Neelakshi Singh

Singh in 2023
Born	(1978-03-17) 17 March 1978 (age 47) Hajipur, Bihar, India
Occupation	Writer
Language	Hindi
Nationality	Indian
Notable awards	Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Young Writers Award, Katha Award, KLF Book of the Year Award 2021, Valley of Words Award 2022, Setu Pandulipi Samman
Website
neelakshisingh.com

Neelakshi Singh (born 17 March 1978) is an Indian novelist and short story writer in Hindi language. She won Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Young Writers Award, Kalinga Book of the year award 2021 ^[1] and Valley of Words Award 2022. ^[2]

Career

Neelakshi Singh was born at Hajipur in Bihar on 17 March 1978. She graduated from Benaras Hindu University in 1998 with a bachelor's degree in economics. Since 2002, she is an employee of the State Bank of India.

Singh's short story collections "Parinde ka Intezaar saa Kuchh" and "Jinki Muthhiyon me Surakh Thaa" have been praised by literary critics. ^[3] The title story of her Parinde collection stands as a classic story in contemporary Indian literature. Her novel "Khela" won KLF book of the year award 2021, Prof O.P. Malviya & Bharti Devi Samman 2021 and Valley of Words Award 2022. Her non-fiction title "Hukum Desh ka Ikka Khota" won the first Setu Pandulipi Samman 2022. ^[4] Her latest book "Baraf Mahal" is a Hindi translation of the novel "The Ice Palace (Nynorsk: Is-slottet)" by Norwegian author Tarjei Vesaas (first published in 1963). ^[5]

She was the main protagonist of the documentary film "Through the Eyes of Words" ^[6] directed by Shweta Merchant, produced by NHK, Japan.

Publications

Story Collections

• Parinde ka Intzaar Sa Kuchh. New Delhi: Bhartiya Jnanpith. 2005. ISBN   81-263-1113-4.
• Parinde ka Intzaar Sa Kuchh. New Delhi: Setu Prakashan Pvt Ltd. 2022. ISBN   978-93-95160-06-3.
• Jinki Mutthiyon Mein Surakh Tha. New Delhi: Bhartiya Jnanpith. 2012. ISBN   978-93-263-5004-4.
• Jinki Mutthiyon Mein Surakh Tha. New Delhi: Setu Prakashan Pvt Ltd. 2022. ISBN   978-93-93758-08-8.
• Jise Jahan Nahin Hona Tha. Allahabad: Sahitya Bhandar. 2014. ISBN   978-81-7779-313-0.
• Ibtida Ke Aage Khali Hi. Panchkula: Aadhar Prakashan Pvt Ltd. 2016. ISBN   978-81-7675-553-5.

Novels

• Shuddhipatra. New Delhi: Bhartiya Jnanpith. 2008. ISBN   978-81-263-1632-8.
• Shuddhipatra. New Delhi: Setu Prakashan Pvt Ltd. 2022. ISBN   978-93-93758-22-4.

Her first novel 'Shuddhipatra' considered to be ahead of its time, is a sweeping, captivating read that weaves through lines between three generations.

• Khela. New Delhi: Setu Prakashan Pvt Ltd. 2021. ISBN   978-93-89830-57-6.

Her latest novel "Khela" is literary fiction with themes like structures of power, politics of oil, international conflicts, religion and above all shades of resistance of an ordinary individual. This is a book about a quest and a miracle that grows out of it. A lyrical composition that endure the test of time. ^{[7] [8] [9] [10]}

Non-Fiction

• Hukum Desh Ka Ikka Khota. New Delhi: Setu Prakashan Pvt Ltd. 2023. ISBN   978-93-95160-89-6. This book has traces of autobiography and memoir along with shades of special kind of novelistic aspect. This non-fiction title transcends the conventionally recognized boundaries of genre. ^[11]

Translation by Singh

• Baraf Mahal. New Delhi: Setu Prakashan Pvt Ltd. 2024. ISBN   978-81-19899-26-5. Singh has translated The Ice Palace by the Norwegian author Tarjei Vesaas into Hindi.

Awards

• 2022 – Valley of Words Award 2022- Khela Novel ^[12]
• 2022 – Setu Pandulipi Samman ^[13]
• 2021 – Kalinga Book of the Year Award 2021- Khela Novel ^[14]
• 2021 – Prof O.P. Malviya and Bharti Devi Samman 2021- Khela Novel ^[15]
• 2005 – Bhartiya Bhasha Parishad Yuva Puraskar
• 2004 – Katha Award ^[16]
• 2004 – Sahitya Akademi Golden Jubilee Young Writers Award ^[17]
• 2002 – Ramakant Smriti Puraskar

Translations

She is read in many Indian languages, and translations of her fictions featured in English. ^[18] and German ^{[19] [20]} collections ^[21]

References

1. "Neelakshi Singh". Kalinga Literary Festival . 14 October 2021.
2. "2022 | Valley of Words". Valley of Words.
3. "Bharatiya Jnanpith". Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
4. शर्मा, श्रीराम (3 November 2022). "पहला 'सेतु पाण्डुलिपि पुरस्कार' नीलाक्षी सिंह को, 'हुकूम देश का इक्का खोटा' के लिए मिलेगा सम्मान". hindi.news18.com. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
5. "बर्फ महल अनुवाद : नीलाक्षी सिंह , Tarjei Vesaas Translated by Neelakshi Singh".
6. Merchant, Shweta. "Through the Eyes of Words". NHK Enterprises . Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
7. "The Year in Books: What newsmakers have been reading in 2022". 17 December 2022.
8. "That is Life".
9. ठाकुर, आशुतोष कुमार (14 March 2022). "पुस्तक समीक्षा: उपन्यास 'खेला' जिसमें कमोबेश हर भारतीय का बचपन गुजरता है". Newslaundry.
10. "कच्चे तेल की उठापटक वाली दुनियां से रूबरू कराता नीलाक्षी सिंह का उपन्यास "खेला"". News18 हिंदी. 2 January 2022.
11. "Book Review | Hukum Desh Ka Ikka Khota: An exquisite, distinctive, and compelling memoir". Firstpost. 8 January 2023.
12. "Valley of Words announces winners of PFC-VoW Book Awards". millenniumpost.in. 30 September 2022.
13. Sharma, Shri Ram (3 November 2022). "पहला 'सेतु पाण्डुलिपि पुरस्कार' नीलाक्षी सिंह को, 'हुकूम देश का इक्का खोटा' के लिए मिलेगा सम्मान" [The first Setu Manuscript award will be honored for Nilakshi Singh, 'Hukum Desh Ka Ika Khota']. hindi.news18.com (in Hindi).
14. "Kalinga Literary Festival (KLF) Book Awards 2020-21 announced". indiaeducationdiary.in. 9 September 2021.
15. Singh, Vinod (20 September 2021). "कथा लेखिका ममता कालिया और नीलाक्षी सिंह को मिला 'प्रो. ओपी मालवीय एवं भारती देवी स्मृति सम्मान'" [Story writers Mamta Kalia and Neelakshi Singh got 'Prof. OP Malaviya and Bharti Devi Smriti Samman']. Amar Ujala (in Hindi).
16. "Katha". katha.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 21 February 2015.
17. Singh, Neelakshi, and Raghubir Sharma. "The Competitor." Indian Literature 49, no. 1 (225) (2005): 32–46. http://www.jstor.org/stable/23346549.
18. Singh, Neelakshi; Sharma, Raghubir (22 January 2024). "The Competitor". Indian Literature. 1 (225): 32–46. JSTOR   23346549.
19. "Ulrike Stark (Hg.)".
20. "Neelakshi Singh". 25 November 2020.
21. "An Interview with Geetanjali Shree - Asymptote".