Indian writer, editor Khushwant Singh dies at 99

By Tim Sullivan

Published March 20, 2014 10:46am ET

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Indian writer, editor Khushwant Singh dies at 99 — FILE - In this Dec. 20, 2010 file photo, Khushwant Singh, 96, talks sitting next to a fireplace in his house in New Delhi, India. Singh, a force in India's literary world for more than 60 years, has passed away at his New Delhi home, his daughter said, Thursday, March 20, 2014. He was 99. (AP Photo/Manish Swarup, File) | Manish Swarup

NEW DELHI (AP) — Khushwant Singh, a journalist, editor and prolific writer whose work ranged from serious histories to joke collections to one of post-Independence India’s great novels, died Thursday at his New Delhi apartment, his daughter said. He was 99.

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