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	'''Waryam Singh Sandhu''' (born 10 September 1945) is an ~~[[India]]n~~ author of short stories. In 2000, he was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for his short story collection ''Chauthi koot''.<ref name=sahitya>{{cite news\|title=Sahitya Akademi awards presented\|url=http://hindu.com/2001/02/21/stories/0221000z.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105080937/http://hindu.com/2001/02/21/stories/0221000z.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=5 November 2013\|accessdate=27 June 2012\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=21 February 2001}}</ref> Although he writes in [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]],<ref>{{cite book\|title=Towards the Contemporary Period: From the Mid-nineteenth to the End of the Twentieth Century\|year=2005\|publisher=UNESCO\|isbn=9231039857\|author=Chahryar Adle \|author2=Madhavan K. Palat \|author3=Anara Tabyshalieva\|page=894}}</ref> his works have been translated into [[Hindi]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], [[Urdu]] and [[English language\|English]].		'''Waryam Singh Sandhu''' (born 10 September 1945) is an Indian author of short stories. In 2000, he was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for his short story collection ''Chauthi koot''.<ref name=sahitya>{{cite news\|title=Sahitya Akademi awards presented\|url=http://hindu.com/2001/02/21/stories/0221000z.htm\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105080937/http://hindu.com/2001/02/21/stories/0221000z.htm\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=5 November 2013\|accessdate=27 June 2012\|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]\|date=21 February 2001}}</ref> Although he writes in [[Punjabi language\|Punjabi]],<ref>{{cite book\|title=Towards the Contemporary Period: From the Mid-nineteenth to the End of the Twentieth Century\|year=2005\|publisher=UNESCO\|isbn=9231039857\|author=Chahryar Adle \|author2=Madhavan K. Palat \|author3=Anara Tabyshalieva\|page=894}}</ref> his works have been translated into [[Hindi]], [[Bengali language\|Bengali]], [[Urdu]] and [[English language\|English]].

	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Sandhu was born in the village of Nanke in [[Punjab Province (British India)\|British Punjab]] in 1945. He was the oldest of six children; three brothers and two sisters. After graduating with a [[Bachelor of Education]] degree, he became a school teacher.		Sandhu was born in the village of Nanke in [[Punjab Province (British India)\|British Punjab]] in 1945. He was the oldest of six children; three brothers and two sisters. After graduating with a [[Bachelor of Education]] degree, he became a school teacher.

	==Career==		==Career==
	Sandhu published his first story "Akhan Vich Mar Gayi Khushi" in the Punjabi magazine ''Preetlari''.<ref>{{cite news \|author1=Sanjam Preet Singh \|title=Stringing it together with love \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/stringing-it-together-with-love-835495 \|work=The Tribune \|date=22 September 2019}}</ref>		Sandhu published his first story "Akhan Vich Mar Gayi Khushi" in the Punjabi magazine ''Preetlari''.<ref>{{cite news \|author1=Sanjam Preet Singh \|title=Stringing it together with love \|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/stringing-it-together-with-love-835495 \|work=The Tribune \|date=22 September 2019}}</ref>
	In 1998, he released ''Chauthi koot''. In 2015, two stories from the collection were adapted into the film ''[[The Fourth Direction]]''.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Gupta \|first1=Trisha \|title=~~“Writing~~ and cinema are completely ~~different”~~: An interview with Gurvinder Singh \|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/vantage/writing-cinema-completely-different-interview-gurvinder-singh \|work=The Caravan \|date=10 August 2016}}</ref>		In 1998, he released ''Chauthi koot''. In 2015, two stories from the collection were adapted into the film ''[[The Fourth Direction]]''.<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Gupta \|first1=Trisha \|title="Writing and cinema are completely different": An interview with Gurvinder Singh \|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/vantage/writing-cinema-completely-different-interview-gurvinder-singh \|work=The Caravan \|date=10 August 2016}}</ref>

	Sandhu, who holds a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] degree, retired as a lecturer from [[Lyallpur Khalsa College]], [[Jalandhar]]. He entered into the arena of non-fiction after his retirement, penning several volumes about the [[Ghadar Party]]. In 2019, he returned his Sahitya Akademi Award in protest of the [[Premiership of Narendra Modi\|Modi administration]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Mujtaba Hussain, Renowned Urdu Author, To return Padma Shri Award Over 'Atmosphere Of Fear In India' \|url=https://www.newsnation.in/india/news/mujtaba-hussain-renowned-urdu-author-to-return-padma-shri-award-over-atmosphere-of-fear-in-india-247938.html \|publisher=News Nation \|date=18 December 2019}}</ref>		Sandhu, who holds a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] degree, retired as a lecturer from [[Lyallpur Khalsa College]], [[Jalandhar]]. He entered into the arena of non-fiction after his retirement, penning several volumes about the [[Ghadar Party]]. In 2019, he returned his Sahitya Akademi Award in protest of the [[Premiership of Narendra Modi\|Modi administration]].<ref>{{cite news \|title=Mujtaba Hussain, Renowned Urdu Author, To return Padma Shri Award Over 'Atmosphere Of Fear In India' \|url=https://www.newsnation.in/india/news/mujtaba-hussain-renowned-urdu-author-to-return-padma-shri-award-over-atmosphere-of-fear-in-india-247938.html \|publisher=News Nation \|date=18 December 2019}}</ref>

	==Works==		==Works==
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	* 2021 Jamraud		* 2021 Jamraud
	* Apna Apna Hissa (Selected 15 stories)		* Apna Apna Hissa (Selected 15 stories)

	*''Chonvian Kahanian'' (Jatt Di Jun)		*''Chonvian Kahanian'' (Jatt Di Jun)
	*..Til-Ful te Hor Kahania		*..Til-Ful te Hor Kahania
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	*..Ghadri Babe Kaun San		*..Ghadri Babe Kaun San
	*..Ghadar Lehar da Choumukhia Chirag		*..Ghadar Lehar da Choumukhia Chirag
			*Guru Nank Patshah nu MildiaN

	==Awards==		==Awards==
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	*1980 Bhai Veer Singh Purskar from [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]		*1980 Bhai Veer Singh Purskar from [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
	*1981 Punjab Sahit Academy Award		*1981 Punjab Sahit Academy Award
			*1990 [[Sujan Singh]] Purskar
			*1992 Navtej Singh Purskar
			*1993 Manjit Yadgari Purskar Canada
			*1997 Waris-Shah Purskar-Punjabi Sath
	*1988 [[Kulwant Singh Virk]] Purskar		*1988 [[Kulwant Singh Virk]] Purskar
	*~~1990 [[Sujan~~ Singh]] Purskar		*1999 Maulavi Ghulam Rasool Purskar
			*1999 Sahit Trust Dhudike Purskar
			*1999 Punjab Lok Sabhiacharik Manch Purskar
			*2000 Hashim Shah Purskar
			*2000 Pash Yadgari Purskar
			*2000 Kartar Singh Dhaliwal Purskar
	*2000 [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Punjabi\|Sahitya Akademi Award for Punjabi]]<ref name=sahitya/>		*2000 [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Punjabi\|Sahitya Akademi Award for Punjabi]]<ref name=sahitya/>
			*2001 Waris Shah Purskar-World Punjabi Conference Lahore
			*2002 Punjab Rattan Purskar
			*2003 Sharomani Punjabi Sahitkar Award-Bhasha Vibhag Punjab
			*2003 Waris Shah Purskar-World Punjabi Conference London
			*2019 Punjab Gaurav Purskar-Punjab Arts Council

	==References==		==References==
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	[[Category:Indian male short story writers]]		[[Category:Indian male short story writers]]
	[[Category:~~Indian academics~~]]		[[Category:Guru Nanak Dev University faculty]]
	[[Category:1945 births]]		[[Category:1945 births]]
	[[Category:Living people]]		[[Category:Living people]]

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{{short description|Indian author of short stories (born 1945)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=y|1945|09|10}}
| birth_place = Nanke, [[Amritsar district]], [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab]], [[British Raj]]
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| occupation = Author
| language = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| period = 1967–present
| genre = short story
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| movement = socialism
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| spouse = Rajwant Kaur Sandhu
| children = Rupinder Kaur, Supan Sandhu, Ramneek Kaur
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'''Waryam Singh Sandhu''' (born 10 September 1945) is an [[India]]n author of short stories. In 2000, he was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for his short story collection ''Chauthi koot''.<ref name=sahitya>{{cite news|title=Sahitya Akademi awards presented|url=http://hindu.com/2001/02/21/stories/0221000z.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105080937/http://hindu.com/2001/02/21/stories/0221000z.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2013|accessdate=27 June 2012|newspaper=[[The Hindu]]|date=21 February 2001}}</ref> Although he writes in [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Towards the Contemporary Period: From the Mid-nineteenth to the End of the Twentieth Century|year=2005|publisher=UNESCO|isbn=9231039857|author=Chahryar Adle |author2=Madhavan K. Palat |author3=Anara Tabyshalieva|page=894}}</ref> his works have been translated into [[Hindi]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Urdu]] and [[English language|English]].

==Early life==
Sandhu was born in the village of Nanke in [[Punjab Province (British India)|British Punjab]] in 1945. He was the oldest of six children; three brothers and two sisters. After graduating with a [[Bachelor of Education]] degree, he became a school teacher.

==Career==
Sandhu published his first story "Akhan Vich Mar Gayi Khushi" in the Punjabi magazine ''Preetlari''.<ref>{{cite news |author1=Sanjam Preet Singh |title=Stringing it together with love |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/stringing-it-together-with-love-835495 |work=The Tribune |date=22 September 2019}}</ref>
In 1998, he released ''Chauthi koot''. In 2015, two stories from the collection were adapted into the film ''[[The Fourth Direction]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gupta |first1=Trisha |title=“Writing and cinema are completely different”: An interview with Gurvinder Singh |url=https://caravanmagazine.in/vantage/writing-cinema-completely-different-interview-gurvinder-singh |work=The Caravan |date=10 August 2016}}</ref>

Sandhu, who holds a [[Doctor of Philosophy]] degree, retired as a lecturer from [[Lyallpur Khalsa College]], [[Jalandhar]]. He entered into the arena of non-fiction after his retirement, penning several volumes about the [[Ghadar Party]]. In 2019, he returned his Sahitya Akademi Award in protest of the [[Premiership of Narendra Modi|Modi administration]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Mujtaba Hussain, Renowned Urdu Author, To return Padma Shri Award Over 'Atmosphere Of Fear In India' |url=https://www.newsnation.in/india/news/mujtaba-hussain-renowned-urdu-author-to-return-padma-shri-award-over-atmosphere-of-fear-in-india-247938.html |publisher=News Nation |date=18 December 2019}}</ref>

==Works==

===Short story collections===
*1971 ''Lohe De hath''
*1981 ''Ang sang''
*1987 ''Bhajian Bahin''
*1998 ''Chauthi koot''
*2000 ''Til Phul''
* 2021 Jamraud
* Apna Apna Hissa (Selected 15 stories)

*''Chonvian Kahanian'' (Jatt Di Jun)
*..Til-Ful te Hor Kahania

===Non-fiction===
*''Kulwant Singh Virk Da Kahani Sansar''
*''Kushti Da Dhroo Tara-Kartar Singh''
*''Pardesi Panjab''
*..Vagdi-E-Ravi
*..Novelkar Sohan Singh Seetal-Smaj-Shashtri pripekh
*..Padhia-Vachia
*..Sahitak-Swaijiwani
*..Gupha Vichli Udaan
*..Ghadri Jarnail Kartar Singh Sarabha
*..Sahid Bhai Mewa Singh Lopoke
*..Ghadar Lehar di Gatha
*..Ghadri Babe Kaun San
*..Ghadar Lehar da Choumukhia Chirag

==Awards==
*1979 Hira Singh Dard Award
*1980 Bhai Veer Singh Purskar from [[Guru Nanak Dev University]]
*1981 Punjab Sahit Academy Award
*1988 [[Kulwant Singh Virk]] Purskar
*1990 [[Sujan Singh]] Purskar
*2000 [[List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Punjabi|Sahitya Akademi Award for Punjabi]]<ref name=sahitya/>

==References==
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[[Category:Punjabi-language writers]]
[[Category:Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi]]
[[Category:Indian male short story writers]]
[[Category:Indian academics]]
[[Category:1945 births]]
[[Category:Living people]]
[[Category:People from Jalandhar]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian short story writers]]
[[Category:Writers from Punjab, India]]
[[Category:20th-century Indian male writers]]