Waryam Singh Sandhu

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.

Waryam Singh Sandhu
Born (1945-09-10) 10 September 1945
Nanke, Amritsar district, Punjab, British Raj
OccupationAuthor
LanguagePunjabi
Period1967–present
Genreshort story
Literary movementsocialism
SpouseRajwant Kaur Sandhu
ChildrenRupinder Kaur, Supan Sandhu, Ramneek Kaur

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

Non-fiction
  • Kulwant Singh Virk Da Kahani Sansar
  • Kushti Da Dhroo Tara-Kartar Singh
  • Pardesi Panjab

Awards

References
  1. "Sahitya Akademi awards presented". The Hindu. 21 February 2001. Retrieved 27 June 2012.
  2. 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.
  3. Sanjam Preet Singh (22 September 2019). "Stringing it together with love". The Tribune.
  4. Gupta, Trisha (10 August 2016). ""Writing and cinema are completely different": An interview with Gurvinder Singh". The Caravan.
  5. "Mujtaba Hussain, Renowned Urdu Author, To return Padma Shri Award Over 'Atmosphere Of Fear In India'". News Nation. 18 December 2019.
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