The editor and the paper became famous overnight. The layout and presentation were most attractive. The first issue that came out proved a tremendous hit. He had one or two issues of the paper written by proxy. Rajinder Singh broke into journalism when he was a mere boy in his teens. But never was a single harsh or uncivil word uttered by anyone. Their endless barrage of witticisms was always a source of great delight for the listeners. Among them could be counted Harinder Singh of RaJa SarisI, Harcharan Singh Ajnala, Narain Singh Shahbazpuri, Mubarak Singh and Iqbal Singh Sandharivalla. He could be on simiIarly familiar terms with his other friends. In his characteristically infprmal manner he said to Rajiv that her was looking so handsome that day that had he been a girl he would have adbucted her to a place beyond the reach of everyone. Once he was coming to tiala but was summoned by Rajiv before he ached Patiala.
In the company of Jawaharlal Nehru felt on very easy terms and this relationship continued through at least three nerations.Īfter Jawaharlal Nehru it was > daughter, Indira Gandhi, and then his andson, Rajiv. With some of them he ked almost on equal terms. All of them admired sharpness of mind and gave him their lest confidence. Like him he > able to win the implicit trust of Partap gh Kairori, Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir i Giani Kartar Singh. Jawaharlal Nehru became iccially enamoured of him. never went to meet anyone without reirsing his words. Was very knowledgeable about local pols and he was a fetching conversationalist. He was at master in cultivating men in high places. He soon able to make friends with India`s ne minister, Jawaharlal Nehru. That was in meeting and be friend important personalities of the day. Then came partition of the coun Rajinder Singh developed an entirely new orest. He was a schoolgoing youth when he diligently t through all the Punjabi and Urdu newsers that came to his small town of Mandi auddin. Rajinder Singh had been an avid reader icwspapers from the very outset. This eJas(y and freshness of colour were Rajinder ?h`s permanent assets. He did t have the slightest difficulty in switching or from one mood to the other. He made the aximum use of his literary powers and drew ? last ounce of energy from these. The language received from no other writer this manner of variety.
The many splendoured strokes which came o Punjabi via Rajinder Singh `s pen had a “atherh`ke quality mixed with his lethal irusts. Cheek byjowl with his soft words lay his swordcuts. This unexpected mixture of moods conferred upon Punjabi writing a new power and energy.
He bottled into it the bitterness of neem leaves also, the sweetness of elixir. On Punjabi he bestowed a completely new style of political writing. There was much newness and originality in it. Whatever came to his pen he recorded fearlessly and unhesitatingly. Likewise, Rajinder Singh was the monarch of many styles. With him were born many a new construction and idiom. Gurbakhsh Singh of the Preet Lan had imparted to Punjabi writing a fresh flavour. The niche Rajinder Singh had carved out for himself in Punjabi journalism at an unbelievably young age was indeed unprecedented. Nor did he own to any difficulty or obstacle. In Punjabi letters and journalism, none dared interrupt him in his march forward.
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