Mohan Bhandari (writer)

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Mohan Bhandari
Born1937 (78)[1]
Banbhaura village in Sangrur district, Punjab[1]
LanguagePunjabi[1]

Mohan Bhandari (born 1937) is a Punjabi writer who received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1998, but later returned it in 2015.[1][2]

Life and career[edit]

Mohan Bhandari was born in 1937 in the Banbhaura village of Sangrur district, Punjab.[3] Bhandari was influenced by Urdu writer Munto alongside Russian authors including Gorky, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Chekhov.[4] Credited for as many as 15 short story collection books which includes critically acclaimed Kaath di Latt, Til-Chouli, Gora Basha among others. Bhandari received Sahitya Akademi Award in 1998 for his collection of short stories, Moon di Akh.[2][4]

Mohan Bhandari, Punjabi language story writer

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Mohan Bhandari confirms decision to return Sahitya Akademi award". HT. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Here are the 33 writers who returned their Sahitya Akademi awards". The Indian Express. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  3. "Mohan Bhandari confirms decision to return Sahitya Akademi award". hindustantimes.com/. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Chandigarh Stories". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 19 November 2015.


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