Joginder Paul
Noted Urdu fiction writer Joginder Paul was born in Sialkot in present day Pakistan and migrated to India at the time of Partition.
About Joginder Paul
Lived 1925 – 2016 (aged 90). Joginder Paul was a novelist.
Joginder Paul (5 September 1925 – 23 April 2016) was an Urdu fiction writer associated with the Progressive Writers' Movement.
Career Paul was born on 5 September 1925 in Saikot, Pakistan. His career started with Ek Boond Lahoo Ki which got published in Karachi in August 1962. This novel was translated in English by Snehal Shingavi. In 1964, Paul returned to India as a full time writer. He was the Principal of Aurangabad college. He died on 23 April 2016.
Works Novels Ek Boond Lahoo Ki Nadid
Short stories Khula Bastian Iqbal Samman Urdu Academy Award All India Bahadur Shah Zafar Award The Ghalib Award
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Who was Joginder Paul?
Noted Urdu fiction writer Joginder Paul was born in Sialkot in present day Pakistan and migrated to India at the time of Partition.
When was Joginder Paul born?
Joginder Paul was born on 5 September 1925 in Sialkot.
When did Joginder Paul die?
Joginder Paul died on 23 April 2016.
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Joginder Paul was a novelist.
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