Gurbachan Singh Bhullar
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Born18 March 1937
Pitho village (now in Bathinda district of Punjab, India)[1]
Pitho village (now in Bathinda district of Punjab, India)[1]
OccupationAuthor
LanguagePunjabi
Period1956–present
Gurbachan Singh Bhullar | |
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| Born | 18 March 1937 Pitho village (now in Bathinda district of Punjab, India)[1] |
| Occupation | Author |
| Language | Punjabi |
| Period | 1956–present |
| Genre | story |
| Literary movement | socialism |
| Notable works | Agni-Kalas |
Gurbachan Singh Bhullar (born 18 March 1937) is a Punjabi author of short stories. In 2005, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his short story collection Agni-Kalas.[2][1]
On 11 October 2015 Bhullar joined other Punjabi writers in returning his Sahitya Akademi award to protest the assassination of M. M. Kalburgi and other liberal activists and writers.[3]
