Swadesh Deepak (born 1943) is an Indian playwright, novelist and short-story writer. Deepak has been active on the Hindi literary scene since the mid-1960s and is best known for Court Martial, a 1991 play. Deepak's most recent book is Maine Mandu Nahin Dekha, a volume of memoirs.
Deepak holds master's degrees in both Hindi and English. For twenty-six years, he taught English literature at Ambala's Gandhi Memorial College.
Awards and honours
Deepak won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2004.
Books
Collections of short stories
Ashwarohi / अश्वारोही (1973) Maatam / मातम (1978) Tamaasha / तमाशा (1979) Pratinidhi Kahaniyan / प्रतिनिधि कहानियां (1985) Bal Bhagwaan / बाल भगवान (1986) Kisi Apriya Ghatna Ka Samachar Nahin / किसी अप्रिय घटना का समाचार नहीं (1990) Maskhare Kabhi Nahin Rote / मसखरे कभी नहीं रोते (1997) Nirvachit Kahaniyan / निर्वाचित कहानियां (2003) Bagugoshe / बगूगोशे (2017)
Novels
Number 57 Squadron / नंबर ५७ स्क्वाड्रन (1973) Mayapot / मायापोत (1985)'
Plays
Natak Bal Bhagwan / नाटक बाल भगवान (1989) Court Martial / कोर्ट मार्शल (1991) Jalta Hua Rath / जलता हुआ रथ (1998) Sabse Udaas Kavita / सबसे उदास कविता (1998) Kaal Kothari / काल कोठरी (1999)Memoirs
Maine Mandu Nahin Dekha / मैंने मांडू नहीं देखा (2003)''
References
External links
Translation of a Short Story by Swadesh Deepak (from The Little Magazine) Media Feature on Swadesh Deepak Swadesh Deepak, sir, a poem by Samartha Vashishtha Synopsis and Reviews of Court Martial News about Swadesh Deepak Court Martial Court Martial at FTII, by Swatantra Theatre PUNE http://amitspecial.blogspot.in/2013/03/where-is-swadesh-deepak.html