Khushwant Singh in the Name of the Father/Rahul Singh.

"In the Name of the Father is Rahul Singh's biography of the 'Sex, Scotch and Scholarship' icon of India--his father, Khushwant Singh. From school through college, the 'not a nice man to know' distinguished himself more as a prankster and a tennis pro than as a student. A turbulent courtship with the beautiful Kaval Malik culminated in marriage. The Lahore High Court plagued with 'touts' was traded for diplomatic postings in England and Canada. A stint at the UNESCO in Paris followed. Much to the disappointment of his father, Sir Sobha Singh, he cut short a diplomatic career for an assignment with All India Radio.

An outstanding journalist and columnist, Khushwant Singh has earned respect and 'malice' in equal measure. An accomplished historian and novelist, he returned the Padma Bhushan in protest against Operation Blue Star. He was a Member of Parliament from 1980 to 1986.

In the Name of the Father is also a tribute to a father who helped out with love, and 'an occasional bottle of rum."

I am reading this book currently, one will get to know about many great personalities relations with Mr Singh, and it shows clearly how Indian Journalism evolved in early years, also not to forget about Bollywood giving life sketches of Kabir Bedi, Amrita Singh, Balraj sahni, Shashi Kapoor etc.

There are some 13 chapters in the book, its an illustrative book writing attempt of Rahul Singh, son of Khushwant singh ji.

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