Punjab
Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising ...
, India. He "is one of the major short story writers in post-1947 East
Punjabi literature
Punjabi literature, specifically literary works written in the Punjabi language, is characteristic of the historical Punjab region of India and Pakistan and the Punjabi diaspora. The Punjabi language is written in several scripts, of which the Sha ...
." He is also known as Prem Parkash Khannvi.
Early life and career
Parkash's native village is Bdeenpur which once belonged to the
Nabha
Nabha is a city and municipal council in the Patiala district in the south-west of the Indian state of Punjab. It was the capital of the former Nabha State. Nabha is also a sub-division city which comes under Patiala district.
Geography
Nabha ...
dynasty. He took his basic education from Bhadson village and then went to Khanna for matriculation.. He did J.B.T. from Christian Basic Training School ( Kharar). He completed his graduation in 1963–64 and then post-graduation from Punjab University, Chandigarh in
Jalandhar
Jalandhar is the third most-populous city in the Indian state of Punjab and the largest city in Doaba region. Jalandhar lies alongside the Grand Trunk Road and is a well-connected rail and road junction. Jalandhar is northwest of the state ...
from 1964 up to 1969 and then as a sub-editor for ''
Hind Samachar
''Hind Samachar'' () is a daily Urdu newspaper that is circulated in Mumbai. It was one of the three newspaper started by the Punjab Kesari Group back in 1948. Combined these three newspapers have combined circulation of 975,000 copies on weekda ...
'' from 1969 to 1990. In 1990, he started a
literary magazine
A literary magazine is a periodical devoted to literature in a broad sense. Literary magazines usually publish short stories, poetry, and essays, along with literary criticism, book reviews, biographical profiles of authors, interviews and letter ...
''Lakeer'' in collaboration with Surjit Haans.
Works
Some of his works include:
Stories
* ਕੱਚ-ਕੜੇ (1966) - Kacche Ghadhe
* ਨਮਾਜ਼ੀ (1971) - Namazi
* ਮੁਕਤੀ (1980) - Mukti
* ਸ਼੍ਵੇਤਾਮਬਰ ਨੇ ਕਿਹਾ ਸੀ (1983) - Shetambar ne keha si
* ਕੁਝ ਅਣਕਿਹਾ ਵੀ (1990) (Awarded the
Sahitya Akademi Award
The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...
) - Kuch Ankeha vi
* ਰੰਗਮੰਚ ਤੇ ਭਿਕਸ਼ੂ (1995) - Rangmunch te Bhikshu
* ਸੁਣਦੈਂ ਖ਼ਲੀਫ਼ਾ (2001) - Sundaen Khalifa
* ਕਥਾ ਅਨੰਤ (all stories in a single volume) (1995) - Katha Anant
* Deadline and Other stories (2001)
Stories adapted for films
* ਬੰਗਲਾ - Bangla
* ਮਾੜਾ ਬੰਦਾ - Mada Banda
* ਡਾਕਟਰ ਸ਼ਕੁੰਤਲਾ - Doctor Shakuntala
* ਗੋਈ - Gori
* ਨਿਰਵਾਣ - Nirvaan
Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize
Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize or Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation is a literary honour in India, presented by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, given to "outstanding translations of creative and critical works" in 24 m ...