Baldev Singh (author)

Baldev Singh
Born 1942 (age 73–74)
Occupation Novelist, story writer
Alma mater M.A., B.Ed.
Notable works Dhahwan Dilli De Kingre, Sarhaknama, Laal Batti
Notable awards Sahitya Akademi Award (2011)

Baldev Singh (b. 1942, also known as Baldev Singh Sadaknaama) is a Punjabi novelist and story writer[1] of Punjab, India.[2] He received Sahitya Akademi Award 2011 for his novel Dhahwan Dilli De Kingre.[3][1] As of 2012, he has written 55 novel and various short stories and plays.[4]

Early Life

Baldev Singh was born in village Chand Nawaan of district Moga, Punjab. He started his career as teacher in Muktsar area and spent some time in Himachal Pradesh as teacher as well. Later on he moved to Calcutta and worked hard as truck cleaner, taxi driver & truck operator.

Career

Singh is known for his novels like Sadaknaama and Laal Batti. His novel Sadaknaama was a road narrative of truck drivers from Punjab. It started as column in Amrita Pritam's magazine Nagmani and was later published as a three-volume novel. The stories in the novel were based on Singh's real experiences. He himself was a truck driver for 10 years, before which he was a teacher too. The book became very popular in Punjabi literature and "Sadaknaama" became part of his name for his fans.[4]

His novel Laal Batti dealt with the red-light area of Kolkatta, for which he studied his subject for over a decade. It was also adapted into play by Manch Rang Manch, and directed by Kewal Dhaliwal.[5] His novel Annadaata was about plights of farmers in Punjab and is also part of Punjabi literature curriculum in Guru Nanak Dev University and Punjabi University. He plans to write sequels to both these books. His play Mitti Rudan Kare also remains popular.[4]

His latest work Dhahwan Dilli De Kingre was about the legendary rebel Dulla Bhatti. The novel won him a Sahitya Akademi Award for Punjabi in 2011.[4]

Works

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "ਬਲਦੇਵ ਸਿੰਘ". Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  2. ↑ Singh, Jaspal (25 May 2003). "Punjabi literature Focusing on the problems of Punjab peasantry". The Tribune (Chandigarh, India). Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  3. ↑ "ਮਾਂ-ਬੋਲੀ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਦੇ ਸੁੱਚੇ ਮੋਤੀ". Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Singh, Nonika (22 January 2012). "The Truth Behind The Fiction". The Tribune. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
  5. ↑ "Theatre lovers flock to Panj Pani festival on 4th day". Lahore: Daily Times (Pakistan). 11 March 2005. Retrieved 18 December 2013.
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