung zu einem muslimischen Mädchen. Doch eines Tages hält ein Zug zu einer ungewöhnlichen Zeit in Mano Majra und bringt Unheil: Er ist voll mit den Leichen ermordeter Sikhs. Das Grauen hat auch dieses Dorf erreicht, und die religiöse Zugehörigkeit wird zur entscheidenden Frage. Der Roman, erstmals 1956 erschienen, gilt heute als Klassiker in Indien. Singh erzählt eindringlich von der politischen und sozialen Katastrophe, die eine friedliche Welt in die Hölle des Krieges verwandelte, deren Nachwirkungen bis heute spürbar sind, etwa im Kaschmirkonflikt und in blutigen Ausschreitungen zwischen Religionsgruppen.

Herkunft, Geschichte und Religion der Sikhs, dargestellt in Texten und zahlreichen Bildern.

Set against the backdrop of 90s London and 80s Punjab, the narrative unfolds the poignant love story of supermodel Shabnam Singh and her first love, Ajit, who is now struggling on the streets. As Shabnam discovers Ajit's traumatic past through his diary, the novel delves into themes of love, betrayal, and the harsh realities of drugs and extremism in India. It offers a compelling exploration of personal and historical turmoil, revealing how love can illuminate even the darkest corners of life.

This book is full of the honesty and sharp wit that is so characteristic of Khushwant Singh. It was published by Penguin India in the year 2014 and is available in hardcover and paperback.

Train to Pakistan is the story of this isolated village that is plunged into the abyss of religious hate. It is also the story of a Sikh boy and a Muslim girl whose love endured and transcends the ravages of war.

Gathers British stories about India by Kipling, Orwell, and others, that illustrate changing English attitudes

Khushwant Singh, the country's foremost literary figure, serves up another volume of the finest fiction from across India.'A good read . . . engaging . . . The names live up to their reputation.' - India Today'Tremendous richness of characters on display.' - Deccan Herald'Offers much . . . to the discriminating reader.' - Deccan Chronicle'An eminently readable book . . . The range of geographical areas and social backgrounds that this selection represents are truly vast.' - The Tribune

I thought the nation was coming to an end;' wrote Khushwant Singh; looking back on the violence of Partition that he was witness to over half a century ago. He believed then; and for years afterwards; that he had seen the worst that India could do to herself. Over the last few years; however; he has had reason to feel that the worst; perhaps; is still to come. In this fierce; uncompromising book he shows us what few of us wish to see: why it is entirely likely that India will come undone in the foreseeable future. Analysing the communal violence in Gujarat in 2002; the anti-Sikh riots of 1984; the burning of Graham Staines and his children; the targeted killings by terrorists in Punjab and Kashmir; Khushwant Singh forces us to confront the absolute corruption of religion that has made us among the most brutal people on earth. He also points out that fundamentalism has less to do with religion than with politics. And communal politics; he reminds us; is only the most visible of the demons we have nurtured and let loose upon ourselves. Insurgencies in Kashmir and the North-East; caste wars in Bihar; scattered Naxalite movements; and the ghettoization of minorities are proof that our obsession with caste and regional and racial identity has also splintered the nation; perhaps beyond repair. A brave and passionate book; The End of India is a wake-up call for every citizen concerned about his or her own future; if not the nation's.

"I return to Delhi as I return to my mistress Bhagmati when I have had my fill of whoring in foreign lands."Thus begins Khushwant Singh's vast, erotic, irrelevant magnum opus on the city of Delhi. The principal narrator of the saga, which extends over six hundred years, is a bawdy, ageing reprobate who loves Delhi as much as he does the hijra whore Bhagmati - half man, half woman with sexual inventiveness and energy of both the sexes. Travelling through time, space and history to 'discover' his beloved city, the narrator meets a myriad of people-poets and princes, saints and sultans, temptresses and traitors, emperors and eunuchs - who have shaped and endowed Delhi with its very special mystique And as we accompany the narrator on his epic journey we find the city of emperors transformed and immortalized in our minds for ever.