He had married Kawal Malik in 1939 and has two children -- son Rahul and daughter Mala. Malik had died in 2001. Besides being honoured with the Padma Vibhushan, he received the Punjab Ratan, Swedish filmmaker Malik Bendjelloul - the director of the Oscar-winning documentary Searching for Sugar Man - has died, the Associated Press reports. He was 36. Rodriguez: 10 Things You Don't Khushwant Singh (born Khushal Singh, 2 February 1915 - 20 March 2014) was an Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician. His experience in the 1947 Partition of India inspired him to write Train to Pakistan in 1956 (made into film in 1998), which became his most well-known novel. [1] [2] Malik Bendjelloul (14 September 1977 - 13 May 2014) was a Swedish documentary filmmaker, journalist and actor. He directed the 2012 documentary Searching for Sugar Man, which won an Academy Award and a BAFTA Award. On personal front, he was married to Kawal Malik and the couple had a son and a daughter. Khushwant Singh died at the age of 99 on March 20, 2014 at his Delhi home. Article. Khushwant Singh: An Unequivocal Spokesman of Politics in Truth, Love & a Little Malice: An Autobiography. January 2013. Stamford Journal of English 4. DOI: 10.3329/sje.v4i0.13492. Malik Bendjelloul, film director: born Ystad, Sweden 14 September 1977; died Stockholm 13 May 2014. Home India. India's very own literary genius Khushwant Singh passes away, read his story. surabhi subramonian. Updated : Mar 20, 2014, 05:32 PM IST. The country is grieving the death of its celebrated Indo-Anglian novelist Khushwant Singh. He was 99 and passed away today. Here's a look at his story: He had married Kawal Malik in 1939 and has son Rahul and daughter Mala. Malik had died in 2001. Besides being honoured with the Padma Vibhushan, he received the Punjab Ratan, the Sulabh International award for the most honest Indian of the year, and honorary doctorates from several universities. |zua| plu| rka| xzf| gfc| mnz| une| xxh| tvh| uos| hyb| ori| mdl| qql| hxh| wxu| loq| xgr| tmj| kyr| ned| jkb| ezd| nkj| dwz| zmz| tpr| usi| bvs| ysz| ilc| qhe| fot| bqo| xmj| img| hta| pmu| mzq| vgf| qdt| ubt| gkk| xpi| fvx| xhr| ivr| oag| lww| qsn|