Madhur Kapila

Madhur Kapila (born 15 April 1942) is a novelist,[1] journalist, art critic and a reviewer of Hindi literature.

Madhur Kapila
Born(1942-04-15)15 April 1942
Jullundur City, British India
OccupationWriter, journalist, art critic
LanguageHindi

Early life

Madhur Kapila was born in Jullundur, Punjab, in what was then British India. She currently resides in Chandigarh, India.

Career

Madhur Kapila has been a freelance journalist and art critic since 1977. The Dainik Tribune, Dinaman, the Punjab Kesari, the Jansatta, Hindi Hindustan newspapers and various literary journals and magazines such as Hans, Vartamaan Sahitya, Vaagarth, Naya Gyanodaya (Bharatiya Jnanpith), Dastak, Irawati, Harigandha, Jaagriti and many more have published her short stories and literary columns[2] including the Kala Kshetraya – a weekly art and literature column in the Dainik Tribune which also serialized and published her first novel Satwan Swar (Hindi: सातवाँ स्वर).[3]

She has been a member of the Chandigarh Sangeet Natak Akademi for over three decades; her stories have been the subject of PhD and MPhil theses at the Panjab University Chandigarh and Kurukshetra University.

Madhur Kapila's first story was published in 1960 in the Veer Pratap (newspaper from Jullundur). Since that time she has published three novels – Bhatke Raahi (Hindi: भटके राही), Satwan Swar (Hindi: सातवाँ स्वर) and Saamne ka Aasman (Hindi: सामने का आसमान);[4][5] three short story collections – Beechon Beech (Hindi: बीचों बीच), Tab Shayad (Hindi: तब शायद) [6] and Ek Muqadama Aur (Hindi: एक मुक़दमा और).[7]

Awards

In 2011 Madhur Kapila was presented with a Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi award for her outstanding contribution to literature.[8][9]

Madhur Kapila was lauded as one of the 111 Hindi female writers of the 21st century by The Sunday Indian, 22 August-4 September 2011.[10]

Translations of Her Work

Madhur Kapila's stories have been translated into Indian and foreign languages including Punjabi, Telugu and English.

English translations of her stories have been included in the following anthologies:

  • Kapila, Madhur, and Jaswant Singh Saini. "Flowing like a River." Indian Literature, vol. 57, no. 1 (273), 2013, pp. 170–175. www.jstor.org/stable/43856753.;

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Bibliography

Novels
  • Bhatke Rahi भटके राही.
  • Satwan Swar सातवाँ स्वर. Kriti Prakashan. 2002. ISBN 81-8060-066-1.
  • Saamne ka Aasman सामने का आसमान. Bharatiya Jnanpith. 2010. ISBN 978-81-263-2002-8.

Short story collections
  • Beechon Beech बीचों बीच. Abhivyakti Prakashan. 1993.
  • Tab Shayad तब शायद. Shila Lekh. 2004.
  • Ek Muqadma Aur एक मुक़दमा और. Shila Lekh. 2008. ISBN 978-81-7329-208-8.

See also

References
  1. "Kapila, Sehgal novels discussed". Times of India, 10 September 2001
  2. "‘Sahni was embodiment of Punjabi spirit’" The Tribune, Chandigarh, India 12 July 2003.
  3. "Kapila, Sehgal novels discussed". Times of India, 10 September 2001
  4. "Beyond the obvious: Madhur Kapila's new novel Samne Ka Aasman portrays life and its complexities". Tanya Malhotra, The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Lifestyle. 5 June 2013.
  5. "Roundabout: Painting the town with Words". Hindustan Times, Nirupama Dutt | 26 April 2015
  6. ""Tab Shayad" released". The Tribune,Chandigarh, 21 March 2004.
  7. "Spectrum: Hindi review". The Sunday Tribune, 11 July 2004.
  8. "An effort to make the city a literary hub". India Today, Vikas Kahol. 2 February 2011
  9. "Awards of Recognition". Times of India, Amit Sharma
  10. "111 Hindi Female Writers". The Sunday Indian, Ashok Bose
  11. Indian Literature (2013). "Flowing like a River on JSTOR". Sahitya Akademi. JSTOR 43856753. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
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