Waryam Singh Sandhu
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Waryam Singh Sandhu | |
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Born | chawinda kalan, Amritsar district, Punjab, British Raj | 10 September 1945
Occupation | Author |
Language | Punjabi |
Period | 1967–present |
Genre | short story |
Literary movement | socialism |
Spouse | Rajwant Kaur Sandhu |
Children | Rupinder Kaur, Supan Sandhu, Ramneek Kaur |
Waryam Singh Sandhu (born 10 September 1945) is an Indian author of short stories. In 2000, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his short story collection Chauthi koot.[1] Although he writes in Punjabi,[2] his works have been translated into Hindi, Bengali, Urdu and English.
Early life[]
Sandhu was born in the village of Nanke in British Punjab in 1945. He was the oldest of six children; three brothers and two sisters. After graduating with a Bachelor of Education degree, he became a school teacher.
Career[]
Sandhu published his first story "Akhan Vich Mar Gayi Khushi" in the Punjabi magazine Preetlari.[3] In 1998, he released Chauthi koot. In 2015, two stories from the collection were adapted into the film The Fourth Direction.[4]
Sandhu, who holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree, retired as a lecturer from Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar. He entered into the arena of non-fiction after his retirement, penning several volumes about the Ghadar Party. In 2019, he returned his Sahitya Akademi Award in protest of the Modi administration.[5]
Works[]
Short story collections[]
- 1971 Lohe De hath
- 1981 Ang sang
- 1987 Bhajian Bahin
- 1998 Chauthi koot
- 2000 Til Phul
- Chonvian Kahanian
- ..Til-Ful te Hor Kahania
Non-fiction[]
- Kulwant Singh Virk Da Kahani Sansar
- Kushti Da Dhroo Tara-Kartar Singh
- Pardesi Panjab
- ..Vagdi-E-Ravi
- ..Novelkar Sohan Singh Seetal-Smaj-Shashtri pripekh
- ..Padhia-Vachia
- ..Sahitak-Swaijiwani
- ..Gupha Vichli Udaan
- ..Ghadri Jarnail Kartar Singh Sarabha
- ..Sahid Bhai Mewa Singh Lopoke
- ..Ghadar Lehar di Gatha
- ..Ghadri Babe Kaun San
- ..Ghadar Lehar da Choumukhia Chirag
Awards[]
- 1979 Hira Singh Dard Award
- 1980 Bhai Veer Singh Purskar from Guru Nanak Dev University
- 1981 Punjab Sahit Academy Award
- 1988 Kulwant Singh Virk Purskar
- 1990 Sujan Singh Purskar
- 2000 Sahitya Akademi Award for Punjabi[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Sahitya Akademi awards presented". The Hindu. 21 February 2001. Archived from the original on 5 November 2013. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
- ^ Chahryar Adle; Madhavan K. Palat; Anara Tabyshalieva (2005). Towards the Contemporary Period: From the Mid-nineteenth to the End of the Twentieth Century. UNESCO. p. 894. ISBN 9231039857.
- ^ Sanjam Preet Singh (22 September 2019). "Stringing it together with love". The Tribune.
- ^ Gupta, Trisha (10 August 2016). ""Writing and cinema are completely different": An interview with Gurvinder Singh". The Caravan.
- ^ "Mujtaba Hussain, Renowned Urdu Author, To return Padma Shri Award Over 'Atmosphere Of Fear In India'". News Nation. 18 December 2019.
- Punjabi-language writers
- Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi
- Indian male short story writers
- Indian academics
- 1945 births
- Living people
- People from Jalandhar
- 20th-century Indian short story writers
- Writers from Punjab, India
- 20th-century Indian male writers