Nachhattar Explained

Nachhattar is a Punjabi writer. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2017 for his novel Slow Down.[1] [2]

Biography

Nachhattar was born in a dalit family in Barnala district, Punjab, India. He worked as a factory worker after completing his matriculation. He went on to work as a clerk at Punjab Agricultural University while continuing his studies.[3] He became a bank manager in Delhi and started living there.

He wrote the novel Slow Down in 2012 about the recession in the Indian economy,[4] for which he won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2017. In 2020, he announced his intention to return the award in support of the 2020-2021 Indian farmers' protest.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ..:: SAHITYA : Akademi Awards ::.. . 2024-05-04 . sahitya-akademi.gov.in.
  2. Web site: 2017-12-22 . Sahitya Akedemi Awards 2017 announced for 24 writers in 24 Indian languages . 2024-05-04 . India Today . en.
  3. Web site: 2017-12-21 . Nachhatar gets Sahitya Akademi award for Punjabi novel, Megh for Hindi criticism . 2024-05-04 . Hindustan Times . en.
  4. News: 2020-12-11 . Another writer to return Sahitya Akademi Award . 2024-05-04 . The Times of India . 0971-8257.
  5. Web site: 2020-12-07 . Punjabi poet Surjit Patar returns Padma Shri over Centre's attitude towards farmers' demands . 2024-05-04 . India Today . en.

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