“book review lachhman singh”

The biggest joke of recent years is that in a national as humorless as us Indian, joke books sell like hot pakoras. This is the sixth compilation of jokes culled from the author's columns in Hindustan Times and Tribune. ... More

This book brings together the funniest and most memorable selections from the author's enormous repertoire, including some of the wackiest jokes ever cracked about sex, God and politics. ... More

‘Though I am nothing to look at, it is women who have sought my company more than I have sought theirs.’ — Khushwant Singh In Khushwant Singh’s Book of Unforgettable Women, India’s most widely-read and irreverent author and columnist profiles some of many women in his life. From Ghayoo... More

How to make it, break it, hack it, crack it. The secret history of codes and code breaking. Simon Singh’s best-selling title The Code Book now reissued for the young-adult market.  The Science of Secrecy from Ancient Egypt to Quantum Cryptography. Simon Singh brings life to an amazing story ... More

"The Paris Review" asks: who hasn't survived a tax audit, a snowstorm, a breakup, or presided over a murder? The next addictively clever "Paris Review" anthology is not a self-help manual; rather it is a wicked elaboration on the human effort to overcome--and instigate--trouble. Contributors include... More

Ribald, rib-tickling and outrageous, Khushwant Singh’s inimitable brand of humour has made him a legend in his own lifetime. This volume brings together the funniest and most memorable selections from his enormous repertoire, including some of the wackiest jokes ever cracked about sex, God and ... More

Malice. The word is synonymous with Khushwant Singh; his pen has spared no one. For over four decades as India’s most widely-read columnist, he has commented on just about everything: religion, politics, our future, our past, prohibition, impotency, presidents, politicians, cricket, dog-haters, a... More

The fear of extinction of the glamorous jungle cat, the tiger, is a spectre that haunts Arjan Singh, It is civilized humanity's duty to ensure the survival of this great species, which is a symbol of the great forests in which it lives. A collection of writings on the tiger by contributors from all ... More