Nilotpal Mrinal
Indian author and activist (born 1984)
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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.[1] In 2016, he was awarded India's Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar.
- Author
- poet
- activist
- Dark Horse
- Aughad
- Yaar Jadugar
- Vishwaguru
- CSAT Movement
- Gamcha Movement
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| Born | 25 December 1984 Dumka, Jharkhand, India |
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| Honours | Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar (Hindi, 2016) |
Early life and education
Mrinal was born on 25 December 1984 in Dumka district, Jharkhand.[citation needed] 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.[citation needed]
Career
Mrinal's first novel, Dark Horse,[2] 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 Academy Yuva Puraskar in 2016.[3]
Four years later he released a second novel, Aughad.[4][5] Recently Mrinal released his third novel 'Yar Jadugar'.[citation needed]
He also writes poetry and folk songs, and has appeared as a motivational speaker for TED (conference) and Josh Talks.[citation needed]
Notable works
Novels
- Dark Horse (2015)
- Aughad (2019)
- Yaar Jaadugar (2021)
- Vishwaguru (2026)
Audiobooks/series
- Jakhbaba (2019) for Storytel Originals
- Darling Democracy (2020) for Audible
- Railampel (2025) for Audible
- Astabal (2025) for Audible
Poetry and songs
Bhojpuri poetry and songs
- Jagmag Kare i sansar[10]
- Jata Mein Ganga