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.[1] Although he writes in
Punjabi,[2] his works have been translated into
Hindi,
Bengali,
Urdu and
English.
Early life
Sandhu was born in the village of Nanke in
British Punjab in 1945. He was the oldest of six children; three brothers and two sisters. After graduating with a
Bachelor of Education degree, he became a school teacher.
Career
Sandhu published his first story "Akhan Vich Mar Gayi Khushi" in the Punjabi magazine Preetlari.[3]
In 1998, he released Chauthi koot. In 2015, two stories from the collection were adapted into the film The Fourth Direction.[4]
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