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The Freethinker's Prayer Book A Book review by ROOPINDER SINGH
The self-proclaimed agnostic has brought out a prayer book. This should not come as a surprise because Khushwant Singh has been interested in religion for long.
The Truth About the New J K Rowling New Book:
The Casual Vacancy
T. SHER SINGH
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 2012: It's an excellent read. More importantly, it is the kind of book that I have dreamed about having the world’s prominent authors write about ...
J K Rowling's Sikh Characters T. SHER SINGH
SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 2012: Rowling is a creative writer with a wild imagination -- and I say that as a compliment. Remember, she is the creator of Harry Potter and Dumbledore, of Rowena Ravenclaw and Nearly-Headless Nick.
New J.K. Rowling Novel Stars a Sikh Family:
The Casual Vacancy
HASAN SUROOR, et al
Speaking to the BBC as the book was launched on Thursday, September 27, Ms Rowling said what attracted her to Sikhism was its "egalitarianism" ... “It’s an amazing religion."
Piercing the Silence, Telling Our Stories JOHN BARBER
It is brown-skinned Indo-Aryan Hindu supremacists who figure most prominently in Shauna's fictional world.
Shauna Singh Baldwin's The Selector of Souls A Book Review by ROSALIA SCALIA
From its opening with Damini’s haunting sacrifice to its very end, the book consistently surprises and keeps the reader gripped for what comes next.
Talking to Shauna Singh Baldwin
About Her New Novel
An Interview by ROSALIA SCALIA
Her first in seven years, award-winning and best-selling Sikh-Canadian author, Shauna Singh Baldwin’s newest novel will be released this month.
Roll of Honour:
Amandeep Singh Sandhu's New Novel on 1984
The assault on the Darbar Sahib has just ended and the Indian Army is arresting and killing innocent Sikhs ...
Shakespeare's Comedies & Tragedies in Punjabi GURPREET SINGH MEHAK
The first volume of the translations contains 12 of Shakespeare's best comedies, whereas the second is a collection of 10 top tragedies.
Helium:
A New Novel by Jaspreet Singh ... on 1984
AMAZON
The follow up to his earlier award-winning novel, Chef, wrestles with one of the most shocking moments in the history of the Indian nation: the massacre of the Sikh citizens enabled by the government