Gurbachan Singh Bhullar
Gurbachan Singh Bhullar | |
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Born | Pitho village (now in Bathinda district of Punjab, India)[1] | 18 March 1937
Occupation | Author |
Language | Punjabi |
Period | 1956-present |
Genre | story |
Literary movement | socialism |
Notable works | Agni-Kalas |
Gurbachan Singh Bhullar (born 18 March 1937) is a Punjabi author of short stories. In 2005, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his short story collection Agni-Kalas.[2][1]
On 11 October 2015 Bhullar joined other Punjabi writers in returning his Sahitya Akademi award to protest the assassination of M. M. Kalburgi and other liberal activists and writers.[3]
Life[]
Bhullar was born in 1937 in Pitho village in district Bhatinda, India (now in Mansa district). His father, Hazura Singh, was an ex-serviceman, who had a keen interest in literature and had a personal library containing works of Punjabi literature. Bhullar consequently developed a taste for literature during his early childhood.[1]
Works[]
Short story collections[]
- Agni-Kalas
- Opra Mard
- Vakhtan Maare
- Janenee Janai Ta
- Main Gaznavi Nahin
- Dharti Dian Dheeian
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c "Subtle and sensitive storyteller". The Tribune. 8 January 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Awards 2005". Know India, Government of India. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
- ^ "Three eminent writers from Punjab return Sahitya Akademi awards". The Indian Express. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.
Categories:
- Punjabi-language writers
- Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi
- Indian male short story writers
- Indian academics
- 1937 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Indian short story writers
- Writers from Punjab, India
- 20th-century Indian male writers
- Indian poet stubs