Sahibs Who Loved India (PB) Paperback – 3 January 2011

Sahibs Who Loved India consists of extracts taken from independence-era newspapers and journals, written by the viceroys and governor-generals of the time. It gives readers insights into the British Empire in India. The author, Khushwant Singh was at that time the chief editor of the Illustrated Weekly of India. Sahibs Who Loved India gives the readers an idea of how the British governed India, and how some of the Britishers respected the country.

The book mentions some popular names of the British period like that of Lord Mountbatten and Mahatma Gandhi, amongst others. Giving valuable insights about the individuals and their perspective on Indian culture, this book is an interesting read for any Indian. Through this book the readers can relive the era of sahibs.

It talks about the then famous places in India like the Roshanara Club, Doon school, Amateur Cine Society of India, and more. Khushwant Singh did a remarkable job by carefully editing the articles in a way that the readers are able to see India through the eyes of the Britishers.

Containing individual experiences, memories, and conflicts of the British, the book is a positive representation of the British raj. The book was published by Penguin India in 2011, and is available in paperback.

Key Features:

• The book contains extracts from the articles published in Illustrated Weekly of India, from pre-independence era.
• The book gives readers the perspective of the British viceroys and governor generals, including their hobbies and habits

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