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Joginder Paul (5 September 1925 – 23 April 2016) was an Urdu writer. He had written several short stories, novels. His first short story was Before Sacrifice.

Career

Paul was born on 5 September 1925 in Saikot, Pakistan. His career started with Ek Boond Lahoo Ki which got published in Karachi in August 1962. In 1964, he returned to India as a full time writer. He was the Principal of Aurangabad college. He died on 23 April 2016.

Works

Novels

• Ek Boond Lahoo Ki
• Nadid
• Paar Pare and Khwabro

Books

• The Dying Sun

Short stories

• Khula
• Khodu Baba Ka Maqbara
• Bastian

Awards

• SAARC Lifetime Award for his contribution to literature
• Iqbal Samman
• Urdu Academy Award
• All India Bahadur Shah Zafar Award
• The Ghalib Award

References

1. Jalil, Rakhshanda (May 2016). "Joginder Paul (1925–2016) was the gentlest storyteller of the Partition". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
2. Salam, Ziya Us (2010-09-03). "The story thus far..." The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
3. Ningthoujam, Sainico (2017-01-01). "The eyes have it..." The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
4. ^ "Author Joginder Paul dead". The Hindu. 2016-04-24. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
5. "Joginder Paul's Ek Boond Lahoo Ki translated into A Drop of Blood". www.indulgexpress.com. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
6. ^ "In Those Without Graves, Joginder Paul blurs the lines between the living and dead". Firstpost. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
7. Sandhu, Amandeep (2013-08-31). "Unfamiliar twists". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2021-06-23.
8. IANS (2016-04-23). "Renowned Urdu author Joginder Paul passes away". Business Standard India. Retrieved 2021-06-23.

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