Nirpal Singh Dhaliwal
Nirpal Singh Dhaliwal (born 1974) is a British journalist mostly writing for The Sun, and writer.
Early life[]
Dhaliwal was born in Greenford, London and his parents were first-generation Punjabi immigrants. Dhaliwal was born a Sikh and state-school educated before going on to the University of Nottingham to read English and American literature.[1]
Personal life[]
In 2000, while working as a radio journalist for the BBC, Dhaliwal was sent to interview Liz Jones, then editor of Marie Claire. They married in 2002 and divorced in 2007.
Career[]
Dhaliwal's first novel Tourism was published in 2006 and received mixed reviews. Described as 'brilliant'[2] in The Daily Telegraph, Julie Burchill thought it was 'touched with genius'.[3]
Dhaliwal currently works as a freelance journalist, based in London, having resided for a while in New Delhi. He writes for The Times, The Guardian, Daily Mail, and the Evening Standard and extensively for the Indian and international press.
References[]
- ^ Victoria Summersley and Johann Hari "Liz and Nirpal: The last argument", The Independent, 26 May 2007
- ^ Leith, William (8 April 2006). "'Her succulence killed me'" – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Singh, Nirpal Dhaliwal (6 April 2006). "Tourism". Vintage – via Amazon.
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