Swadesh Deepak

Swadesh Deepak (born 1943) is an Indian playwright, novelist and short-story writer. Deepak has been active on the Hindi literary scene since the mid-1960s and is best known for Court Martial, a 1991 play. Deepak's most recent book is Maine Mandu Nahin Dekha, a volume of memoirs.

Awards and honours

Deepak won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2004.

Books

Collections of short stories

Ashwarohi / अश्वारोही (1973) Maatam / मातम (1978) Tamaasha / तमाशा (1979) Pratinidhi Kahaniyan / प्रतिनिधि कहानियां (1985) Bal Bhagwaan / बाल भगवान (1986) Kisi Apriya Ghatna Ka Samachar Nahin / किसी अप्रिय घटना का समाचार नहीं (1990) Maskhare Kabhi Nahin Rote / मसखरे कभी नहीं रोते (1997) Nirvachit Kahaniyan / निर्वाचित कहानियां (2003) Bagugoshe / बगूगोशे (2017)

Novels

Number 57 Squadron / नंबर ५७ स्क्वाड्रन (1973) Mayapot / मायापोत (1985)

Plays

Natak Bal Bhagwan / नाटक बाल भगवान (1989) Court Martial / कोर्ट मार्शल (1991) Jalta Hua Rath / जलता हुआ रथ (1998) Sabse Udaas Kavita / सबसे उदास कविता (1998) Kaal Kothari / काल कोठरी (1999)

Memoirs

Maine Mandu Nahin Dekha / मैंने मांडू नहीं देखा (2003)