Nilotpal Mrinal

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. In 2016, he was awarded India's Sahitya Akademi Award.

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, 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. 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.

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
 * Chal Sadho Koi Desh
 * Hum Bihar Hain
 * Ab To Lagta Hai Desh Veerana
 * Hum Hi To Kal Itihaas Likhenge
 * O Maa Ye Duniya
 * Jagat Mati Ka Dhela Re

Bhojpuri poetry and songs

 * Jagmag Kare i sansar