Neel Kamal Puri
In Ludhiana, September 2006
Born(1956-02-14)14 February 1956
Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Alma materYadavindra Public School
OccupationWriter

Neelkamal Puri (born 14 February 1956) is an Indian author, columnist and a college teacher.[1] Born in Ludhiana, Punjab, she grew up in the princely state of Patiala, where she did her schooling from the Yadavindra Public School. She was one of the first 30 girls to be admitted to the school, the school being boys only before that. Since 1979, she has worked as a lecturer in English Literature at different colleges in Patiala and Chandigarh. She is currently teaching Literature and Media Studies at the Government College for Girls, Chandigarh.[citation needed]

Books

Neelkamal Puri has written two novels, The Patiala Quartet published by Penguin India[2] and Remember to Forget published by Rupa Publications.[3] Noted writer Khushwant Singh described The Patiala Quartet as among the best works of English fiction written by a Punjabi.[4] After these stories based in cities she was born in and the city she grew up in, Neelkamal Puri is working next on a collection of short stories Theka Tales.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Neel Kamal Puri". Penguin Books India. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  2. ^ "Patiala Quartet". Penguin Books India. 1 January 2006. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. ^ "Neel Kamal Puri". Rupa Publications. Archived from the original on 16 August 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  4. ^ "The Tribune - Magazine section - Saturday Extra". Tribuneindia.com. 14 January 2006. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  5. ^ "Punjab's victory over history : Simply Punjabi - India Today". Indiatoday.intoday.in. 21 February 2013. Retrieved 3 December 2013.


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