Sukhjit (Punjabi writer)
Sukhjit was a Punjabi writer. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2022 for his short-story collection Main Aynghosh Nahi.[1]
Biography
[edit]He started literary writing in 1992 when his first short-story got published in a magazine.[2] In 1997, he published his first poetry collection Rangan Da Manovigyan.[3]
He died on 13 February 2024 at the age of 62 after a brief illness.[4]
Works
[edit]Poetry collection
[edit]- Rangan Da Manovigyan
Short-story collections
[edit]- Antra
- Hun Main Rape Enjoy Kardi Haan
- Main Aynghosh Nahi
Autobiography
[edit]- Main Jaisa Hoon, Waisa Kyu Hu[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "..:: SAHITYA : Akademi Awards ::." sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Machhiwara's Sukhjit wins Sahitya Academy award". Hindustan Times. 2022-12-23. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ a b "Sahitya Academy award winning author Sukhjit passes away at 62". Hindustan Times. 2024-02-13. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ Singh, Nonika (14 February 2024). "Sukhjit: Writer who delved into labyrinths of human mind".