Khushwant Singh books in order
Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician
- Lived
- 1915–2014
- Country
- India
- Books
- 53
Khushwant Singh published 8 novels, 4 short story collections, 14 non-fiction books, 2 poetry collections and 25 other books, beginning with Train to Pakistan (1956).
Updated September 2026
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Train to Pakistan
Khushwant Singh's most-read book.
Standalone novels in order
Mano Majra (1956)
Train to Pakistan (1956)
I Shall Not Hear the Nightingale (1959)
Delhi (1990)
The Company of Women (1999)
Burial at Sea (2004)
Sahibs Who Loved India (2008)
Maharaja in Denims (2014)
Short story collections in order
A Bride for the Sahib and Other Stories (1967)
The Collected Short Stories of Khushwant Singh (1989)
Khushwant Singh Selects Best Indian Short Stories (2001)
Paradise and Other Stories (2004)
Non-fiction in order
Ranjit Singh (1962)
A History of the Sikhs (1963)
The Jap Ji (1964)
Indira Gandhi Returns (1979)
Nature Watch (1990)
My Bleeding Punjab (1992)
India (1997)
Ranjit Singh, Maharajah of the Punjab (2001)
Truth, Love & a Little Malice (2002)
The End of India (2003)
Gods and Godmen of India (2004)
Why I Supported the Emergency (2009)
Absolute Khushwant The Lowdown On Life Death And Most Things Inbetween (2010)
Agnostic Khushwant (2012)
Poetry in order
Kalighat to Calcutta, 1690-1990 (1990)
Celebrating the Best of Urdu Poetry (2007)
Other books in order
The Mark of Vishnu and Other Stories (1950)
The Sikhs (1953)
The Sikhs Today (1964)
Shri Ram (1968)
Black Jasmine (1972)
We Indians (1982)
Khalsa Panth (1984)
Joke Book (1987)
Malicious Gossip (1987)
More Malicious Gossip (1991)
Not a Nice Man to Know (1992)
Sex, Scotch & Scholarship (1992)
Uncertain Liaisons (1993)
Women & Men in My Life (1995)
Big Book of Malice (2000)
Big Fat Joke Book (2000)
Book of Unforgettable Women (2000)
Khushwant Singh on Women, Love & Lust (2002)
A History of the Sikhs: Volume 1 (2005)
Invisible City - the Hidden Monuments of Delhi (2008)
City Improbable (2010)
The Sunset Club (2010)
Khushwant Singh on Women, Sex, Love and Lust (2011)
On Love and Sex (2014)
Khuswant Singh Ki Sampurna Kahaniyan (2015)
Film and TV adaptations
- Train to Pakistan (1998)Film · from Train to Pakistan
About Khushwant Singh
Khushwant Singh FKC was an Indian author, lawyer, diplomat, journalist and politician. His experience in the 1947 Partition of India inspired him to write Train to Pakistan in 1956, which became his most well-known novel.
Biography from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photo via Wikimedia Commons.
Khushwant Singh FAQ
- How many books has Khushwant Singh written?
- Khushwant Singh published 8 novels, 4 short story collections, 14 non-fiction books, 2 poetry collections and 25 other books that we list, as of September 2026.
- What order should I read Khushwant Singh's books in?
- Publication order is a safe choice; the full list is above. Most readers start with Train to Pakistan.
- What is Khushwant Singh's last book?
- Maharaja in Denims (2014).
- What is Khushwant Singh's most famous book?
- Train to Pakistan (1956) is Khushwant Singh's most widely read book.
- Which Khushwant Singh books have been adapted?
- 1 book has been adapted for film or TV, including Train to Pakistan (film, 1998).
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Sources: book lists and dates from Wikidata and Open Library, ratings from Open Library readers. Last updated September 2026.