How shall I repay Khushwant Singh I don’t know? I have had his love during the last 30 years or so when he wrote about me in his columns atleast half a dozen times. First he wrote about me was in 1991 when “Wit & Humour of Haryana was launched. Then in 1992 for “Culture Bright & Dark” . And then many times about my books and other activities undertaken as part of my Community Policing projects. At 95, I still draw his attention and he is there to say it all in—This above all: Saturday Dec 11, 2010
Policeman humourist
Rajbir Deswal is the most unusual police officer I have met. He is more eager to make a name for himself in the world of letters than by nabbing thieves and robbers. He is well on the way to succeeding in both his ambitions. He is IG Police of Haryana and has won the President’s Police Medal. He is also a member of the Haryana Sahitya Akademi and won the Haryana Akademi’s Pandit Lakhmi Chand Award.
He is a prolific writer. His middles appear regularly in several national dailies like The Tribune, Hindustan Times, The Indian Express and The Pioneer. So far he has seven books to his credit. My introduction to Haryanvi humour came through his writing. In the last two months he has produced two books — Hoor Menaka: The Seductress, an adaptation of Pandit Lakhmi Chand’s drama; and a month later a second collection of his middles, Mall Watch: Write in the Middle (D.K. Books). Deswal wields a light pen. A vein of gentle humour runs through all he writes, which makes him highly readable.
Policeman humourist
Rajbir Deswal is the most unusual police officer I have met. He is more eager to make a name for himself in the world of letters than by nabbing thieves and robbers. He is well on the way to succeeding in both his ambitions. He is IG Police of Haryana and has won the President’s Police Medal. He is also a member of the Haryana Sahitya Akademi and won the Haryana Akademi’s Pandit Lakhmi Chand Award.
He is a prolific writer. His middles appear regularly in several national dailies like The Tribune, Hindustan Times, The Indian Express and The Pioneer. So far he has seven books to his credit. My introduction to Haryanvi humour came through his writing. In the last two months he has produced two books — Hoor Menaka: The Seductress, an adaptation of Pandit Lakhmi Chand’s drama; and a month later a second collection of his middles, Mall Watch: Write in the Middle (D.K. Books). Deswal wields a light pen. A vein of gentle humour runs through all he writes, which makes him highly readable.
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Congrats, Sir Ji!!! Feathers are always a prized possession and especially for someone like you who is entitled to them. On a lighter note a lot of them will make you a "bird of passage" ( H W Longfellow)
This is the cry
Of souls, that high
On toiling, beating pinions, fly,
Seeking a warmer clime,
( Courtesy: Birds of Passage)
Cheers!!!
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