Namdev Tarachandani

Namdev Tarachandani
Born (1946-11-25) 25 November 1946
Lukman, British India (now in Khairpur district, Pakistan)
Occupationpoet, writer, scholar
LanguageSindhi
NationalityIndian
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award (2013)
Website
Official website

Namdev Tarachandani is a Sindhi language writer and scholar from India. He lives in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. He was born on 25 November 1946 in Lukman (now in Khairpur district, Pakistan).

Jora-Kata (1974) is a novel written by him. It is translated into Gujarati as Vatta-Ochha (1980). Vikhoon (1981) and Paglan (1991) are his collections of short story while Athon-Sur (1984) and Manush Nagri (2011) are his poetry collections. His critical works includes Sindhi Katha Sahitya (2004) and Sach Chavan Ji Chhoot (2011).[1] He received Sahitya Akademi Award (2013) for his book Manush Nagri.[2] He also received the Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar for Sindhi language in 2011.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Who's Who of Indian Writers". Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  2. ^ "Sahitya Academy Awards announced for the year 2013". Jagranjosh.com. 19 December 2013. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
  3. ^ "11 littérateurs awarded Sahitya Gaurav Puraskar in Ahmedabad". dna. 11 July 2011. Retrieved 17 October 2017.