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Dr Sushil Kumar Phull, a retired University Professor of Languages, is a Hindi Fiction Writer and Literary Critic who hails from Palampur in Himachal Pradesh, India, and is also passionate in creative writing in English. Contents

1.	Background

2.	Education

3.	Career

4.	Social activities

5.	Literary contribution

6.	Books and publications

7.	Awards & Honors

Background

Sushil Kumar Phull had had his schooling from Mahatma Gandhi Memorial National & Normal High School, Ahmedgarh in Sangrur district of Punjab and Matriculated in 1956.

Education

He obtained Master’s Degree in Hindi from Panjab University in 1960 followed by a Master’s Degree in English in 1964. He also qualified M.A. in English from Punjabi University, Patiala in 1968. He earned his Ph.D degree in 1975 from Panjab University, Chandigarh under the guidance of Dr Ganpati Chander Gupta, a renowned Literary Historian. The Thesis was devoted to the origin and growth of Poetic Romances of the Middle Ages with special reference to the Sufi Saint Poet Malik Mohammad Jayasi and his predecessors. It included discussions and references to more than twelve languages of the world.

Career

Sushil Kumar Phull had a chequered career. He taught in various Senior Secondary Schools in Punjab including Arya Samaj Senior Secondary School, Ludhiana; Anglovedic Senior Secondary School, Khanna; Khalsa Higher Secondary School, Lassoi (Malerkotla) before he joined as Lecturer in English in Government Senior Secondary School, Bharari in Bilaspur Distt of Himachal Pradesh. He joined at Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana’s College of Agriculture located at Palampur on 9th September, 1966 and retired as Prof. & head, Dept. of Languages in August 2001 from Himachal Pradesh Agriculture University, Palampur.

Social activities

Basically a language teacher, Prof. Sushil Kumar Phull finds pleasure in reading and writing apart from encouraging young talent to take up creative writing as a passion. He is President of literary forum “Rachana Sahitya Avem Kala Manch” based in Palampur and edits a Hindi Magazine “Rachana”, since 1985, which provides ample space to new aspirants who crave for learning to write. The Forum also organizes literary functions from time to time. He is President of Himachal Pradesh Agricultural University Pensioners Society, Palampur and devotes significant time to safeguard the interests of the members through legal redressal or otherwise. He is actively associated with the educational institutions as a member of local management committees. He has been on the local management committee of Kendrya Vidyalaya, Palampur (Central School) and Celestial Public High School, Palampur.

Literary contribution

It was his English teacher, Mr Ashni Kumar Bhatia, in Mahatama Gandhi School, Ahmedgarh and the literary society there, Ahmedgarh Saahitya Sabha that inspired him to take creative writing as a hobby. Mr. Bhatia made his Matric students read Russian literature even while in the Tenth class. Sushil Kumar Phull’s many early stories were published in the Hindi Dailies published from Jalandar in Punjab but his first recognition came when his story ‘Badta Hua Paani’(The Rising Water) was published in “Sarika”, the short story Hindi monthly published from Bombay by Bennet Coleman & Company. There was no looking back after that. He published his stories in all the national magazines and in Sunday Supplements of the Newspapers. He has been acclaimed as a short story writer in the true spirit of Munshi Prem Chand and Yaspal but he himself believes that he has been influenced by Earnest Hemingway and Agyeya as far as his style is concerned. In 1976, Prof. Phull also propagated the theory of Parvarti Sahaj Kahani in Hindi meaning thereby that it was different from the concept of Amrit Rai’s Sahaj Kahani which pleaded for simplicity whereas Dr Phull’s theory advocated artistic presentation of the idea. He clarified his theory by comparing it with the artistic flow of blood in human body, like the cryptic sayings of Kabir in poetry.

Books and publications

Prof. Phull has more than 200 stories to his credit.

Books Published: 75 (Hindi) & 5 (English)

Famous Books: •	Novels in Hindi: “Kahin Kucch Aur” (1976); “Mitti Ki Gandh” (1983); “Haare Hue Log” (1990); “Bantwara” (2012); “Udaan” (2014).

•	Short stories: “Meri Anchalik Kahaniyan” (1987); “Meri Priya Kahaniyan” (1987); “U Singh La Pata Hai” (1998); “Zalzala” (2006); “Hori Ki Vapsi” (2010); “Chiriyon Ka Choga” (2014); “Sushil Kumar Phull Ki Lok priye Kahanian” (2017).

•	Children’s novel: Takrati Lehren (1970); “Parvaton Ke Upar” (1978); “Lalkaar”(1979); “Vaapsi” (1980); “Lal Mitti Ki Karamat” (2012)

•	Literary Criticism: “Sahityak Nibandh” (1998); “Himachal Ke Hindi Sahitya Ka Itihas” (1980); “Hindi Sahitya Ka Itihas” (2007); “Hindi Sahitya Ka Subodh Itihas” (2014); “Kahanikar Prem Chand” (1998); “Hindi Ke Srijan Karmi” (2012); “Hindi Ke Shabad Shilpi” (2014) etc.

•	Biography: Shanta Kumar-Sahityakar Rajneta (2013); Dr Bali Ram Headgewar (2018).

•	Novel in English: “The Naked Woman” (1980) - Layall Book Depot, Ludhiana.

•	Short stories in English: “The Lamb & the Noose” (2016); Rachana Publications, Rajpur (Palampur).

English Translation: “Mrigtrishna” novel translated into English; “The Hell of Heaven” (2015).

Book Reviews: More than 2000 in Hindi and 50 in English.

Stories and articles published in Illustrated Weekly of India, Indian Literature, Home Life, The Tribune, The Indian Express, Advance, Himachal This Week etc in English.

Stories and articles have been published in almost all national magazines and newspapers in Hindi.

Awards & Honours

	All India Short story Award for “Memna” (1978)

	Yash Pal - Katha Samman (1980) – Yash Pal Sahitya Parishad, Nadaun

	HP Acadmy Award for” Mitti ki Gandh” - Novel (1983)

	Himotkarsh- Best State Writer (1987)

	Pankas Academy Award for literary criticism (1997)

	HP Academy Award for short story collection “U Singh La Pata hai” (2000)

	Bhaskar Rachana Parv Award for “Hori ki Vapsi” (2003)

	HP State Award for “Haare Hue Log”- Novel (2003)

	Prayas Organization – Shimla Literary Award (2016)

	Himachal Excellence Award (2017) - Litterateur of the Year

	Kayakalp Sahitya Siromani Award (2018) - Kayakalp Foundation, Noida

	Shane Himachal Award (2019) by Sarv Kalyankari Sabha, Nadaun (H. P)