End of an era as noted Indian writer and journalist Khushwant Singh died at 99.
Born on February 2 in 1915 in Punjab's Hadali in then-united Punjab's Hadali district (now in Pakistan) Khushwant has written more than 45 books, novels and anthologies of short stories, besides forging a stellar career as a journalist.
He was the founder-editor of Yojana and editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India, the National Herald and the Hindustan Times.
He wrote classics like "Train to Pakistan", "I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale" and "Delhi".
Train to Pakistan brought him laurels.
At 95, he wrote the novel "The Sunset Club". His non-fiction works include 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 and with that he called it a day.
Mr Singh was a Member of Indian Parliament from 1980 to 1986.
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan (the third highest civilian award in the Republic of India) in 1974 but returned it in 1984, in protest against the storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar by the Indian Army.
In 2007, he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan (the second highest civilian award in the Republic of India).