Amandeep Sandhu (, born 1973) is a Punjabi writer and journalist who writes in English. His second novel ''Roll of Honour'' was nominated for Hindu Literary Prize for Best Fiction in 2013.
Biography
Sandhu was born in a Sikh family in
Rourkela
Rourkela is a planned city located in the northern district Sundargarh of Odisha, India. It is the third-largest Urban Agglomeration in Odisha after Bhubaneswar and Cuttack. It is situated about west of state capital Bhubaneswar and is surro ...
, Odisha in 1973. He did a master's degree in English Literature from the University of Hyderabad. He then did a Diploma in Journalism from Asian School of Journalism.
In 2013, he joined
Akademie Schloss Solitude, Stuttgart, Germany for a 2-year fellowship. In 2021, he was awarded the Homi Bhabha fellowship for 2022-24.
His journalism has appeared in
The Caravan
''The Caravan'' is an Indian English-language, long-form narrative journalism magazine covering politics and culture.
History
In 1940, Vishwa Nath launched ''Caravan'' as the first magazine from the Delhi Press; it went on to establish its ...
and
The Hindustan Times.
Works
Sepia Leaves (2008)
''Sepia Leaves'' is a semi-autobiographical novel set in 1970s when
emergency was declared by then Prime Minister,
Indira Gandhi
Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi (; Given name, ''née'' Nehru; 19 November 1917 – 31 October 1984) was an Indian politician and a central figure of the Indian National Congress. She was elected as third prime minister of India in 1966 ...
and the protagonist is growing up in Rourkela and his mother has
schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is a mental disorder characterized by continuous or relapsing episodes of psychosis. Major symptoms include hallucinations (typically hearing voices), delusions, and disorganized thinking. Other symptoms include social withdra ...
.
Roll of Honour (2012)
''Roll of Honour'' is a semi-autobiographical novel which tells the story of Appu who studies at a military boarding school in the fictional town of Jassabad in Punjab in 1984.
This novel was translated into Punjabi by
Daljit Ami under the title ''Gwah De Fanah Hon Ton Pahilan''.
Panjab: Journeys Through Fault Lines (2019)
''Panjab'' Sandhu's first work of non-fiction in which he looks at the past and present of Punjab, India in the backdrop of
Green revolution, Emergency,
Punjab insurgency and the present. The book was long-listed for the NIF-Kamaladevi Chattopadhyay Award 2020 and was shortlisted for the Atta Galatta-BLF Non Fiction Prize 2020.
Punjabi translation of the book, ''Punjab: Jinhan Rahan Di Main Saar Na Janan'', was published in January 2022. It was translated by Dr. Yadwinder Singh and Mangat Ram.
Bravado to Fear to Abandonment (2020)
''Bravado to Fear to Abandonment: Mental Health and the COVID-19 Lockdown'' is an e-book by Sandhu that was published in August 2020. The book highlights that importance of mental health and explores the effects of lockdown in India.
References
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Writers from Punjab, India
1973 births
Living people
English-language writers from India