The Lost Victory, Khushwant Singh
The Lost Victory, Khushwant Singh
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The Lost Victory

Author: Khushwant Singh

Narrator: Akshay Ghildiyal

Unabridged: 7 hr 44 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/01/2018

Categories: Fiction


Synopsis

The Lost Victory perfectly captures the cultural essence of 1942 and the urgency of this colourful and moving pageant of a nation about to throw off the yoke of foreign rule. Essentially, it is the story of Buta Singh, a shrewd and wily official working with the British, and of Sher Singh, his vain and ambitious son driven to rebellion against the foreign master. It is also the story of the women of the family—Champak, Sher’s beautiful wife, her wild passions bursting the bonds of century-old prohibitions, and Sabhrai, Sher’s mother, whose matriarchal strength sustains the family in its time of crisis. What happens to this family when a brutal and senseless murder sets father against son, wife against husband, is told against the background of an India torn by religious tension and fraternal strife.

About The Author

Khushwant Singh was India’s best-known writer and columnist. He was founder-editor of Yojana and editor of The Illustrated Weekly of India, the National Herald and Hindustan Times. He was a member of Parliament from 1980 to 1986. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 1974 but returned the decoration in 19984 in protest against the storming of the Golden Temple in Amritsar by the Indian Army. In 2007 he was awarded the Padma Vibhushan. He passed away in 2014 at the age of ninety-nine.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Ayesha (Seokjin's Version) ☾ on January 08, 2020

Am I the only one who thought this story deserved a better ending?......more

Goodreads review by Govind on September 15, 2019

Well build characters and backdrops, It looked like Mr Singh is aiming at a ambitious end like from "The train to Pakistan ", But a sublime end ( may be the writer himself got bored with the character build up) , the story ends just like that , without any major issues addressed, Good read expect , ba......more

Goodreads review by Nuzhat on March 02, 2018

Quite satisfying read. Characters developed slowly but strongly. Nicely written portrayal of a dysfunctional Indian family life and interesting perspective of political situation of the period. A very sensitive and insightful book.......more