Personal info
Known for
Ultimate Talent
Gender
Male
Birthday
10 September
Location
Punjab, India
Edit pageWaryam Singh Sandhu
Biography
Waryam Singh Sandhu (born 10 September 1945) is an Indian author of short stories. In 2000, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his short story collection Chauthi Koot. Although he writes in Punjabi, his works have been translated into Hindi, Bengali, Urdu, and English.
Sandhu published his first story "Akhan Vich Mar Gayi Khushi" in the Punjabi magazine Preetlari. In 1998, he released Chauthi Koot. In 2015, two stories from the collection were adapted into the film The Fourth Direction.
Sandhu, who holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree, retired as a lecturer from Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar. He entered into the arena of non-fiction after his retirement, penning several volumes about the Ghadar Party. In 2019, he returned his Sahitya Akademi Award in protest of the Modi administration.
