Jitendra Kumar Soni
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Jitendra Kumar Soni | |
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Born | Hanumangarh, India | 29 November 1981
Occupation | IAS, Author, Novelist |
Nationality | Indian |
Education | Ph.D, M.A. Political Science |
Period | 2010 to present |
Genre | Fiction, Short Stories |
Notable works | Yadavri, Rankhaar, ADIOS |
Notable awards | Sahitya Academy Yuva Puruskar, Jeevan Raksha Padak |
Jitendra Kumar Soni (29 November 1981) is an Indian civil servant and Hindi author who served as Collector and Magistrate for Jhalawar district in Rajasthan. He is incumbent project director for Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project (RUIDP) of the Government of Rajasthan.[1]
Life and career
Soni gained his Ph.D. in Political Science from Rajasthan University, Jaipur.[citation needed] He writes in multiple languages including Hindi, Punjabi and Rajasthani. He has published more than 10 novels, short stories and collections. He was awarded the Sahitya Academy Yuva Puruskar in 2016 for his work Rankhaar.[2][3][4] He received the civilian lifesaving award Jeevan Raksha Padak for saving 8 lives. [5][6][7][8] He has been selected in top 10 IAS officers by "The Better India", IAS Officers Whose Amazing Initiatives Made 2019 Better. [9]
Literary works
Books
- Rankhaar (ISBN 9789384979867) [ Rajasthani Poetry][10]
- ADIOS (ISBN 9789388820110), Dhai Aakhar Ki Dhai Kahaniyan [ Hindi Short stories][11]
- Yadavri (ISBN 9789381480885), [ Diary]
- Umeedon Ke Chirag (ISBN : 81887961184) [ Hindi Poetry Collection]
Books edited
- Kavita Paraspar (ISBN 9789388820004), [ Poems collection of IAS and state services officers][12]
- Shabdon Ki Seep [ Poems collection for Rajasthan Education Department]
Books translated
- म्हारे पांति रा पाना (ISBN 9789382452447), [ Rajasthani translation of Punjabi book of Haribhajan Singh Renu]
- देहरा माय आज ही उगै है आपन रूंख (ISBN 9788126046911),[ Rajasthani translation of English short stories of Ruskin Bond]
- Nirwana (ISBN 9788126053780), [ Hindi translation of Punjabi novel written by Manmohan Singh]
References
- ^ "Jitendra Kumar Soni IAS transferred as Project Director- Rajasthan Urban Infrastructure Development Project, Jaipur | Indian Bureaucracy is an Exclusive News Portal". 31 December 2018.
- ^ "Sahitya Academy Annual Report 2016-17, Page No 35, Rankhaar (Poetry)" (PDF). Sahitya Academy. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Sahitya Academy Yuva Puruskar 2016, Press Release- Annexure-A" (PDF). sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Sahitya Academy Yuva Puruskar 2016". sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ "Press Information - Ministry of Home Affairs". Government of INDIA. Retrieved 25 January 2016.[dead link]
- ^ "Jeevan Raksha Padak Awards 2015". Jagran Josh. 25 January 2016. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak announced by President Pranab Mukherjee". Sify.com. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "Uttam Jeevan Raksha Padak 2015 Announced by President Pranab Mukherjee". in.news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 25 January 2016.
- ^ "IAS Officers Whose Amazing Initiatives Made 2019 Better". The Better India. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ "Sahitya Academy Yuva Puruskar For Rajasthani Poetry". bestcurrentaffairs.com. 30 June 2017. Retrieved 30 June 2017.
- ^ "एडियोस (Adios): ढाई आखर की ढाई कहानियाँ". GoodReads. Retrieved 5 February 2019.
- ^ "कविता परस्पर की कविताओं में झांकती है मन की जमीन पर लरजती संवेदनाएं". aajtak.intoday.in/. Retrieved 30 September 2019.