Mohan Bhandari
Born(1937-02-14)14 February 1937
Banbhaura, Sangrur district, Punjab, British India[1]
Died26 November 2021(2021-11-26) (aged 84)
Chandigarh, India
LanguagePunjabi[1]

Mohan Bhandari (14 February 1937 – 26 November 2021) was a Punjabi writer who received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1998, but later returned it in 2015.[2][3][1]

Life and career

Mohan Bhandari was born in 1937 in the Banbhaura village of Sangrur district, Punjab.[4] Bhandari was influenced by Urdu writer Manto alongside Russian authors including Gorky, Dostoevsky, Tolstoy and Chekhov.[5] He is credited with as many as 15 short story collection books which include critically acclaimed Kaath di Latt, Til-Chouli, Gora Basha among others. Bhandari received Sahitya Akademi Award in 1998 for his collection of short stories, Moon di Akh.[3][5]

Bhandari died on 26 November 2021 at the age of 84 in Chandigarh.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Mohan Bhandari confirms decision to return Sahitya Akademi award". HT. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Acclaimed Punjabi short story writer Mohan Bhandari passes away at 84". Hindustan Times. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 26 November 2021.
  3. 1 2 "Here are the 33 writers who returned their Sahitya Akademi awards". The Indian Express. 25 October 2015. Retrieved 3 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Mohan Bhandari confirms decision to return Sahitya Akademi award". hindustantimes.com/. 14 October 2015. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
  5. 1 2 "The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Chandigarh Stories". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 19 November 2015.


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