Gadul Singh Lama
Gadul Singh Lama | |
|---|---|
| Born | 15 June 1939 |
| Other names | Sanu Lama |
| Occupation(s) | Fictionist Poet Translator |
| Known for | Nepali literature |
| Parent(s) | Chandraman Ghising Phulmaya Ghising |
| Awards | Padma Shri Sahitya Akademi Award Sikkim Bhanu Puraskar Dr. Shova Kanti Thegim Smrithi Puraskar Madan Byakhanmala Puraskar |
Gadul Singh Lama, popularly known as Sanu Lama, is an Indian fiction writer, poet and translator of Nepali literature.[citation needed] An engineer by profession, he has published three short story anthologies and his stories have been translated into English, Hindi, Urdu, Assamese and Oriya languages.[1] He is a recipient of Sahitya Akademi Award (1993),[2] apart from other awards such as Sikkim Bhanu Puraskar, Dr. Shova Kanti Thegim Smrithi Puraskar and Madan Byakhanmala Puraskar.[1] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2005, for his contributions to literature.[3]
Biography
Gadul Singh Lama was born on 15 June 1939 in
Lama started writing from his school days and is reported to have been inspired by one of his teachers, Rashmi Prasad Alley, a writer and one of the pioneers of Nepali education in Sikkim.[4] His first article was published in Changya, a local literary magazine.[5] He published his first short story anthology, Katha Sampad, in 1971,[6] composed of stories such as Swasni Manchey, Khani Tarma Ekdin, Phurbhale Gaun Chadyo and Asinapo Manchey, which has since been selected as a prescribed text for the civil services examination of the Union Public Service Commission.[7] This was followed by Gojika in 1981 and Mrigatrishna in 1993, the latter winning him the Sahitya Akademi Award for the year.[2] He has also written an autobiographical novel, Himalchuli Manitira, a travelogue, Aangan Paratira, a poem anthology, Jahan BagcchaTista Rangit and two translated religious works, Bhagawan Bhiddha Jeewan ra Darshan and Guru Padmasambhava.[1]
Sanu Lama is one of the founders of the Bhartiya Nepali Rashtriya Parishad and served as its secretary on its inception. He is a member of the Editorial Advisory Board of the
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g "The Gentle Literary Giant" (PDF). Government of Sikkim. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 December 2015. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Sahitya Akademi Award winners". Sahitya Akademi Award. 2015. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ a b "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ISBN 9788121209649.
- ^ a b "Engineering happened by chance, writing was by choice" (PDF). Now. 3 February 2005. Retrieved 3 December 2015.
- ^ ISBN 9788126008735.
- ISBN 9789351720614.
External links
- "Sanu Lama, Nepali writer, Indian literature". YouTube video. India Video. 29 May 2010. Retrieved 3 December 2015.