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FictionObituaryKhushwant Singh obituaryProlific novelist and short-story writer whose newspaper columns often infuriated the Indian establishmentThe author and journalist Khushwant Singh, who has died aged 99, held a particular place in Indian life as a critic of the establishment and a challenger of hypocrisy. His ability to view matters from an outsider's perspective came out of the partition of the subcontinent in 1947: he belonged to a Sikh family, with roots in what became Pakistan, and the division into two countries led to his abandoning law and diplomacy for writing, as well as providing the subject-matter of his best-known novel, Train to Pakistan (1956).

Kobe Bryant's former helicopter pilot remembers him as "gracious" and "professional."  Kurt Deetz flew the NBA legend in his helicopter for two years, from 2015 to 2017; the pilot flying Bryant and seven others when their helicopter crashed on Sunday was Deetz's former boss, Ara Zobayan. There were no survivors.  In an interview with ET's Lauren Zima on Monday, Deetz reacted to Bryant's shocking death and offered insight into the devastating crash. According to Deetz, while the helicopter had room for a co-pilot -- "