From The Frontcover Of 'Ranjit Singh - A Secular Sikh Sovereign' By Mulk Raj Anand 

Maharaja Ranjit Singh was the first Punjabi to rule over the Punjab in the recorded history. His kingdom extended from Tibet to Sind and from Kabul to Sutlej. At least 80 percent of population of the territory he ruled over was Muslim, 10 percent were Hindus and the remaining 10 percent were Sikhs. A devout follower of Guru Nanak, he never discriminated against any faith. Once he told his foreign minister Fakir Azizuddin, 'God intended my looking upon all religions with one eye, that is why I was deprived of the other eye.' This is the story of a truly secular monarch told by a leading story­teller in the country today at a time when the social fabric is under severe strains of religious fanaticism. 

About The Author Of The Book 'Ranjit Singh - A Secular Sikh Sovereign'

Kartar Singh Duggal (b. 1917) is  a leading Indian writer who writes with equal felicity in Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi and English. His books have won several coveted awards including Sahitya Academy Award, Ghalib Award, Soviet Land Nehru Award and Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad Award. Having served as Director, All India Radio, Director, National Book Trust, India, and Adviser, Planning Commission, he has now retired from government service and is currently Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Lotus, an organ of Afro-Asian Writers Association brought out in English, French and Arabic simultaneously.