Swadesh Deepak


Swadesh Deepak is an Indian playwright, novelist and short-story writer. Deepak has been active on the Hindi literary scene since the mid-1960s and is best known for Court Martial, a 1991 play. Deepak's most recent book is Maine Mandu Nahin Dekha, a volume of memoirs.

Awards and honours

Deepak won the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 2004.

Books

Collections of short stories

  • Ashwarohi / अश्वारोही
  • Maatam / मातम
  • Tamaasha / तमाशा
  • Pratinidhi Kahaniyan / प्रतिनिधि कहानियां
  • Bal Bhagwaan / बाल भगवान
  • Kisi Apriya Ghatna Ka Samachar Nahin / किसी अप्रिय घटना का समाचार नहीं
  • Maskhare Kabhi Nahin Rote / मसखरे कभी नहीं रोते
  • Nirvachit Kahaniyan / निर्वाचित कहानियां
  • ''Bagugoshe / बगूगोशे''

    Novels

  • Number 57 Squadron / नंबर ५७ स्क्वाड्रन
  • ''Mayapot / मायापोत ''

    Plays

  • Natak Bal Bhagwan / नाटक बाल भगवान
  • Court Martial / कोर्ट मार्शल
  • Jalta Hua Rath / जलता हुआ रथ
  • Sabse Udaas Kavita / सबसे उदास कविता
  • ''Kaal Kothari / काल कोठरी ''

    Memoirs

  • ''Maine Mandu Nahin Dekha / मैंने मांडू नहीं देखा ''