Noted writer and journalist Khushwant Singh passed away on Thursday. He was 99.<br />Singh was best known for his trenchant secularism, his humour, and an abiding love for poetry.<br />"He was fine and passed away peacefully at home on Thursday," his daughter Mala Singh said. His cremation will take place at Lodhi Crematorium at 4pm today.<br />Read also: Khushwant Singh's column in TOI, dated October 23, 2011 - An agnostic's view of life & death<br />Born on February 2, 1915 at Hadali, now in Pakistan, Singh wrote classics like "Train to Pakistan", "I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale" and "Delhi".<br /><br />For More information on this news visit: http://www.itvnewsindia.com/<br />For More information on this news, visit: http://www.indianews.ind.in/<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: http://www.facebook.com/IndiaNewsTV<br />Subscribe to our You Tube channel: https://www.youtube.com/user/itvnewsindia<br />Connect with us on Social platform at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/India-News/371196196360607
