Khushwant Singh on how to live and die

March 20, 2014 15:43

Khushwant Singh on death and dying: "Death is rarely spoken about in our homes. I wonder why. Especially when each one of us knows that death has to come, has to strike. It's inevitable. This line from Yas Yagana Changezi says it best: Khuda mein shak ho to ho, maut mein nahin koi shak (You may or may not doubt the existence of God, you can't doubt the certainty of death). And one must prepare oneself to face it."

Read the extract on Outlook.

Pic: A page from Khushwant Singh's column for HT on turning 98, 'Desire to die'.

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