Death at the doorstep - Kushwant Singh

''We know what the reality of paradise is;

but it is not too bad an idea to beguile the mind.''

''Why did you order me out of the garden of paradise?

I have a lot of work that remains unfulfilled;

now you better wait for me.''

These quotes echo Sardarji's views on life and death and that explains his long lush life. He writes his obituary in his twenties and his epitaph is ready. Naturally death ignores him. And he lives king-size and spares no one. Brilliant ! What will be his real obituary age status - nonagenarian or centenarian? Whatever be it, the 'son of the gun' will die a happy man, I envy.

 

Part 1 of this book sheds some light on the views of the author and that of some important personalities, upon the eventuality of death .Part 2 is a collection of obituaries written over a period of time about some exotic people. They are heart-rending, scandalous, cheeky and witty. He is neither modest nor humble, but totally humane. But still, the mystery remains.....

What happens after death?