by Khushwant Singh

Turbaned Tornado is the biography of Fauja Singh (born on 1 April 1911), a centenarian British Sikh. He is a marathon runner of Indian descent and a world record holder in his age bracket.

The book is:

Riveting and insightful biography of the oldest marathon runner Fauja Singh

Truly inspiring tale

Rare photographs of the living legend

Captures Fauja Singh’s zest for life and his invincible spirit

Traces the runner’s roots

Captures his life’s journey understanding the impact of Fauja on the world around him.

Born on 11 July 1972, in a leading citrus growing family of Punjab, Khushwant Singh developed writing as an alternate career at the age of twenty-four. He is the author of best-selling Sikhs Unlimited, a travelogue from UK to USA featuring extraordinary Sikhs. His Sunday column, ‘Punjabi by Nature’ in The Hindustan Times on the passions, problems and idiosyncracies of the region, is widely read. An alumnus of St. John’s High School, Chandigarh and Department of Mass Communication, Punjab University, Khushwant Singh presently stays in Hoshiarpur district at his kinnow farm with his wife Harmala and son Adiraj.