Jaswinder Singh (novelist)

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Jaswinder Singh
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Dr.Jaswinder Singh
Born (1954-05-17) 17 May 1954 (age 70)
Jalandhar, Punjab, India
Alma mater Punjabi University, Patiala
Occupation Novelist
SpouseDr. Dhanwant Kaur

Dr. Jaswinder Singh (born 17 May 1954) is an Indian Punjabi novelist.

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Books

Awards

Singh won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2015 for his novel Maat Lok. [3] [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Māta loka. OCLC   879316665 . Retrieved 15 July 2016– via worldcat.org.
  2. ↑ Nawīṃ Pañjābī kawitā : pachāṇa cinnha. OCLC   44727761 . Retrieved 15 July 2016– via worldcat.org.
  3. ↑ Bharti, Vishav (18 December 2015). "Akademi award for Jaswinder". The Tribune. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
  4. ↑ "2015 Maat Lok (Novel) Jaswinder Singh". sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2016.


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