Gurbachan Singh Bhullar

Gurbachan Singh Bhullar
Gurbachan Singh Bhullar
Born	18 March 1937 (age 86); Pitho village (now in Mansa district of Punjab, India)
Occupation	Author
Language	Punjabi
Period	1956-present
Genre	story
Literary movement	socialism
Notable works	Agni-Kalas

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Gurbachan Singh Bhullar (born 18 March 1937) is a Punjabi author of short stories. In 2005, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his short story collection Agni-Kalas.^[1]^[2]

On 11 October 2015 Bhullar joined other Punjabi writers in returning his Sahitya Akademi award to protest the assassination of M. M. Kalburgi and other liberal activists and writers.^[3]

Life[edit]

Bhullar was born in 1937 in Pitho village in district Bhatinda, India (now in Mansa district). His father, Hazura Singh, was an ex-serviceman, who had a keen interest in literature and had a personal library containing works of Punjabi literature. Bhullar consequently developed a taste for literature during his early childhood.^[1]

Works[edit]

Short story collections[edit]

Agni-Kalas
Opra Mard
Vakhtan Maare
Janenee Janai Ta
Main Gaznavi Nahin
Dharti Dian Dheeian

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Subtle and sensitive storyteller". The Tribune. 8 January 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
↑ "Sahitya Akademi Awards 2005". Know India, Government of India. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
↑ "Three eminent writers from Punjab return Sahitya Akademi awards". The Indian Express. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

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[sahitya-1] 1.0 ^1.1 ^1.2 "Subtle and sensitive storyteller". The Tribune. 8 January 2006. Retrieved 18 March 2015.

[2] "Sahitya Akademi Awards 2005". Know India, Government of India. Retrieved 3 May 2018.

[sahitya-return-3] "Three eminent writers from Punjab return Sahitya Akademi awards". The Indian Express. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.

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