Narsingh Dev Jamwal

{{short description|Indian writer and playwright from Jammu (born 1931)}}

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Narsingh Dev Jamwal (born 1931) is an Indian writer and playwright from Jammu,{{cite news |title=Votary of Dogri Theatre |url=http://www.dailyexcelsior.com/votary-of-dogri-theatre/ |publisher=Daily Excelsior |date=September 20, 2015}} who has authored 48 books, including Sanjhi Dharti Bakhle Mahnu (novel), which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1978. He received India's fourth highest civilian award, Padma Shri (2019) for his contribution in the field of literature and education.{{cite web |title=List of Padma Awardees 2019 |url=https://padmaawards.gov.in/PDFS/2019AwardeesList.pdf |website=Padmaawards.gov.in |publisher=Government of India}}

Life

He was born in 1931 in Jammu. Jamwal completed his matriculation in 1945. On 23 October 1947, he was part of Subedar Duni Chand's platoon at "Battle of Garhi" led by Rajinder Singh (brigadier) and was jailed in Pakistan as a POW only to be released a year later.{{cite book |title=Valour & Betrayal|last=Jamwal|first=Major General (Retd.) Goverdhan Singh|url=https://www.amazon.in/Valour-Betrayal-Battles-Rajinder-saviour/dp/B09KPHSXRR/|year=2021 |publisher=Sabre & Quill Publishers|page=134|isbn=9789391970024}} He joined the Jammu & Kashmir Police in 1953.{{cite news |title=Kashmir valley basks in Padma glory |url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/jan/28/valley-basks-in-padma-glory-1930905.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190130053451/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2019/jan/28/valley-basks-in-padma-glory-1930905.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=30 January 2019 |publisher=New Indian Express |date=January 28, 2019}} He also holds a master's degree in Dogri from Jammu University.

In 1978, Narsingh Dev was honoured with a Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel in Dogri language, Sanjhi Dharti Bakhle Mahnu.{{cite web |first= |title= Narsingh Dev Jamwal : Interesting things to know |url= https://www.jammuvirasat.com/2019/03/17/narsingh-dev-jamwal-interesting-things-to-know/ |language= en|format= |date= March 17, 2019 }} In 2008, he was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for his contribution to Indian theatre as a playwright.{{cite web |title=Narsingh Dev Jamwal |url=http://sangeetnatak.gov.in/sna/citation_popup.php?id=1053&at=2 |website=Sangeetnatak.gov.in |access-date=January 30, 2019}}{{cite news |title=N D Jamwal to get Sangeet Natak Akademi Award |url=https://www.greaterkashmir.com/news/jammu/n-d-jamwal-to-get-sangeet-natak-akademi-award/45610.html |publisher=Greater Kashmir |date=January 12, 2009}}