Mind of the massacre man
Posted on Sep 11th, 2005
The Butcher of Amritsar: General Reginald Dyer by Nigel Collett. Rupa. Pages 575. Rs 295. WE all know him for what he did—butchering civilians at Jallinawala Bagh in 1919—which put him in the hall of infamy the world over and effectively ended his military career. He, however, was not someone who hated Indians; he had, rather, not only been born …
The story of an open book
Posted on May 23rd, 2004
Rahul Singh has penned an engaging biography of his father Khushwant Singh, says Roopinder Singh. In The Name of the Father by Rahul Singh. Roli Books, Delhi. Pages 144. Rs 395. Khushwant Singh and Kaval Malik soon after their marriage KHUSHWANT SINGH, the man and his writing, what he exposes of himself, fascinate the readers of his columns. They far outnumber the …