- Khushwant Singh was born on February 2, 1915 in Hadali, Khushab district, Punjab, British India. He was an actor and writer, known for Train to Pakistan (1998), Songs and Memories (1992) and Otros pueblos (1983). He was married to Kawal Malik. He died on March 20, 2014 in New Delhi, India.
- SpouseKawal Malik(1939 - 2001) (her death, 2 children)
- He received the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian award.
- He turned a minor magazine, the Illustrated Weekly of India, into a journalistic force, and also ran two newspapers, the Hindustan Times and the National Herald.
- Journalist and novelist.
- He was a prolific writer whose work included serious histories, joke collections, and one of post-Independence India's great novels, "Train to Pakistan". He was one of India's best-known writers for more than six decades.
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