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Balbir Madhopuri(Bio-Note)

(Born: 1955)

Balbir Madhopuri was born in 1955 in Madhopur, a small village in district Jalandhar, Punjab. His experiments with truth began at the tender age when he worked as a child labourer and an agricultural worker. Despite humble beginning he managed to acquire a post graduate degree in Punjabi. His writings are primarily focused on the issue related with the oppressed, depressed classes especially Dalits. Madhopuri is a Punjabi poet with three collections of poetry. His autobiography Chhangiya Rukh in Punjabi has gone through thirteen editions. Changiya Rukh (Aganist the Night) by Oxford University Press in 2010) has also been published in some Indian languages including Hindi and Shahmukhi (in Pakistan in 2010). Translation works in Marathi, Telegu and Rajsthani are in progress. It has been serialized by ninePunjabi, Hindi and Shahmukhi magazines and certain chapters have been published in some English magazines and newspapers.

Chhangiya Rukh (Against the Night) by OUP was nominated for the Crossword Award in 2011. It was in included in the 100 classic books of the world for five years and now in the world class literature.

In a nut–shell, Madhopuri has authored 14 books in his mother tongue. Apart from his original works he has translated thirty books into Punjabi from Hindi and English. The rich background of Doabi reverberates in his compositions both in poetry and prose.His translations also take one into the flow and one can feel his translation works as original in simple language. He has also edited 40 books in Punjabi. His research papers on Ghadr Movement, Revolutionaries, Naxal poet Pash, Dalit Movements in Punjab and India etc. have been published and included in the books edited by different scholars. He has also done some translation works of Black and Chine Literature, French and Asian Literature. His works add value to Indian literature especially the Punjabi. Thus, these works are considered a major contribution in Indian,especially in Punjabi literature.

His works have earned him some awards including Life Time Achievement Award of Punjabi Academy, Delhi, Govt. of Delhi (2013), Translation Prize(2014)from (National) Sahitya Akademi,Punjabi Academy, Delhi(2000), KavPurskar (1994), Best BookPurskar (Chhangiya Rukh) of the year-2003,Punjab Languages Department, Govt. of Punjab. He has been honoured by the Former Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh in International Punjabi Conference- Delhi 2018. Also honoured by the Department of Punjabi, Kuruksheta University, Department of Hindi, University of Ranchi etc.

Selected Works:

Original Main Works: Maroothal da Birkh (1992), BhakhdaPatal (1998) and Meri Chonvi Kavita (2011),Chhangiya Rukh (autobiography) (2002),Ad Dharm de Bani-Ghadri Baba Mangu Ram (2010),SahitakMulakatan(1995), Samunder de Sang Sang (A travalouge-1996), DilliIkVirasat (1998).

Translated Main Works:

Lajja (1996), Edwina and Nehru (1997),Shahidan de Khat (1998 ), Krantikarian da Bachpan (1999), Neeli Jheel (1999),Diabetes de Sang Jeen Da Dhang (2002), Manukh di Kahani (2001), Natakan de DeshVich(1996), Bhartdian Puranian Yadgaaran(1999), Samunder de Tapu (1994),Man di Dunia (2004),Guru Ravidas di MoolVichardhara (2004), Nawab Rangile (2004)Karantikari  Azeemula Khan (2009),Rajkamal Choudhary  Dian Chonvian Kahania (2010), My Childhood on My Shoulders (autobiography of Prof. Sheoraj Singh Bechain -2012), Subhash Neeravdian Chonvian Kahanian(2013),Inni Kaur’s Guru Nanak–Sakhian (2014), MittiBoldi Hai(Kahaniyan) 2015,Chonvia AfrikiKahania 2015, Lu Xundian Chonvian kahanian 2017, Selected world fame 51 short stories 2018 etc.

Edited Main Works:

Bharti Vigyan De ChananMunare, Satguru Ram Singh TeKukaLehar,Guru Nanak Ton Guru Granth Sahib Tak,Shahidan De Khat, Bhagat Singh : Amar Vidrohi,ShaheedKartar Singh Sarabha,Dyal Singh Majithia, Bharat Dian PuranianYadgaaran,Bharat Chhado Andolan, Bharti Sabhyachar Di Jhaki,Bharat  VichAngrezi Raj (Part-I), Bharat VichAngrezi Raj (Part-II),Bharat Dian Lok Kathavan, Punjab De Lok Nach, Bharat De Lok Nach, Kalpna Chawla, Bharat De Gaurav Granth,1857 Da Sutantarta Sangram,Vigyanian Dian Jeevan Kathavan, Bharat De Panshi, Ravinder Nath Thakur Dian Bal Kahanian….etc.

Presently, Balbir Madhopuri is working as Director and  Editor (SAMKALI SAHIT), a quarterly reputed literary magazine) with Punjabi Sahit Sabha (Regd.), New Delhi and retired as Deputy Director and Senior Editor, Yojana (Punjabi) and Punjabi books, Publications Division, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Govt. of India.

Address: Balbir Madhopuri, RZA-44A, Mahavir Vihar Near Sector-1, Dwarka), Palam New Delhi.

Mob. 9350548100,

Office Address:Punjabi Sahit Sabha, Punjabi Bhawan, 10 Institutional Area, New Delhi-110002.

Ph. 011-23238142,23221486.

Email: bmadhopuri@yahoo.in

madhopurihk@gmail.com