Laal Batti

Laal Batti
	File:Laal Batti front cover.jpg
Author	Baldev Singh
Language	Punjabi
Genre	Novel
Set in	Kolkata
Media type	print

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Laal Batti (Punjabi: ਲਾਲ ਬੱਤੀ) is a Punjabi novel written by Baldev Singh.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Synopsis[edit]

The novel revolves around the red light area Sonagachi in Kolkata and the lives of the prostitutes and other people living there. The novel is divided into several chapters and each chapter describes the cruel life and day-to-day harassment and other troubles faces by the prostitutes here. The author tried to prove that many people have wrong or unclear idea about the people living in these areas.

Publication[edit]

The author did a decade's personal study and research to write this novel. While continuing studies he had to face harassment several times. The novel was translated into several languages including Hindi, and Punjabi (Shahmukhi).^[1]

References[edit]

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 "The Sunday Tribune - Books". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.
↑ Bharti, Vishav (30 September 2015). "Driver-turned-author gets sahitkar award". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
↑ "ਬਲਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੜਕਨਾਮਾ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਅਕਾਦਮੀ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ - NZ Punjabi Times". www.nzpunjabitimes.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[The_Sunday_Tribune_-_Books-1] 1.0 ^1.1 "The Sunday Tribune - Books". www.tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

[Driver-turned-author_gets_sahitkar_award-2] Bharti, Vishav (30 September 2015). "Driver-turned-author gets sahitkar award". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[ਬਲਦੇਵ_ਸਿੰਘ_ਸੜਕਨਾਮਾ_ਨੂੰ_ਸਾਹਿਤ_ਅਕਾਦਮੀ_ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ_-_NZ_Punjabi_Times-3] "ਬਲਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ ਸੜਕਨਾਮਾ ਨੂੰ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਅਕਾਦਮੀ ਪੁਰਸਕਾਰ - NZ Punjabi Times". www.nzpunjabitimes.com. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 24 July 2016.

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