Role Writer Movies Dus Kahaniyaan Name Kartar Duggal | Signature Spouse Ayesha Jaffri (m. ?–2012) Nationality Indian Died January 26, 2012, Punjab | |
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Books Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the Last to Lay Arms Similar People Sant Singh Sekhon, Rajiv Krishna, Sanjay Gupta, Hansal Mehta, Meghna Gulzar | ||
a history of punjabi literature sant singh sekhon kartar singh duggal cover to cover
Kartar Singh Duggal (1 March 1917 – 26 January 2012) was an Indian writer who wrote in Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, and English. His works include short stories, novels, dramas and plays. His works have been translated into Indian and foreign languages. He has served as Director, All India Radio.
Contents
- a history of punjabi literature sant singh sekhon kartar singh duggal cover to cover
- Kartar singh duggal story auntri recited by amanpreet
- Early life and education
- Career
- Work
- Short stories
- Poetry
- Novels
- Other works
- Awards
- References
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by Government of India in 1988. In 2007, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.
Kartar singh duggal story auntri recited by amanpreet
Early life and education
He was born in Dhamal, Rawalpindi District, (now in Pakistan) to Mr. Jiwan Singh Duggal and Mrs. Satwant Kaur. He is married to Ayesha Duggal (formerly Ayesha Jaffri), a medical doctor. He received his M.A. Honours in English at Forman Christian College, Lahore.
Career
Duggal started his professional career with All India Radio (AIR). He worked there from 1942 to 1966 in various jobs including Station Director. For the AIR, he wrote and produced programmes in Punjabi and other languages. In addition, he authored a large number of plays and dramas. He was the Secretary/Director, National Book Trust, India from 1966 to 1973. From 1973 to 1976, he served as an Information Advisor at the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting (Planning Commission).
He has founded many institutions, including:
Duggal had been a member of many literary and cultural centres including being the President of Punjabi Sahitya Sabha (Punjabi Literary Society), Delhi. He was nominated Fellow of the Punjabi University in 1984. He was also honoured with nomination to the Rajya Sabha (Indian Parliament Upper House) in August, 1997.
He died on 26 January 2012 after a brief illness.
Work
Duggal has authored twenty four collections of short stories, ten novels, seven plays, seven works of literary criticism, two poetry collections and an autobiography. Many of his books have been adopted by various universities for graduate studies. Among his works are:
Short stories
Poetry
Novels
Other works
Awards
Kartar Singh Duggal has been bestowed by many awards throughout his career, including:
He is well travelled. He has visited Bulgaria, North Korea, Russia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, the UK and U.S.. He resided in New Delhi after retirement and spent his time reading.
The Library of Congress has 118 of his works.