From The Backcover Of 'Life Is Death Is Not' By Khushwant Singh

We live in a life-affirming society where the topic of death is avoided because it is considered morbid and gloomy. This avoidance usually means that we will always be afraid of death. As long as there is fear of death, life itself is not being lived at its best. This book is an attempt to understand and accept the inevitability of death. It leads you on to contemplate on death for three reasons. Contemplation on death is necessary to overcome the fear of death; it changes our attitude towards life; and it enables us to approach death in the right way.

All religions attempt to show the way that can lead to a conscious death. Part 1 of the book puts together the views of various religions on the subject of death that show the way to live life well so that you can die beautifully.

Part 2 of the book compiles the personal experiences of eminent writers like Khushwant Singh, Amrita Pritam, Dalip Kaur Tiwana and Giani Harbans Singh among others. Various views, some funny some serious, have been put together to prove that death need not necessarily be a matter to cry over and can be a subject of jest as well.