Pervertedmind, You are still not getting enough of this thread are you? I thought it was decimated until you revived it back. I am very pleased to say that the focus of discussion has shifted back to literature from mere appreciations, accusations and arraignments. I never read that book, no, certainly not. But it would be unfair to say that I am not aware of the contents. My father suggested me to read that particular Khuswant singh's creation as soon as it was published few years ago, but then I was still going through some books of other famous Indian writers like Manil Suri, Pankaj Mishra and Vikram Seth. Although Indian writers are brilliant, their creations never are absolute page turners and therefore lackluster in making an interesting read demands a lot of time. However, I own the other book, by Manjushree Thapa, "forget kathmandu: An elegey for democracy". And as you said earlier, she has dedicated her book to Singh, for his honesty. See, all virtues come with little vices, BP Koirala was a womanizer, so was Nehru, Clinton and now Singh. As long as their wives and other amorous partners are comfortable with the fact and they run their office with ease, why should one ponder what is going on? Khusbant Singh was honest enough to reveal his supposedly a little "intimate" relationship with Indira Gandhi and her rebel daughter in law, Maneka. Perhaps too bold to be true, but then it is Khusbant Singh, who once dared to return Padma Bhusan.