Gurbachan Singh Bhullar

Gurbachan Singh Bhullar
Born	(1937-03-18) 18 March 1937 (age 88) Pitho village (now in Bathinda district of Punjab, India) [1]
Occupation	Author
Language	Punjabi
Period	1956–present
Genre	story
Literary movement	socialism
Notable works	Agni-Kalas

Gurbachan Singh Bhullar (born 18 March 1937) is a Punjabi author of short stories. In 2005, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his short story collection Agni-Kalas. ^{[2] [1]}

On 11 October 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. ^[3]

Life

Bhullar was born in 1937 in Pitho village in district Bhatinda, Punjab, India. 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. ^[1]

Works

Short story collections

• Agni-Kalas
• Opra Mard
• Vakhtan Maare
• Janenee Janai Ta
• Main Gaznavi Nahin
• Dharti Dian Dheeian

Books

• Asa Marna Nahi
• Banere De Chirag

References

1. "Subtle and sensitive storyteller". The Tribune. 8 January 2006. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
2. "Sahitya Akademi Awards 2005". Know India, Government of India. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013. Retrieved 3 May 2018.
3. "Three eminent writers from Punjab return Sahitya Akademi awards". The Indian Express. 11 October 2015. Retrieved 23 October 2015.