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

1925 births Indian male writers Indian male novelists 2016 deaths {{India-writer-stub