Ravindra Kalia

About Ravindra Kalia

Ravinder Kalia (1939-2016) was an acclaimed Hindi novelist, short story writer and editor. Born in Jalandhar, Punjab, he chose to follow in the footsteps of his mentors, Mohan Rakesh and Upendranath Ashk, and write in Hindi rather than Punjabi. Kalia published six collections of short stories, three novels, four memoirs, and two volumes of satire in his lifetime and was honoured with numerous awards.