Nilotpal Mrinal Explained

Nilotpal Mrinal
Birth Date:	1984 12, df=y
Birth Place:	Dumka, Jharkhand, India
Honours:	Sahitya Akademi Award in 2016

Nilotpal Mrinal (born 25 December 1984) is an Indian author, poet, socio-political activist and social media influencer. He is known for his books Dark Horse, Aughad and Yaar Jadugar.^[1] In 2016, he was awarded India's Sahitya Akademi Award.^{[2] [3]}

Early life and education

Mrinal was born on 25 December 1984 in Dumka district, Jharkhand. He attended high school in Nonihat and graduated from St. Xavier's College, Ranchi in 2005. He moved to New Delhi in 2008, where he began preparing to enter civil service and had given the Civil Services Examination (CSE) several times.

Career

Mrinal's first novel, Dark Horse,^[4] was published in 2015. Written in Hindi, it depicts the difficulties of leaving village life for that of the city, and is set against the backdrop of Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi. It received the Sahitya Akadami Youth Award in 2016.

Four years later he released a second novel, Aughad.^{[5] [6]} Recently Mrinal released his third novel 'Yar Jadugar'.

He also writes poetry and folk songs, and has appeared as a motivational speaker for TED (conference) and Josh Talks.

Notable works

Novels

• Dark Horse (2015)
• Aughad (2019)
• Yaar Jaadugar (2021)

Audiobooks/series

• Jakhbaba (2019) for Storytel Originals
• Darling Democracy (2020) for Audible

Poetry and songs

• Duniya Esi Hua Karti Thi^[7]
• Chal Sadho Koi Desh^[8]
• Hum Bihar Hain^[9]
• Ab To Lagta Hai Desh Veerana
• Hum Hi To Kal Itihaas Likhenge
• Allahabad ke ladko
• O Maa Ye Duniya ^[10]
• Jagat Mati Ka Dhela Re
• Ye salli Dilli

Bhojpuri poetry and songs

• Jagmag Kare i sansar^[11]

Notes and References

1. hindyugm. 1434139538184491010. नीलोत्पल मृणाल के नए उपन्यास यार जादूगर का पूरा गाना नीचे दिए लिंक पर क्लिक करके अभी सुनें।. 2021-09-04. 2021-09-15. hi.
2. Web site: साहित्य अकैडमी युवा पुरस्कार से जिम्मेदारी बढ़ गई है : नीलोत्पल मृणाल. 2020-12-16. Navbharat Times. hi.
3. Web site: Nilotpal Mrinal. 2020-07-07. www.goodreads.com.
4. Web site: Dark. Horse. Dark Horse.
5. Web site: Aughad. Aughad.
6. Web site: Masih. Poonam. सामाजिक और राजनीतिक जटिलताओं को दर्शाता है नाटक 'औघड़'. 2020-12-16. One World News - Hindi. en-US.
7. Web site: Nupur. Neha. 2016-09-18. दुनिया ऐसी हुआ करती थी एक कविता बिहार से. 2020-12-16. PatnaBeats. en-US. 2020-10-22. https://web.archive.org/web/20201022060109/https://www.patnabeats.com/ek-kavita-bihar-se-duniya-aisi-hua-karti-thi/. dead.
8. Web site: औघड़ / नीलोत्पल मृणाल / पूजा रागिनी - Gadya Kosh - हिन्दी कहानियाँ, लेख, लघुकथाएँ, निबन्ध, नाटक, कहानी, गद्य, आलोचना, उपन्यास, बाल कथाएँ, प्रेरक कथाएँ, गद्य कोश. 2020-12-16. gadyakosh.org. hi.
9. Web site: नूपुर. नेहा. 2017-07-21. EXCLUSIVE : बदलते बिहार के नायक और नये बिहार के लाल 'नीलोत्पल मृणाल'. 2020-12-16. AAPNA BIHAR. en-US. 2021-07-28. https://web.archive.org/web/20210728204033/https://www.aapnabihar.com/2017/07/exclusive-interview-of-nilotpal-mrinal/. dead.
10. Web site: ओ मां! ये दुनिया रे, तेरे आंचल से छोटी है. 2021-02-27. Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News. hi.
11. News: निलोत्पल मृणाल का छठ स्पेशल गीत 'जगमग करे ई संसार. Prabhat Khabar.