Mohan Bhandari (writer)
Mohan Bhandari (born 1937) is a Punjabi writer who received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1998, but later returned it in 2015.[2][1]
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Born | 1937 (78)[1] Banbhaura village in Sangrur district, Punjab[1] |
Language | Punjabi[1] |
Life and career
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]
gollark: What? It's quarantined. Æ.
gollark: If it's, say, polluting a river, or launching an invasion against the commune near it, then people don't want that.
gollark: I mean, yes, morality is subjective, that's an orthogonal issue.
gollark: Are you not one of the communist-y types who supports a local-commune-based structure?
gollark: Or "how do we handle external costs at all".
References
- "Mohan Bhandari confirms decision to return Sahitya Akademi award". HT. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
- "Here are the 33 writers who returned their Sahitya Akademi awards". The Indian Express. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
- "Mohan Bhandari confirms decision to return Sahitya Akademi award". hindustantimes.com/. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Chandigarh Stories". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
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