Dr. Waryam Singh Sandhu | |
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Born | 10 September 1945 |
Occupation | Author |
Language | Punjabi |
Period | 1967-present |
Genre | story |
Literary movement | socialism |
Spouse | Rajwant Kaur Sandhu |
Children | Rupinder Kaur, Supan Sandhu, Ramneek Kaur |
Waryam Singh Sandhu (born September 10, 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, who holds a Doctor of Philosophy degree, retired as a lecturer from Lyallpur Khalsa College, Jalandhar.