Prem Parkash | |
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 Prem Parkash in 1986 | |
| Born | 7 April 1932 Nawanshahar, Punjab, British India |
| Occupation | writer, farmer, teacher, subeditor |
Prem Parkash (born 7 April 1932) is a writer from Punjab, India.[1] He "is one of the major short story writers in post-1947 East Punjabi literature."[2] He is also known as Prem Parkash Khannvi.
Parkash's native village is Bdeenpur which once belonged to the Nabha dynasty. He took his basic education from Bhadson village and then went to Khanna for matriculation.[citation needed]. He did J.B.T. from Christian Basic Training School Kharar. He completed his graduation in 1963–64 and then post-graduation from Panjab University, Chandigarh in Urdu.
Parkash began his career as a farmer in Badgujjran near Amloh. Parkash then taught in a primary school from 1953 up to 1962 then worked as an editor of an Urdu newspaper in Jalandhar from 1964 up to 1969 and then as a sub-editor for Hind Samachar from 1969 to 1990. In 1990, he started a literary magazine Lakeer in collaboration with Surjit Hans.[3]
Some of his works include:[citation needed]
