"With Malice towards One and All" was the weekly column series published by Indian author and journalist

Khushwant Singh 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 ...

in the leading

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dailes of India, occupying two full length columns on the editorial page of the Saturday edition.

Syndication

His articles appear in ''The Telegraph'', ''

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'' and then ''The Pioneer'', with syndication by multiple publications.

Irreverent wit

The write-up included combination of 3-4 essays, starting usually with commentary on current political, popular culture, literature and socio-economic events. Out of these, one of the essays used to include memoirs of extensive travels by Khushwant Singh, particularly during his extended stays in the UK & Europe.

Column punchline

His comparisons of social and behavioural characteristics of westerners and Indians, laced with his inimitable wit, was the punchline of this hugely popular series. A short snippet or contributory joke sent in by the readers was usually the last passage of the column.

Mario cartoon

The accompanying Mario cartoon he used on his column first appeared in the “Editor’s Page” of ''

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''. It depicted a caricature of himself, sitting next to a pile of books, a bottle of

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, and a girlie magazine.

External links

*http://www.sepiamutiny.com/sepia/archives/003653.html *http://hindustantimes.com/ *http://www.dailypioneer.com/ Columns (periodical)