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Waryam Singh Sandhu

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Dr. Waryam Singh Sandhu
Born (1945-09-10) 10 September 1945 (age 79)
OccupationAuthor
LanguagePunjabi
Period1967-present
Genrestory
Literary movementsocialism
SpouseRajwant Kaur Sandhu
ChildrenRupinder Kaur, Supan Sandhu, Ramneek Kaur

Waryam Singh Sandhu (born September 10, 1945) is an Indian author of short stories. In 2000, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his short story collection Chauthi koot.[1] Although he writes in Punjabi,[2] his works have been translated into Hindi, Bengali, Urdu and English. Sandhu, who holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree, retired as a lecturer from Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar.

Works

Short story collections

  • 1998 Chauthi koot
  • 1971 Lohe De hath
  • 1981 Ang sang
  • 1987 Bhajian Bahin
  • Chonvian Kahanian
  • Til Phul

Non-fiction

  • Kulwant Singh Virk Da Kahani Sansar
  • Kushti Da Dhroo Tara-Kartar Singh
  • Pardesi Panjab

Awards

References

  1. ^ a b "Sahitya Akademi awards presented". The Hindu. February 21, 2001. Retrieved June 27, 2012.
  2. ^ Chahryar Adle; Madhavan K. Palat; Anara Tabyshalieva (2005). Towards the Contemporary Period: From the Mid-nineteenth to the End of the Twentieth Century. UNESCO. p. 894. ISBN 9231039857.
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