HTTP 200 OK
Allow: GET, HEAD, OPTIONS
Content-Type: application/json
Vary: Accept
{
"count": 17752,
"next": "http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=api&page=744",
"previous": "http://admin.kavishala.in/sootradhar/authors/?format=api&page=742",
"results": [
{
"id": 15156,
"image": "https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png",
"name": "Vempalli Shariff",
"bio": "\nVempalle Shareef is an Indian Short Story Writer. He writes stories in Telugu. He is also a senior journalist. Shaik Mohammad Shareef (born 18 April 1980) also known as Vempalle Shareef hails from the Vempalli village of Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh. He has so far published 60 stories in Telugu, out of which 30 are for children. Shareef is also worked as the Chief Sub Editor & News Presenter for Sakshi TV in Hyderabad. He was earlier an RJ with AIR, Hyderabad. Having an academic flair, he completed his PhD with the Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University.\nRecently Government of Andhra Pradesh awarded on the occasion of \"Telugu Bhasha Dinothsavam\" and also He got Chaso award. He was also awarded the \"Kendra Sahitya Academy Young Award\".\nIn one of the Interview, Shareef said that writing is not a vocation or avocation for him; he writes only when he is in suffering or grief and for comfort.",
"raw_bio": "Vempalle Shareef is an Indian Short Story Writer. He writes stories in Telugu. He is also a senior journalist. Shaik Mohammad Shareef (born 18 April 1980) also known as Vempalle Shareef hails from the Vempalli village of Kadapa district, Andhra Pradesh. He has so far published 60 stories in Telugu, out of which 30 are for children. Shareef is also worked as the Chief Sub Editor & News Presenter for Sakshi TV in Hyderabad. He was earlier an RJ with AIR, Hyderabad. Having an academic flair, he completed his PhD with the Potti Sreeramulu Telugu University. Recently Government of Andhra Pradesh awarded on the occasion of \"Telugu Bhasha Dinothsavam\" and also He got Chaso award. He was also awarded the \"Kendra Sahitya Academy Young Award\". In one of the Interview, Shareef said that writing is not a vocation or avocation for him; he writes only when he is in suffering or grief and for comfort.",
"slug": "vempalli-shariff",
"DOB": null,
"DateOfDemise": null,
"location": "Unknown",
"url": "/sootradhar/vempalli-shariff",
"tags": null,
"created": "2023-09-22T12:18:51.191877",
"is_has_special_post": false,
"is_special_author": false,
"language": 14
},
{
"id": 15230,
"image": "https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png",
"name": "Santokh Singh Dhir",
"bio": "\nSantokh Singh Dhir (1920–2010) was an Indian writer and poet who wrote in Punjabi. He was known for his stories Koee Ik Sawaar, Sanjhi Kandh and Saver Hon Tak. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his story collection Pakhi (1991) in 1996 by the Government of India. He died on 8 February 2010.\nSingh was born on 2 December 1920, to a Sikh father and Hindu mother, in a little village of Dadheri that now falls under Fatehgarh district of Indian Punjab. He first worked as a tailor and then as a journalist for Preetlarhi, a monthly magazine but was temporary. Later, he started as a full-time writer and wrote about 50 books including novels, story anthologies, poetic and an autobiography, Brahaspati (1998).",
"raw_bio": "Santokh Singh Dhir (1920–2010) was an Indian writer and poet who wrote in Punjabi. He was known for his stories Koee Ik Sawaar, Sanjhi Kandh and Saver Hon Tak. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his story collection Pakhi (1991) in 1996 by the Government of India. He died on 8 February 2010. Singh was born on 2 December 1920, to a Sikh father and Hindu mother, in a little village of Dadheri that now falls under Fatehgarh district of Indian Punjab. He first worked as a tailor and then as a journalist for Preetlarhi, a monthly magazine but was temporary. Later, he started as a full-time writer and wrote about 50 books including novels, story anthologies, poetic and an autobiography, Brahaspati (1998).",
"slug": "santokh-singh-dhir",
"DOB": "1920-12-02",
"DateOfDemise": null,
"location": "Chandigarh, Punjab, India",
"url": "/sootradhar/santokh-singh-dhir",
"tags": null,
"created": "2023-09-22T12:18:51.258704",
"is_has_special_post": false,
"is_special_author": false,
"language": 14
},
{
"id": 15231,
"image": "https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png",
"name": "Kartar Singh Duggal",
"bio": "\nKartar Singh Duggal (1 March 1917 – 26 January 2012) was an Indian writer who wrote in Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, and English. His works include short stories, novels, dramas and plays. His works have been translated into Indian and foreign languages. He has served as director of the All India Radio.\nHe was awarded the Padma Bhushan by Government of India in 1988. In 2007, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.",
"raw_bio": "Kartar Singh Duggal (1 March 1917 – 26 January 2012) was an Indian writer who wrote in Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, and English. His works include short stories, novels, dramas and plays. His works have been translated into Indian and foreign languages. He has served as director of the All India Radio. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by Government of India in 1988. In 2007, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.",
"slug": "kartar-singh-duggal",
"DOB": "1917-03-01",
"DateOfDemise": null,
"location": "Unknown",
"url": "/sootradhar/kartar-singh-duggal",
"tags": null,
"created": "2023-09-22T12:18:51.266963",
"is_has_special_post": false,
"is_special_author": false,
"language": 14
},
{
"id": 15232,
"image": "https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png",
"name": "Balwant Gargi",
"bio": "\nPadma Shri (1972)\nBalwant Gargi (4 December 1916 – 22 April 2003) was an Indian Punjabi language dramatist, theatre director, novelist, and short story writer, and academic.",
"raw_bio": "Padma Shri (1972) Balwant Gargi (4 December 1916 – 22 April 2003) was an Indian Punjabi language dramatist, theatre director, novelist, and short story writer, and academic.",
"slug": "balwant-gargi",
"DOB": "1916-12-04",
"DateOfDemise": null,
"location": "Mumbai, India",
"url": "/sootradhar/balwant-gargi",
"tags": null,
"created": "2023-09-22T12:18:51.275834",
"is_has_special_post": false,
"is_special_author": false,
"language": 14
},
{
"id": 15233,
"image": "https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png",
"name": "Sheila Gujral",
"bio": "\nSheila Gujral (1924–2011) was an Indian poet and writer in Hindi, Punjabi and English. She was also a social worker and the wife of Inder Kumar Gujral, the 12th Prime Minister of India.\nSheila Gujral was born on 24 January 1924 in Lahore and was married to Inder Kumar Gujral, the son of politician Avtar Narain Gujral, on 26 May 1945. They had two sons, Naresh Gujral (born 19 May 1948), who is a Rajya Sabha MP, and Vishal Gujral.",
"raw_bio": "Sheila Gujral (1924–2011) was an Indian poet and writer in Hindi, Punjabi and English. She was also a social worker and the wife of Inder Kumar Gujral, the 12th Prime Minister of India. Sheila Gujral was born on 24 January 1924 in Lahore and was married to Inder Kumar Gujral, the son of politician Avtar Narain Gujral, on 26 May 1945. They had two sons, Naresh Gujral (born 19 May 1948), who is a Rajya Sabha MP, and Vishal Gujral.",
"slug": "sheila-gujral",
"DOB": "1924-12-24",
"DateOfDemise": null,
"location": "Unknown",
"url": "/sootradhar/sheila-gujral",
"tags": null,
"created": "2023-09-22T12:18:51.284232",
"is_has_special_post": false,
"is_special_author": false,
"language": 14
},
{
"id": 15234,
"image": "https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png",
"name": "Deepak Jaitoi",
"bio": "Deepak Jaitoi (Punjabi: ਦੀਪਕ ਜੈਤੋਈ), also spelled as Deepak Jatoi, was a British-Indian Punjabi-language Ghazal-writer as well as songwriter. He worked for Punjabi for about six decades of his life.\nJaitoi was born as Gurcharan Singh on 26 April 1919, to father S. Inder Singh and mother Veer Kaur, in the village of Jaitu in the Punjab Province of British India (now in Faridkot district). His father was also a poet. He started writing poetry in early age then became a disciple of Harbans Lal Mujrim Dasuhi and learn Ghazal writing from him.\nWhen he entered the world of writing, Ghazal writing in Punjabi was considered impossible. He accepted Punjabi Ghazal writing as a challenge and published many books. He also wrote songs in Punjabi. His songs, aah lai maae saambh kunjian, dhian kar challian sardari and jutti laggdi haania mere, ve putt na pulanghan lammian, recorded by singer Narinder Biba got very popular.",
"raw_bio": "Deepak Jaitoi (Punjabi: ਦੀਪਕ ਜੈਤੋਈ), also spelled as Deepak Jatoi, was a British-Indian Punjabi-language Ghazal-writer as well as songwriter. He worked for Punjabi for about six decades of his life. Jaitoi was born as Gurcharan Singh on 26 April 1919, to father S. Inder Singh and mother Veer Kaur, in the village of Jaitu in the Punjab Province of British India (now in Faridkot district). His father was also a poet. He started writing poetry in early age then became a disciple of Harbans Lal Mujrim Dasuhi and learn Ghazal writing from him. When he entered the world of writing, Ghazal writing in Punjabi was considered impossible. He accepted Punjabi Ghazal writing as a challenge and published many books. He also wrote songs in Punjabi. His songs, aah lai maae saambh kunjian, dhian kar challian sardari and jutti laggdi haania mere, ve putt na pulanghan lammian, recorded by singer Narinder Biba got very popular.",
"slug": "deepak-jaitoi",
"DOB": "1919-04-26",
"DateOfDemise": null,
"location": "Unknown",
"url": "/sootradhar/deepak-jaitoi",
"tags": null,
"created": "2023-09-22T12:18:51.293406",
"is_has_special_post": false,
"is_special_author": false,
"language": 14
},
{
"id": 15235,
"image": "https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png",
"name": "Jaswant Singh Kanwal",
"bio": "\nJaswant Singh Kanwal (27 June 1919 – 1 February 2020) was an Indian novelist, short story writer and essayist of the Punjabi language. He was born in the village of Dhudike, Moga District, Punjab, India. As a young teenager he left school and went to Malaya. It was there that he first got interested in literature. He returned to Dhudike after a few years and has lived there ever since. He was awarded the Punjabi Sahit Shiromani Award in the year 2007.\nHe published several books. His novels usually have a rustic feel and depict the rural life of Punjab very vividly. His writings generally question firmly held social customs and beliefs. He has left leanings and many of his most popular novels champion the cause of socially relevant issues like social and gender equality. He is also known to take tough political stands in his newspaper essays. Later on, he became a supporter of the Khalistan movement.",
"raw_bio": "Jaswant Singh Kanwal (27 June 1919 – 1 February 2020) was an Indian novelist, short story writer and essayist of the Punjabi language. He was born in the village of Dhudike, Moga District, Punjab, India. As a young teenager he left school and went to Malaya. It was there that he first got interested in literature. He returned to Dhudike after a few years and has lived there ever since. He was awarded the Punjabi Sahit Shiromani Award in the year 2007. He published several books. His novels usually have a rustic feel and depict the rural life of Punjab very vividly. His writings generally question firmly held social customs and beliefs. He has left leanings and many of his most popular novels champion the cause of socially relevant issues like social and gender equality. He is also known to take tough political stands in his newspaper essays. Later on, he became a supporter of the Khalistan movement.",
"slug": "jaswant-singh-kanwal",
"DOB": "1919-06-27",
"DateOfDemise": null,
"location": "Unknown",
"url": "/sootradhar/jaswant-singh-kanwal",
"tags": null,
"created": "2023-09-22T12:18:51.301936",
"is_has_special_post": false,
"is_special_author": false,
"language": 14
},
{
"id": 15236,
"image": "https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png",
"name": "Prabhjot Kaur",
"bio": "\nPrabhjot Kaur (6 July 1924 – 24 November 2016), was a Punjabi author and poet.\nShe was born in Gujrat, British India.",
"raw_bio": "Prabhjot Kaur (6 July 1924 – 24 November 2016), was a Punjabi author and poet. She was born in Gujrat, British India.",
"slug": "prabhjot-kaur",
"DOB": "1924-07-06",
"DateOfDemise": null,
"location": "Unknown",
"url": "/sootradhar/prabhjot-kaur",
"tags": null,
"created": "2023-09-22T12:18:51.309872",
"is_has_special_post": false,
"is_special_author": false,
"language": 14
},
{
"id": 15237,
"image": "https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png",
"name": "Balbir Madhopuri",
"bio": "\nBalbir Madhopuri (Punjabi: ਬਲਬੀਰ ਮਾਧੋਪੁਰੀ) is a Punjabi language writer, poet and translator. He is best known for his autobiography, Chhangiya Rukh. His writings are primarily focused on the issues related to the oppressed and depressed classes, especially Dalits. In 2021, He has received The Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature for his novel Mitti Bol Payi.\nBalbir Madhopuri was born in 1955 in Madhopur, a small village in district Jalandhar, Punjab. He worked as a child labourer and an agricultural worker at his early age. Despite a humble beginning, he managed to acquire a post-graduate degree in Punjabi. Madhopuri is a Punjabi poet with three collections of poetry. His autobiography is Chhangiya Rukh which was written by him in Punjabi. Changiya Rukh (Against the Night) by Oxford University Press in 2010 has also been published in some Indian languages including Hindi and Shahmukhi (in Pakistan in 2010). In 2021, Chhangiya Rukh has been translated in Urdu by Ajmal Kamal.Madhopuri has authored 14 books in his mother tongue. Apart from his original works he has translated two and thirty into Punjabi from Hindi and English. He has also edited 40 books in Punjabi. He wrote research papers on Ghadar Movement, Revolutionaries, Naxal poet Pash, Dalit Movements in Punjab and India etc. have been published and included in the books edited by different scholars.",
"raw_bio": "Balbir Madhopuri (Punjabi: ਬਲਬੀਰ ਮਾਧੋਪੁਰੀ) is a Punjabi language writer, poet and translator. He is best known for his autobiography, Chhangiya Rukh. His writings are primarily focused on the issues related to the oppressed and depressed classes, especially Dalits. In 2021, He has received The Dhahan Prize for Punjabi Literature for his novel Mitti Bol Payi. Balbir Madhopuri was born in 1955 in Madhopur, a small village in district Jalandhar, Punjab. He worked as a child labourer and an agricultural worker at his early age. Despite a humble beginning, he managed to acquire a post-graduate degree in Punjabi. Madhopuri is a Punjabi poet with three collections of poetry. His autobiography is Chhangiya Rukh which was written by him in Punjabi. Changiya Rukh (Against the Night) by Oxford University Press in 2010 has also been published in some Indian languages including Hindi and Shahmukhi (in Pakistan in 2010). In 2021, Chhangiya Rukh has been translated in Urdu by Ajmal Kamal.Madhopuri has authored 14 books in his mother tongue. Apart from his original works he has translated two and thirty into Punjabi from Hindi and English. He has also edited 40 books in Punjabi. He wrote research papers on Ghadar Movement, Revolutionaries, Naxal poet Pash, Dalit Movements in Punjab and India etc. have been published and included in the books edited by different scholars.",
"slug": "balbir-madhopuri",
"DOB": "1955-07-24",
"DateOfDemise": null,
"location": "Unknown",
"url": "/sootradhar/balbir-madhopuri",
"tags": null,
"created": "2023-09-22T12:18:51.318031",
"is_has_special_post": false,
"is_special_author": false,
"language": 14
},
{
"id": 15238,
"image": "https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png",
"name": "Mitter Sain Meet",
"bio": "\nMitter Sain Meet (Punjabi: ਮਿੱਤਰ ਸੈਨ ਮੀਤ; born 20 October 1952) is a Punjabi novelist.\nBelow is the list of books written by Meet along with their names in Gurmukhi:",
"raw_bio": "Mitter Sain Meet (Punjabi: ਮਿੱਤਰ ਸੈਨ ਮੀਤ; born 20 October 1952) is a Punjabi novelist. Below is the list of books written by Meet along with their names in Gurmukhi:",
"slug": "mitter-sain-meet",
"DOB": "1952-10-20",
"DateOfDemise": null,
"location": "Unknown",
"url": "/sootradhar/mitter-sain-meet",
"tags": null,
"created": "2023-09-22T12:18:51.326267",
"is_has_special_post": false,
"is_special_author": false,
"language": 14
},
{
"id": 15239,
"image": "https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png",
"name": "Gurmukh Singh Musafir",
"bio": "\nGiani Gurmukh Singh Musafir (15 January 1899 – 18 January 1976) was an Indian politician and Punjabi language writer. He was the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1 November 1966 to 8 March 1967.\nHe was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi, given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters in 1978 for his short story collection, Urvar Par and was posthumously decorated with Padma Vibhushan, the second highest Indian civilian award given by Government of India.",
"raw_bio": "Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir (15 January 1899 – 18 January 1976) was an Indian politician and Punjabi language writer. He was the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1 November 1966 to 8 March 1967. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi, given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters in 1978 for his short story collection, Urvar Par and was posthumously decorated with Padma Vibhushan, the second highest Indian civilian award given by Government of India.",
"slug": "gurmukh-singh-musafir",
"DOB": "1899-01-15",
"DateOfDemise": null,
"location": "Unknown",
"url": "/sootradhar/gurmukh-singh-musafir",
"tags": null,
"created": "2023-09-22T12:18:51.334261",
"is_has_special_post": false,
"is_special_author": false,
"language": 14
},
{
"id": 15242,
"image": "https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/kavishala_logo.png",
"name": "Niranjan Singh Tasneem",
"bio": "\nNiranjan Singh Tasneem (May 2, 1929 - August 17, 2019) was a Punjabi novelist.\nTasneem won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1999 for his book Gawache Arth (Novel) and the Punjabi Sahit Rattan Award in 2015.",
"raw_bio": "Niranjan Singh Tasneem (May 2, 1929 - August 17, 2019) was a Punjabi novelist. Tasneem won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1999 for his book Gawache Arth (Novel) and the Punjabi Sahit Rattan Award in 2015.",
"slug": "niranjan-singh-tasneem",
"DOB": "1929-05-02",
"DateOfDemise": null,
"location": "Unknown",
"url": "/sootradhar/niranjan-singh-tasneem",
"tags": null,
"created": "2023-09-22T12:18:51.359661",
"is_has_special_post": false,
"is_special_author": false,
"language": 14
}
],
"description": "<p style=\"text-align: center; font-size: 24px;\"> The Great Poets and Writers in Indian and World History! </p>",
"image": "https://kavishalalab.s3.ap-south-1.amazonaws.com/sootradhar_description/black.jpg"
}
