Rupinderpal Singh Dhillon

Rupinderpal Singh Dhillon at work.

Rupinderpal Singh Dhillon (Roop Dhillon) (born 1969) is a British Contemporary Punjabi Writer who writes Punjabi short stories, novels and poetry.

He was born in West London, and initially raised in Southall. Dhillon studied at Oxford Brookes University and De Montfort University. By profession he is an Accountant. His novel, Neela Noor is considered the first Punjabi novel to be published in the United Kingdom. His work is mainly influenced by Western literature. Dhillon also wrote Annexation, an English novel based partly on the life of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Bharind, The Hornet, is a set of short stories and poems that was released last year. His latest work "O" is being released chapter by chapter on the web, and is expected to be published in book form at the end of the year. It is the first Punjabi Gothic novel.

Works

• Nila Noor, The Blue Light (ISBN 978-1846855641),2007
• Beghar Baagh, The Homeless Leopard,2009 ( http://www.roopd.kitaban.com/roopd.pdf)
• Kaldaar, The Robot,2010(http://kitaban.com/roopd/kaldar.pdf)
• "Barcelona:Ghar Vaapasi",2010(http://www.apnaorg.com/books/gurmukhi/ghar-wapsi/book.php?fldr=book)
• Bharind - The Hornet,2011, Lahore Publishers, Ludhiana

External links

• http://www.sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?cat=11&id=2633
• http://www.sikhchic.com/article-detail.php?cat=11&id=2477
• http://www.rubru.ca
• http://www.5abi.com/kahani/kahani2008/016-laash1-roop-070210.htm
• http://www.5abi.com/2009-pubs/060-mai-kaun-roop-211109.htm
• http://5abi.com/kahani/kahani2008/018-kaldar1-roop-070310.htm
• http://www.sikhspectrum.com/072008/punjabi.htm
• http://uddari.wordpress.com/punjabi-writers/
• http://www.punjabonline.com/servlet/image?Action=Profile&Photo=5&Param=25292
• http://www.5abi.com/kahani/kahaniU/030305_siso-U(rupinderpal-dhillo).htm
• http://sikh-heritage.co.uk/writers/new%20writers/new%20writers.html
• http://www.sikhspectrum.com/052006/chenab/1.htm
• http://www.likhari.org/jhelum.htm
• http://www.punjabizm.com/forums-red-ripples-rupinder-dhillon-26192-5-1.html
• http://www.punjabizm.com/forums-daaj-rewrite-26076-5-1.html

These are links to some of his works and reviews of his first book, Neela Noor.

• http://www.apnaorg.com/articles/nila/
• http://www.apnaorg.com/articles/roop/
• http://www.apnaorg.com/publish-on-apna/roop/index.html