*Nachhatar*

Barnala-conceived Punjabi writer Nachhatar and Panchkula-based Hindi faultfinder Ramesh Kuntal Megh have packed away the lofty Sahitya Akademi grants this time.

Nachhatar, who is currently situated in Delhi, has been picked

for his novel 'Lull' and Megh gets the respect for his work of abstract feedback 'Vishw Mithak Sarit Sagar'

'Log jam', which is set in Delhi, depicts the effect of retreat on the lives of yearning young people who all of a sudden wind up without employment.

Nachhatar, 67, has six books and six accumulations of stories surprisingly. His most recent novel is 'Growth Train', which harps on the situation of those harassed by the feared illness in the cotton belt of Malwa locale.

Conceived in a Dalit group of Barnala, Nachhatar filled in as an assembly line laborer after Class 10 and upheld his higher examinations by functioning as an agent in Punjab Agricultural University at Ludhiana.

A genuinely independent man, he went ahead to wind up a bank supervisor, making his home in Delhi.

Conversing with HT over a telephone, Nachhatar stated, "It feels great that 'Stoppage' has been decided for this respect, however, my most recent novel 'Tumor Train' is set in Punjab."

Dalit essayist Des Raj Kali stated, "The social concerns reflected in Nachhatar's works have dependably been excellent and his stories established in the realm of Punjab Dalits have been touchy."

MEGH'S MAGNUM OPUS

Hindi scholars of the area have praised the honor to some veteran faultfinder Megh for his perfect work of art on all inclusive legends and style called 'Vishwa Mithak Sarit Sagar'.

A protege of amazing Hindi essayist Hazari Prasad Dwivedi, who established the branch of Hindi in the Panjab University in 1960, Megh did his exploration in style and finished his doctorate from Benaras Hindu Universiy. Dwivedi welcomed him to join the division at Chandigarh from where Megh moved to the Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar.

Albeit conceived and taught in Uttar Pradesh, he later progressed toward becoming related with the northern district.

Communicating bliss at Megh's acknowledgment which has come rather late, Madhav Kaushik, secretary of the Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi, stated: "An honor for feedback is uncommon and most likely after Namwar Singh, he is the main faultfinder to have gotten the Sahitya Akademi grant.

He included, "It is additionally uncommon that a honor in Hindi has resulted in these present circumstances district, so we are thrilled."

Hindi fiction essayist Madhur Kapila stated, "In spite of the fact that the honor has come late, I am happy that acknowledgment has been given to his work."

Megh has surprisingly a few books and research papers. He is dynamic still in the tricity's artistic circles and all the more so with regards to empowering youthful ability.

Sahitya Akademi, India's national foundation of letters, reported its yearly honors on Thursday perceiving the artistic works of 24 scholars writing in 24 Indian dialects.

"Seven books of books, five of verse, five of short stories, five of artistic feedback and one of play and articles have won the Sahitya Akademi Awards-2017," K Sreenivasarao, secretary, Sahitya Akademi, said.

The honors will be given upon the champs amid a function on February 12 one year from now.

The honors have been given for books distributed between January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2015.

Cheers!