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Prem Parkash

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Prem Parkash
Prem Parkash in 1986
Prem Parkash in 1986
Born (1932-04-07) 7 April 1932 (age 92)
Nawanshahar, Punjab, British India
Occupationwriter, farmer, teacher, subeditor

Prem Parkash (born 7 April 1932) is a writer from Punjab, India.[1] He "is one of the major short story writers in post-1947 East Punjabi literature."[2] He is also known as Prem Parkash Khannvi.

Early life and career

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Parkash's native village is Bdeenpur which once belonged to the Nabha dynasty. He took his basic education from Bhadson village and then went to Khanna for matriculation.[citation needed]. He did J.B.T. from Christian Basic Training School Kharar. He completed his graduation in 1963–64 and then post-graduation from Panjab University, Chandigarh in Urdu.

Parkash began his career as a farmer in Badgujjran near Amloh. Parkash then taught in a primary school from 1953 up to 1962 then worked as an editor of an Urdu newspaper in Jalandhar from 1964 up to 1969 and then as a sub-editor for Hind Samachar from 1969 to 1990. In 1990, he started a literary magazine Lakeer in collaboration with Surjit Hans.[3]

Works

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Some of his works include:[citation needed]

Stories

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  • ਕੱਚਕੜੇ (1966) - Kacche Ghadhe
  • ਨਮਾਜ਼ੀ (1971) - Namazi
  • ਮੁਕਤੀ (1980) - Mukti
  • ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਂਬਰ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਸੀ (1983) - Shetambar ne kiha si
  • ਕੁਝ ਅਣਕਿਹਾ ਵੀ (1990) (Awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award) - Kuchh Ankiha vi
  • ਰੰਗਮੰਚ ਤੇ ਭਿਕਸ਼ੂ (1995) - Rangmunch te Bhikshu
  • ਸੁਣਦੈਂ ਖ਼ਲੀਫ਼ਾ (2001) - Sundaen Khalifa
  • ਕਥਾ ਅਨੰਤ (all stories in a single volume) (1995) - Katha Anant
  • Deadline and Other stories (2001)

Stories adapted for films

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  • ਬੰਗਲਾ - Bangla
  • ਮਾੜਾ ਬੰਦਾ - Mada Banda
  • ਡਾਕਟਰ ਸ਼ਕੁੰਤਲਾ - Doctor Shakuntala
  • ਗੋਈ - Gori
  • ਨਿਰਵਾਣ - Nirvaan

Awards Won

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  • Punjabi Sahit Academy 1982
  • Bhai Veer Singh Vartak Puraskar 1986
  • Sahitya Academi (National) 1992
  • Punjabi Sahit Academy, Delhi 1994
  • Punjabi Sahit Academy, Ludhiana 1996
  • Katha Samman, Katha Sansthan, Delhi 1996-97
  • Shiromani Sahitkar, Bhasha Vibhag, Punjab 2002
  • Punjabi Sahit Rattan, Bhasha Vibhag, Punjab 2011
  • Punjab Gaurav, Punjab Kala Parishad 2019
  • Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize[4]

Autobiography

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  • ਬੰਦੇ ਅੰਦਰ ਬੰਦੇ (1993) - Bande Andar Bande
  • ਆਤਮ ਮਾਯਾ (2005) - Atam Maya
  • ਮੇਰੀ ਉਰਦੂ ਅਖਬਾਰ ਨਵੀਸੀ (2007) - Meri Urdu Akhbar Navisi
  • ਦੇਖ ਬੰਦੇ ਦੇ ਭੇਖ (2013) - Dekh Bande de Bhekh

References

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  1. ^ S. R. Bakshi; Sita Ram Sharma; S. Gajnani (1 January 1998). Parkash Singh Badal: Chief Minister of Punjab. APH Publishing. pp. 213–. ISBN 978-81-7024-987-0.
  2. ^ "Prem Parkash: , and a List of Books by Author Prem Parkash". paperbackswap.com. Retrieved 14 February 2015.
  3. ^ Nirupama Dutt (2010). Stories of the Soil: Classic Punjabi Stories. Penguin Books India. pp. 311–. ISBN 978-0-14-306858-7.
  4. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Newsletter" (PDF). www.sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 24 February 2020.