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Khushwant Singh Article3/29/2021
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Khushwant Singh Article Full Compensation ForRajasthan demands full compensation for loss of revenue due to GST.Bangalore Club where Churchill still owes 13 not liable to pay wealth tax: Supreme Court. Coronavirus Andhra Pradesh again records over 10,000 new infections. Assembly adopts resolution on Bharat Ratna for PV Narasimha Rao. The second Khushwant Singh Literary Festival sought to preserve Kasaulis environment with history, poetry, and a touch of anxiety. Leigh Hunts Abou Ben Adhem and Rudyard Kiplings If were his contribution. Take them with you and live by them, he said in his message. Along with Madeeha Gauhar of Ajoka Theatre group, painter-activist Salima Hashmi and lawyer Aitazaz Ahsan, the Punjabis from across the border made a passionate plea to fellow Punjabis to support them in their war against fundamentalism in Pakistan. Sections in my country want to make people forget that we were ever the same, said Mohsin. By subtly pushing the publics sympathy towards Arab nations, they are making Pakistanis lose their moorings. Madeeha talked about theatre of peace and her pain at the sudden cancellation of shows each time there was an incident on the border. The legendary Nargis is said to have once slept in his bed during a holiday. ![]() Other events were also in keeping with the spirit of Punjabiyat Rajmohan Gandhis book Punjab: A History from Aurangzeb to Mountbatten; Mark Tully on heritage and Indian Railways. Manoj and Babli: A Hate Story created a stir when a real-life character from the book came forward to speak about his harrowing experience at the hands of khap panchayats. Navtej Sarnas Savage Harvest: Stories of Partition, a translation of his fathers short stories, was launched, as was Vinod Mehtas Meena Kumari. Rubbing shoulders with the literati from Mumbai and Delhi were several old Kasauli residents who have also made the town their summer home: Ashok Chopra, Komal GB Singh and Anand Sethi. With the Kasauli Club the venue of the festival being under the local Army formation, which had extended help in other ways, Standard Operating Procedures regarding foreigners in cantonments kicked in and it took some frantic telephone calls to restore peace. The organisers Rahul and Niloufer have declared that they will create an eco garden with the funds raised from this years event. Indeed, many of the contributors were friends and admirers of Khushwant Singhs. The intimate, convivial gathering ended with a screening of a Train to Pakistan, based on Khushwant Singhs eponymous book, and a lunch hosted by the Pasrichas, another old family of Kasauli. It is anybodys guess how long this quaint festival will maintain its quiet and serenity.
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