I Shall Not Hear the NightingaleI Shall Not Hear The Nightingale, Khushwant Singh'S Second Novel, Is Set In Amritsar During The Height Of India'S Freedom Movement, When Nationalists Called Upon The British To `Quit India'. Sardar Buta Singh, First Class Magistrate, A Man Whose Family Is Known For Its Loyalty To The Raj, Is Close To Being Nominated To The Queen'S Honours List That Year. However, Unknown To Him, His Son Sher Singh Has Become The Leader Of A Group Of Gun-Wielding, Anti-British Revolutionaries. When The Headman Of A Nearby Village, A Police Informer, Goes Missing, Sher Singh Is Arrested. If Proved Guilty Of Treason He Could Be Sentenced To Death. A Disgraced Buta Singh Disowns His Son In Order To Show His Continuing Loyalty To The Government, And His God-Fearing Wife Sabhrai Turns To The Guru For Guidance. The Kindly Deputy Commissioner, John Taylor, An Englishman Who Is Sympathetic To Indians And Understands The Family'S Predicament, Offers Them Two Alternatives: Sher Singh Can Either Betray His Comrades And Save His Life Or Else Be Hanged. Meanwhile, In Simla, Sher Singh'S Wife And Sister Are Involved In A Parallel Drama Of Their Own With Madan, A Revolutionary And A Rake. I Shall Not Hear The Nightingale Has Been Widely Acclaimed As Khushwant Singh'S Finest Novel. |
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... Sher Singh with presence of mind . ' I will show you mine . ' He fished out his father's shotgun licence from his pocket and wrapped a five - rupee note in its folds . He put his arm around the peasant's shoulder and took him aside ...
... Sher Singh with presence of mind . ' I will show you mine . ' He fished out his father's shotgun licence from his pocket and wrapped a five - rupee note in its folds . He put his arm around the peasant's shoulder and took him aside ...
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Khushwant Singh. ' I have never blown up a bridge , ' replied Sher Singh , ' but we can learn . We will try our hand on something small and unguarded . I have six hand ... Sher Singh took out his I SHALL NOT HEAR THE NIGHTINGALE / 173.
Khushwant Singh. ' I have never blown up a bridge , ' replied Sher Singh , ' but we can learn . We will try our hand on something small and unguarded . I have six hand ... Sher Singh took out his I SHALL NOT HEAR THE NIGHTINGALE / 173.
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Khushwant Singh. the croaking of frogs . Sher Singh took out his flashlight and produced one of the grenades . ' I suppose the first honour goes to me , ' he said gravely . ' Sure , leader . But tell us how it is done , ' they said ...
Khushwant Singh. the croaking of frogs . Sher Singh took out his flashlight and produced one of the grenades . ' I suppose the first honour goes to me , ' he said gravely . ' Sure , leader . But tell us how it is done , ' they said ...
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Alsatian angry answered Sher Singh arms arrests asked Sabhrai Baisakhi bazaar Beena began Bhraji Bibiji breakfast British chair Champak chapatis cigarette cinema courtyard crane crowd daughter Deputy Commissioner Deputy Commissioner's door Dyer English eyes face father feet fly-whisk friends girls give Granth Guru gurudwara hands head headman heard Hindu husband Indian jeep Jhimma Singh kimono legs looked Madan magistrates Mashobra mind mistress monsoon morning mother Mundoo Muslim never night peasant Peer Sahib prayer Punjab replied round Sardar Buta Singh Sardar Sahib Sardarini Sardarji Sarus crane Sat Sri Akal sergeant servants Sher Singh took shirt shook shoulders shouted Shunno Sikh Simla sister Sita Sita's sleep smile stood sub-inspector talk Taylor tell temple things told tonga turned verandah waiting Wazir Chand whispered wife