Narsingh Dev Jamwal (born 1931) is an Indian writer and playwright from

Jammu Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of ...

, who has authored 48 books, including ''Sanjhi Dharti Bakhle Mahnu'' (novel), which won the

Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ...

in 1978. He received India's fourth highest

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Padma Shri Padma Shri (IAST: ''padma śrī''), also spelled Padma Shree, is the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India, after the Bharat Ratna, the Padma Vibhushan and the Padma Bhushan. Instituted on 2 January 1954, the award is confe ...

(2019) for his contribution in the field of literature and education.

Life

He was born in 1931 in

Bhalwal Bhalwal ( Punjabi and ur, ), is a city and capital of Bhalwal Tehsil of Sargodha District in the centre of the Punjab province of Pakistan. It is the 99th largest city of Pakistan, according to 2017 census. The city of Bhalwal is the headqua ...

. Jamwal completed his matriculation in 1945. He joined the Jammu & Kashmir Police in 1953. He also holds a

master's degree A master's degree (from Latin ) is an academic degree awarded by universities or colleges upon completion of a course of study demonstrating mastery or a high-order overview of a specific field of study or area of professional practice.

Dogri Dogri ( Name Dogra Akkhar: ; Devanagari: डोगरी; Nastaliq: ; ) is an Indo-Aryan language primarily spoken in the Jammu region of Jammu and Kashmir, India, with smaller groups of speakers in adjoining regions of western Himachal Pra ...

from

Jammu University Jammu is the winter capital of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the headquarters and the largest city in Jammu district of the union territory. Lying on the banks of the river Tawi, the city of Jammu, with an area of , ...

. In 1978, Narsingh Dev was honoured with a

for his novel in Dogri language, ''Sanjhi Dharti Bakhle Mahnu''. In 2008, he was awarded the

Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (IPA: Saṅgīta Nāṭaka Akādamī Puraskāra), also known as the Akademi Puraskar, is an award given by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, India's National Academy of Music, Dance & Drama. It is the highest Indian recognit ...

for his contribution to Indian theatre as a playwright.

Plays

* Aan Maryada * Mandlik, Pinjra * Kaure Ghutt * Sarkar * Devyani * Allad Goli Veer Sipahi Source:

Awards and recognition

(2019) *

President's Police Medal The President's Police Medal is a decoration awarded to members of law enforcement in India. Established on 1 March 1951, the medal was originally called the President's Police and Fire Service Medal. The medal is awarded for either gallantry or di ...

(1986) *

(1978) *

(2008)

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Living people Indian writers Indian dramatists and playwrights Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature & education Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Award People from Jammu and Kashmir People from Jammu 1931 births University of Jammu alumni Recipients of the Sahitya Akademi Prize for Translation {{India-writer-stub

Life

Plays

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