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This is one of those things - a contradiction. It was an emotional issue for me. I was born and raised in a Sikh family. I still keep my beard and turban and identify myself with the Sikh community.

— Khushwant Singh

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No, love is an ephemeral and illusive concept, it doesn't last; lust lasts.

Why not all three? I have worked hard on each (stated with pride and an endearing smile).

I have to teach myself to do nothing. In the last phase of a man's life, according to the Hindu tradition, you're meant to be a forest dweller.

I think humour can be a very lethal weapon.You make somebody a laughing stock and you kill him. But most journalists don't do it. They get angry, which doesn't serve the purpose.

I write what I believe in and don't care a damn about the consequences.

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