Jnanpith Award
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Gurdial Singh
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Gurdial Singh
Aliases:
Gurdial Singh Rahi
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1933-01-10 （Bhaini Fateh near Jaitu）
- Died
- 2016-08-16 （Bathinda） age 83
- Nationality
- Indian
- Languages
- Punjabi
- Religion
- Unknown
- Residence History
- Jaitu → Nandpur Kotra → Bathinda
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Novelist, Teacher, Coach
- Active Years
- 1957-2016
- Influenced By
- Leo Tolstoy, Irving Stone, John Steinbeck, Phanishwar Nath Renu, Premchand, Yashpal
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Padma Shri | — | 文学 | Government of India | 受賞 |
| 1999 | Jnanpith Award | — | 文学 | Jnanpith Award Committee | 受賞 |
| 1975 | Sahitya Akademi Award (Punjabi) | Adh Chanani Raat | — | Sahitya Akademi | 受賞 |
| 1986 | Soviet Land Nehru Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1992 | Bhai Veer Singh Fiction Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
Padma Shri
1998
Category:
文学
Organization:
Government of India
Result:
受賞
Jnanpith Award
1999
Category:
文学
Organization:
Jnanpith Award Committee
Result:
受賞
Sahitya Akademi Award (Punjabi)
1975
Work:
Adh Chanani Raat
Organization:
Sahitya Akademi
Result:
受賞
Soviet Land Nehru Award
1986
Result:
受賞
Bhai Veer Singh Fiction Award
1992
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Marhi Da Deeva
1964 NovelA novel depicting the struggles of a Dalit family in rural Punjab.
Rural povertyDalit lifeFamily bonds
Adaptations
- [Film] Marhi Da Deeva / Surinder Singh (1989)
Translations
- The Last Flicker
Bibliography
- Bakalam Khud
- Saggi Phull
- Marhi Da Deeva
- Anhoe
- Adh Chanani Raat
- Anhe Ghore Da Daan
- Parsa
- Neean Mattiyan
- Dojee Dehi
Adaptations
- Marhi Da Deeva (1989 film)
- Anhe Ghore Da Daan (2011 film)
Translations of Works
- The Last Flicker (English)
- Night of the Half Moon (English)
- Parsa (English)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- RealismDetailed rural depictionColloquial language
- Recurring Motifs
- PovertyCastePunjab rural life
Health
-
Heart attack2016年Led to partial paralysis and eventual death.
Legacy
Pioneer of Punjabi literature, Jnanpith Award winner, first to portray Dalit protagonists in fiction.
Trivia
- Born to a carpenter, worked from age 12.
- Married at 14.
- Rose from poverty to literary pinnacle.