Occupation Author Literary movement socialism Notable works Agni-Kalas | Period 1956-present Name Gurbachan Bhullar Genre story Role Author | |
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Born 18 March 1937 (age 87) Pitho village (now in Mansa district of Punjab, India) ( 1937-03-18 ) | ||
Famous Punjabi Novelist Gurbachan Singh Bhullar on ABP Sanjha
Is returning Sahitya Akademi Award the right step to take?
Gurbachan Singh Bhullar (born March 18, 1937) is a Punjabi author of short stories. In 2005, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his short story collection Agni-Kalas.
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- Famous Punjabi Novelist Gurbachan Singh Bhullar on ABP Sanjha
- Is returning Sahitya Akademi Award the right step to take
- Life
- Short story collections
- References
On October 11, 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.
Life
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.
Short story collections
References
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