Nilotpal Mrinal (born 25 December 1984) is an Indian author, poet, socio-political activist and social media influencer. He is known for his books Dark Horse, Aughad and Yaar Jadugar.[1] In 2016, he was awarded India's Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar.
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| Born | 25 December 1984 Dumka, Jharkhand, India |
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| Honours | Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar (Hindi, 2016) |
Early life and education
editMrinal was born on 25 December 1984 in Dumka district, Jharkhand.[citation needed] He attended high school in Nonihat and graduated from St. Xavier's College, Ranchi in 2005. He moved to New Delhi in 2008, where he began preparing to enter civil service and had given the Civil Services Examination (CSE) several times.[citation needed]
Career
editMrinal's first novel, Dark Horse,[2] was published in 2015. Written in Hindi, it depicts the difficulties of leaving village life for that of the city, and is set against the backdrop of Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi. It received the Sahitya Academy Yuva Puraskar in 2016.[3]
Four years later he released a second novel, Aughad.[4][5] Recently Mrinal released his third novel 'Yar Jadugar'.[citation needed]
He also writes poetry and folk songs, and has appeared as a motivational speaker for TED (conference) and Josh Talks.[citation needed]
Notable works
editNovels
edit- Dark Horse (2015)
- Aughad (2019)
- Yaar Jaadugar (2021)
Audiobooks/series
edit- Jakhbaba (2019) for Storytel Originals
- Darling Democracy (2020) for Audible
Poetry and songs
edit- Duniya Esi Hua Karti Thi[6]
- Chal Sadho Koi Desh[7]
- Hum Bihar Hain[8]
- Ab To Lagta Hai Desh Veerana
- Hum Hi To Kal Itihaas Likhenge
- Allahabad ke ladko
- O Maa Ye Duniya [9]
- Jagat Mati Ka Dhela Re
- Ye salli Dilli
Bhojpuri poetry and songs
edit- Jagmag Kare i sansar[10]
References
edit- ^ @hindyugm (2021-09-04). "नीलोत्पल मृणाल के नए उपन्यास यार जादूगर का पूरा गाना नीचे दिए लिंक पर क्लिक करके अभी सुनें।" (Tweet) (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-09-15 – via Twitter.
- ^ Dark, Horse. "Dark Horse".
- ^ Staff, Scroll (2016-06-17). "Raghu Karnad, Nilotpal Mrinal among Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar 2016 winners". Scroll.in. Retrieved 2024-09-14.
- ^ Aughad. "Aughad".
- ^ Masih, Poonam. "सामाजिक और राजनीतिक जटिलताओं को दर्शाता है नाटक 'औघड़'". One World News - Hindi. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ Nupur, Neha (2016-09-18). "दुनिया ऐसी हुआ करती थी | एक कविता बिहार से". PatnaBeats. Archived from the original on 2020-10-22. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ "औघड़ / नीलोत्पल मृणाल / पूजा रागिनी - Gadya Kosh - हिन्दी कहानियाँ, लेख, लघुकथाएँ, निबन्ध, नाटक, कहानी, गद्य, आलोचना, उपन्यास, बाल कथाएँ, प्रेरक कथाएँ, गद्य कोश". gadyakosh.org (in Hindi). Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ नूपुर, नेहा (2017-07-21). "EXCLUSIVE : बदलते बिहार के नायक और नये बिहार के लाल 'नीलोत्पल मृणाल'". AAPNA BIHAR. Archived from the original on 2021-07-28. Retrieved 2020-12-16.
- ^ "ओ मां! ये दुनिया रे, तेरे आंचल से छोटी है". Prabhat Khabar - Hindi News (in Hindi). Retrieved 2021-02-27.
- ^ "निलोत्पल मृणाल का छठ स्पेशल गीत 'जगमग करे ई संसार". Prabhat Khabar.