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	'''Baldev Singh''' (~~born~~ 1942), also known as '''Baldev Singh Sadaknaama''', is an Indian novelist and story writer in [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]]-language.<ref name="hp">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hunpanjabi.net/company/member-details.aspx?mc=25 \|title=ਬਲਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ \|access-date=17 December 2013 \|url-status=~~dead~~ \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219021032/http://www.hunpanjabi.net/company/member-details.aspx?mc=25 \|archive-date=19 December 2013 }}</ref><ref name="tribune2003">{{cite news		'''Baldev Singh''' (11 December 1942), also known as '''Baldev Singh Sadaknaama''', is an Indian novelist and story writer in [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]]-language.<ref name="hp">{{cite web\|url=http://www.hunpanjabi.net/company/member-details.aspx?mc=25 \|title=ਬਲਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ \|access-date=17 December 2013 \|url-status=usurped \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219021032/http://www.hunpanjabi.net/company/member-details.aspx?mc=25 \|archive-date=19 December 2013 }}</ref><ref name="tribune2003">{{cite news
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	His novel ''Laal Batti'' dealt with the [[red-light area]] of Kolkatta, for which he studied his subject for over a decade. It was also adapted into play by Manch Rang Manch, and directed by [[Kewal Dhaliwal]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_11-3-2005_pg7_22 \|title=Theatre lovers flock to Panj Pani festival on 4th day \|newspaper=[[Daily Times (Pakistan)]] \|place=Lahore \|date=11 March 2005 \|access-date=18 December 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219012522/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_11-3-2005_pg7_22 \|archive-date=19 December 2013 \|df=dmy }}</ref> His novel ''Annadaata'' was about plights of farmers in Punjab and is also part of the [[Punjabi literature]] curriculum in the [[Guru Nanak Dev University]] and [[Punjabi University]]. He plans to write sequels to both these books. His play ''Mitti Rudan Kare'' also remains popular.<ref name=truth/>		His novel ''Laal Batti'' dealt with the [[red-light area]] of Kolkatta, for which he studied his subject for over a decade. It was also adapted into play by Manch Rang Manch, and directed by [[Kewal Dhaliwal]].<ref>{{cite news\|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_11-3-2005_pg7_22 \|title=Theatre lovers flock to Panj Pani festival on 4th day \|newspaper=[[Daily Times (Pakistan)]] \|place=Lahore \|date=11 March 2005 \|access-date=18 December 2013 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219012522/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_11-3-2005_pg7_22 \|archive-date=19 December 2013 \|df=dmy }}</ref> His novel ''Annadaata'' was about plights of farmers in Punjab and is also part of the [[Punjabi literature]] curriculum in the [[Guru Nanak Dev University]] and [[Punjabi University]]. He plans to write sequels to both these books. His play ''Mitti Rudan Kare'' also remains popular.<ref name=truth/>

	His work ''Dhahwan Dilli De Kingre'' was about the legendary rebel [[Dulla Bhatti]]. The novel won him a Sahitya Akademi Award for Punjabi in 2011.<ref name=truth/> He recently published a monogram on [[Giani Gurdit Singh]] (1923-2007), a noted Punjabi writer, for Sahitya Akademi, Delhi’s, "Makers of Indian Literature" series.{{cn\|date=February 2021}}		His work ''Dhahwan Dilli De Kingre'' was about the legendary rebel [[Dulla Bhatti]]. The novel won him a Sahitya Akademi Award for Punjabi in 2011.<ref name=truth/> He recently published a monogram on [[Giani Gurdit Singh]] (1923-2007), a noted Punjabi writer, for Sahitya Akademi, Delhi’s, "Makers of Indian Literature" series.{{citation needed\|date=February 2021}}

	==Works==		==Works==
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	* ''Anndaata'' {{ISBN\|9788126318742}}		* ''Anndaata'' {{ISBN\|9788126318742}}
	* ''Dhahwan Dilli De Kingre'' {{ISBN\|9788171427116}}		* ''Dhahwan Dilli De Kingre'' {{ISBN\|9788171427116}}
			* ''[[Ikkwin Sadi]]'' {{ISBN\| 9789382837602}}

	==See also==		==See also==
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	[[Category:People from Moga district]]		[[Category:People from Moga district]]
	[[Category:~~People~~ from Kolkata]]		[[Category:Writers from Kolkata]]

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'''Baldev Singh''' (born 1942), also known as '''Baldev Singh Sadaknaama''', is an Indian novelist and story writer in [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]-language.<ref name="hp">{{cite web|url=http://www.hunpanjabi.net/company/member-details.aspx?mc=25 |title=ਬਲਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ |access-date=17 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219021032/http://www.hunpanjabi.net/company/member-details.aspx?mc=25 |archive-date=19 December 2013 }}</ref><ref name="tribune2003">{{cite news
|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20030525/spectrum/book5.htm
|title=Punjabi literature Focusing on the problems of Punjab peasantry
|last=Singh
|first=Jaspal
|date=25 May 2003
|newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]]
|access-date=18 December 2013
|location=Chandigarh, India}}</ref> He received the [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Punjabi|Sahitya Akademi Award]] 2011 for his novel ''Dhahwan Dilli De Kingre''.<ref name="hp"/><ref name="pt">{{cite web |url=http://punjabitribuneonline.com/category/%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%A4%E0%A8%95/page/6/ |title=ਮਾਂ-ਬੋਲੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੇ ਸੁੱਚੇ ਮੋਤੀ |access-date= 17 December 2013}}</ref> As of 2012, he has written 55 novels and various short stories and plays.<ref name=truth/>

==Early life==
Baldev Singh was born in the village Chand Nawaan in [[Moga district]]. He started his career as a teacher in the [[Muktsar]] area and spent some time in Himachal Pradesh as a teacher as well. Later he moved to [[Calcutta]] and worked as a truck cleaner, taxi driver and truck operator.

==Career==
Singh is known for his novels ''Sadaknaama'' and ''Laal Batti''. His novel ''Sadaknaama'' was a road narrative of truck drivers from Punjab. It started as a column in [[Amrita Pritam]]'s magazine ''Nagmani'' and was later published as a [[three-volume novel]]. The stories in the novel were based on Singh's real experiences. He himself was a truck driver for 10 years, while working as a teacher. The book became very popular in Punjabi literature and "Sadaknaama" became part of his name for his fans.<ref name=truth>{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2012/20120122/spectrum/book7.htm | title=The Truth Behind The Fiction | newspaper=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | date=22 January 2012 | access-date=18 December 2013 | author=Singh, Nonika}}</ref>

His novel ''Laal Batti'' dealt with the [[red-light area]] of Kolkatta, for which he studied his subject for over a decade. It was also adapted into play by Manch Rang Manch, and directed by [[Kewal Dhaliwal]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_11-3-2005_pg7_22 |title=Theatre lovers flock to Panj Pani festival on 4th day |newspaper=[[Daily Times (Pakistan)]] |place=Lahore |date=11 March 2005 |access-date=18 December 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219012522/http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_11-3-2005_pg7_22 |archive-date=19 December 2013 |df=dmy }}</ref> His novel ''Annadaata'' was about plights of farmers in Punjab and is also part of the [[Punjabi literature]] curriculum in the [[Guru Nanak Dev University]] and [[Punjabi University]]. He plans to write sequels to both these books. His play ''Mitti Rudan Kare'' also remains popular.<ref name=truth/>

His work ''Dhahwan Dilli De Kingre'' was about the legendary rebel [[Dulla Bhatti]]. The novel won him a Sahitya Akademi Award for Punjabi in 2011.<ref name=truth/> He recently published a monogram on [[Giani Gurdit Singh]] (1923-2007), a noted Punjabi writer, for Sahitya Akademi, Delhi’s, "Makers of Indian Literature" series.{{cn|date=February 2021}}

==Works==
* ''Sadaknaama'' {{ISBN|9788171425822}}
* ''[[Laal Batti]]'' {{ISBN|9780100005792}}
* ''Anndaata'' {{ISBN|9788126318742}}
* ''Dhahwan Dilli De Kingre'' {{ISBN|9788171427116}}

==See also==
* [[Ram Sarup Ankhi]]
* [[Jaswant Singh Kanwal]]

== References ==
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[[Category:People from Moga district]]
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