Sahibs Who Loved India

Sahibs Who Loved India consists of extracts taken from independence-era newspapers and journals written by the viceroys and governor-generals of the time. It gives readers insights into the BrIt'sh Empire in India. The author Khushwant Singh was at that time the chief editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India. Sahibs Who Loved India gives the readers an idea of how the BrIt'sh governed India and how some of the BrIt'shers respected the country.The book mentions some popular names of the BrIt'sh period like that of Lord Mountbatten and Mahatma Gandhi amongst others. Giving valuable insights about the individuals and their perspective on Indian culture this book is an interesting read for any Indian. Through this book the readers can relive the era of sahibs.It talks about the then famous places in India like the Roshanara Club Doon school Amateur Cine Society of India and more. Khushwant Singh did a remarkable job by carefully editing the articles in a way that the readers are able to see India through the eyes of the BrIt'shers.Containing individual experiences memories and conflicts of the BrIt'sh the book is a positive representation of the BrIt'sh raj. The book was published by Penguin India in 2011 and is available in paperback.Key FeaturesThe book contains extracts from the articles published in Illustrated Weekly of India from pre-independence era.The book gives readers the perspective of the BrIt'sh viceroys and governor generals including their hobbies and habits. About the Author Khushwant Singh is Indias best known writer and columnist. He has been founder editor of Yojana and editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India the National Herald and the Hindustan Times. He is the author of classics such as Train to Pakistan I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale and Delhi. His latest novel The Sunset Club written when he was 95 was published by Penguin Books in 2010. His nonfiction includes the classic two volume A History of the Sikhs a number of translations and works on Sikh religion and culture Delhi nature current affairs and Urdu poetry. His autobiography Truth Love and a Little Malice was published by Penguin Books in 2002.