Avtar Singh Billing

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Avtar Singh Billing
BornAvtar Singh Billing
(1952-12-13) 13 December 1952 (age 69)
Village Seh, District Ludhiana, Indian Punjab, India
OccupationNovelist, story writer
Alma materA S College Khanna Govt College of Education Sector 20 Chandigarh

Avtar Singh Billing (born December 13, 1952) is a Punjabi writer, novelist and story writer. He has written 8 novels, 6 short-story collections and three books on children's literature.[1]

His novel Khali Khoohaan di Katha (The Tale of Empty Wells) won The Dhahan Prize in 2014.[2][3][4]

Writings[]

Novels[]

  • Naranjan Mashalchi
  • Khere Sukh Vehre Sukh
  • Khali Khoohaan di Katha(The Tale of Empty Wells)
  • Rizak (livelihood)

Awards[]

  • Shiromani Sahitkar - Government of Punjab[5]
  • The Dhahan Prize for novel "Khali Khoohaan di Katha" (2014)[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b Service, Tribune News. "Capturing the Canada dream". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  2. ^ "Khali Khoohan Di Katha (novel)". The Dhahan Prize For Punjabi Literature. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  3. ^ "Writing needs experience and vision, says US-based Punjabi writer Avtar Singh Billing". Hindustan Times. 2018-08-13. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
  4. ^ "Rs 14 lakh Punjabi literary award for Canada-based writer - Times of India". The Times of India.
  5. ^ Service, Tribune News. "Baring the caste cauldron in Punjab". Tribuneindia News Service. Retrieved 2020-07-11.
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