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. Although he writes in Punjabi, 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. In 1998, he released Chauthi koot. In 2015, two stories from the collection were adapted into the film The Fourth Direction.

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.

Works

Short story collections

1971 Lohe De hath

1981 Ang sang

1987 Bhajian Bahin

1998 Chauthi koot

2000 Til Phul

2021 Jamraud

Apna Apna Hissa (Selected 15 stories) Chonvian Kahanian (Jatt Di Jun) ..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

Guru Nanak Patshah nu MildiaN

Awards

1979 Hira Singh Dard Award

1980 Bhai Veer Singh Purskar from Guru Nanak Dev University

1981 Punjab Sahit Academy Award

1990 Sujan Singh Purskar

1992 Navtej Singh Purskar

1993 Manjit Yadgari Purskar Canada

1997 Waris-Shah Purskar-Punjabi Sath

1988 Kulwant Singh Virk Purskar

1999 Maulavi Ghulam Rasool Purskar

1999 Sahit Trust Dhudike Purskar

1999 Punjab Lok Sabhiacharik Manch Purskar

2000 Hashim Shah Purskar

2000 Pash Yadgari Purskar

2000 Kartar Singh Dhaliwal Purskar

2000 Sahitya Akademi Award for Punjabi

2001 Waris Shah Purskar-World Punjabi Conference Lahore

2002 Punjab Rattan Purskar

2003 Sharomani Punjabi Sahitkar Award-Bhasha Vibhag Punjab

2003 Waris Shah Purskar-World Punjabi Conference London

2019 Punjab Gaurav Purskar-Punjab Arts Council

References

Punjabi-language writers

Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi

Indian male short story writers

Academic staff of Guru Nanak Dev University

1945 births

Living people

Writers from Jalandhar

20th-century Indian short story writers

20th-century Indian male writers