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Mohinder Singh Sarna

1923 – 2001

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Lived 1923 – 2001 (aged 77–78). Mohinder Singh Sarna was an Indian writer.

Mohinder Singh Sarna (1923, Rawalpindi, Punjab, British India - 2001) was an Indian civil servant and novelist who wrote in the Punjabi language. He won the 1994 Sahitya Akademi Award for his short story collection Nawen Yug De Waris. He served as an officer of Indian Audit and Accounts Service from the 1950 batch and is the father of diplomat Navtej Sarna.

Books Naweṃ yugga de wārasa Aba jhūjana ko dāu : mahāṅkāwi Aurata īmāna Camakaura. Dukh Bhanjan Tera Naam Gāthā g̲h̲ama de māriāṃ dī Inheritors of a new age Katala pañjāṃ pạ̄ṇīāṃ dā : desha-waṇḍa dīāṃ kahāṇīāṃ Kāliñgā.

Awards Sarna won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1994 for his book Nawen Yug De Waris (Short stories)

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Important facts

Born
8 September 1923
Birth century
20th century
Died
2001
Occupation
Writer
Nationality
India, Dominion of India
Awards
Sahitya Akademi Award
Also known as
Mahindara Siṅgha Saranā

People in Mohinder Singh Sarna's life

Named in this biography and alive at the same time

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Navtej Sarna
b. 1957
Diplomat
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Mohinder Singh
1953 – 1977
Field hockey player

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Mohinder Singh Sarna?

Indian author

When was Mohinder Singh Sarna born?

Mohinder Singh Sarna was born on 8 September 1923.

When did Mohinder Singh Sarna die?

Mohinder Singh Sarna died in 2001.

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Mohinder Singh Sarna was a writer.

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Mohinder Singh Sarna was Indian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Mohinder Singh Sarna

· Wikidata: Q25876107

· DBpedia: Mohinder Singh Sarna

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