DHAKA: Renowned Indian author and journalist Khushwant Singh has died aged 99, his family says.

A prolific writer, he wrote dozens of novels and short story collections. He also edited several magazines and newspapers in the 1970s and 80s.

Khushwant Singh’s novel, ‘Train to Pakistan’, based on the bloody partition of India in 1947, was made into a film.

He also served a term as an MP and was given the Padma Vibhushan, a civilian award, by the government, reports the BBC.

BDST: 1419 HRS, MAR 20, 2014