Khalid Hussain (born 1945) is a Punjabi writer. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2021 for his short-story collection Sullan Da Salan.[1] He is a former bureaucrat.[2]
Biography
editKhalid was born in 1945 in a kashmiri speaking family Udhampur district of the Jammu and Kashmir princely state. During the 1947 partition of India, he fled the violence with his mother but seven male members of his family, including his brothers, father and grandfather, were killed.[3] He spent the following seven years in refugee camps.[3]
The family settled in Ustad Mohalla, old Jammu city, which was predominantly Punjabi speaking. He writes in both Punjabi and Urdu.[3]
He started working as a mason and got promoted as a clerk. He went on to retire as a secretary rank officer.[3]
Works
editShort-story collections
edit- Te Jehlum Wagda Reha
- Gori Fasal Di Sodagar
- Doonge Panian Da Dukh
- Baldi Baraf Da Saik
- Gwachi Jhanjhar Di Cheek[4]
Novelle
edit- Noori Rishman[4]
References
edit- ^ "..:: SAHITYA : Akademi Awards ::." sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Awardees Rahi, Khalid, Aseer honoured". 5 Dariya News. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ a b c d "Sahitya Akademi Award to Khalid Hussain brings cheer in Punjabi circles". Hindustan Times. 2021-12-31. Retrieved 2024-05-04.
- ^ a b Excelsior, Daily (2012-06-24). "Story of a story writer". Daily Excelsior. Retrieved 2024-05-04.