Nachhattar is an Indian writer of Punjabi literature. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2017 for his novel Slow Down.[1][2]
Biography
Nachhattar was born in a dalit family in Barnala district, Punjab, India. He worked as a factory worker after completing his matriculation. He went on to work as a clerk at Punjab Agricultural University while continuing his studies.[3] He became a bank manager in Delhi and started living there.[3]
He wrote the novel Slow Down in 2012 about the recession in the Indian economy,[4] for which he won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2017. In 2020, he announced his intention to return the award[4] in support of the 2020-2021 Indian farmers' protest.[5]
References
- ↑ "..:: SAHITYA : Akademi Awards ::." sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ↑ "Sahitya Akedemi Awards 2017 announced for 24 writers in 24 Indian languages". India Today. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Nachhatar gets Sahitya Akademi award for Punjabi novel, Megh for Hindi criticism". Hindustan Times. 21 December 2017. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Another writer to return Sahitya Akademi Award". The Times of India. 11 December 2020. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
- ↑ "Punjabi poet Surjit Patar returns Padma Shri over Centre's attitude towards farmers' demands". India Today. 7 December 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2024.
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