{"id":318475,"date":"2020-01-03T07:44:00","date_gmt":"2020-01-03T07:44:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tehelka.com\/?p=318475"},"modified":"2020-01-03T07:44:03","modified_gmt":"2020-01-03T07:44:03","slug":"ninth-pass-punjabi-writer-gets-key-literary-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/ninth-pass-punjabi-writer-gets-key-literary-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Ninth-pass Punjabi writer gets key literary award"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Kirpal Kazak, a mason by profession, will be sitting along with 22 prominent literary figures, including Shashi Tharoor. Kazak \u2014 fondly known as Punjab\u2019s Verrier Elwin \u2014 is one of the recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award. The 76-year-old author is among six short story writers who have been awarded one of the highest literary awards in the country for his collection of stories in Punjabi Antheen<\/em> (Endless).<\/span><\/p>\n

Born in village Bandoke of Distt Sheikhpura, which is now in Pakistan, Kazak started out as a mason. He later went on to spend several years with nomadic tribes researching their way of life. At the age of four, the author migrated to Patiala from Sheikhpura, where surviving a poverty-ridden life he joined the family occupation of masonry. At 19, he wrote his first short story.<\/span><\/p>\n

Even during his tough days, Kazak continued with his writing pursuits. He met Amrita Pritam\u00a0 a novelist, essayist and poet who wrote in Punjabi and Hindi at one point of time. She encouraged him to start writing books. Kazak started contributing a column to Amrita\u2019s publication Nagmani. His first book Kala Ilm <\/em>(black magic), was published in 1972.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

This ninth pass writer joined the department of literary studies at Punjabi University, which acknowledged his intellect and contributions. He started researching the culture of nomadic Punjabi tribes such as Sikligars and Gadi Lohars with his work often being compared to the British-born anthropologist Verrier Elwin.<\/span><\/p>\n

Looking at his contribution to Punjabi literature, Kazak was appointed as a folklore assistant in Punjabi University and retired as a professor. Punjabi University has published over 12 research books penned by Kazak, who mostly concentrated on research-based content. Besides, he contributed to children\u2019s literature too by penning Khul Ja Sim Sim, Jo Dard Nahi, Aao Pind Dekhiye<\/em> and others.<\/span><\/p>\n

Kazak has penned over 24 books in Punjabi. Most of his books have vastly explained the life of marginalised communities in India. His contributions to writing for telefilms, documentaries and others are also liked and appreciated. His father Sadhu Singh Ramgarhia was a narrator and was well versed in Arabic, Persian and Sanskrit languages. His mother\u2019s name is Veer Kaur.<\/span><\/p>\n

Among the recipients of the 2019 honour is writer and politician Shashi Tharoor, who was conferred with the award for his work An Era of Darkness: The British Empire in India<\/em> published in 2016. The awards will be presented on February 25, 2020 in New Delhi.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Assamese\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chanakya (Novel)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Joysreegoswamimahanta<\/span><\/p>\n

Bengali\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ghumerdarjathele (Essays)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chinmoyguha<\/span><\/p>\n

Bodo\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Akhaiathumniphrai (Poetry)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Phukan Ch. Basumatary<\/span><\/p>\n

Dogri\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bandraltadarpan (Essays)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Om Sharma Jandriari<\/span><\/p>\n

English\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 An Era Of Darkness (Non-Fiction)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shashi Tharoor<\/span><\/p>\n

Gujarati\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mojmarevu Re (Essays)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ratilalborisagar<\/span><\/p>\n

Hindi\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Chheelate Hue Apneko (Potery)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Nand Kishore Acharya<\/span><\/p>\n

Kannada\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kudiesaru (Autobiography)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Vijaya<\/span><\/p>\n

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Maithili\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Jingikoriaonkariat (Poetry)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kumar Manish Arvind<\/span><\/p>\n

Malayalam\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Achanpirannaveedu (Poetry)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 V Madhusoodanan Nair<\/span><\/p>\n

Manipuri\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Eiamadiadungeigieethat (Novel)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 L Birmangol Singh (Beryl Thanga)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Odia\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bhaswati (Short Stories)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Tarunkanti Mishra<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rajasthani\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Bareekbaat (Short Stories)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Ramswaroopkisan<\/span><\/p>\n

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Santali\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sisirkali (Short Stories)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Kali Charanhembram<\/span><\/p>\n

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Tamil\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sool (Novel)\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Cho Dharman<\/span><\/p>\n

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Urdu\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Sawaneh-E-Sir Syed: Ekbazadeed\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Shafey Kidwai<\/span><\/p>\n

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Kirpal Kazak, a mason by profession, will be sitting along with 22 prominent literary figures, including Shashi Tharoor. Kazak \u2014 fondly known as Punjab\u2019s Verrier Elwin \u2014 is one of the recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award. The 76-year-old author is among six short story writers who have been awarded one of the highest literary […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":318487,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[23,2205],"tags":[12302,12304,12300,12303,279,6512,12301],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318475"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/116"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=318475"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318475\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":318492,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/318475\/revisions\/318492"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/318487"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=318475"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=318475"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/tehelka.com\/rest-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=318475"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}