Tuesday , August 19 , 2008 The great Khushwant Singh writes on a new book on Maharajah Dalip Singh *** Navtej Sarna of the Indian foreign services has done a commendable job in reconstructing Dalip Singh's life through his letters, making up versions ascribed to his Sikh valet and maidservant, notes by Login, his wife and others concerned to tell the tragic tale of this non-hero. His novel, The Exile, is a masterly mix of fact and fiction and makes a spine-chilling story of sordid intrigues, murders, betrayals and delusions of grandeur. It is gripping. *** [snip] http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080819/jsp/opinion/story_9710639.jsp --- Harshawardhan_Bosham Nimkhedkar