Omprakash Valmiki-Brief Life Sketch

Omprakash Valmiki-Brief Life Sketch

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Omprakash Valmiki-Brief Life Sketch

Omprakash Valmiki (1950-2013) was an Indian Hindi Writer. He was born in a village near Muzzafarnagar in Uttar Pradesh to a lower-caste family. He took up higher education and become an engineer by profession.  He began his writing career at the age of twenty-four. ‘Joothan‘, autobiographical writing is said to be his best creation. In the book, he has narrated his sad experiences as a Dalit. Besides this, he has to his credit two anthologies of short stories, ‘Salam and Guspathiye’ and three anthologies of poetry: Sadiyan Ka Santaap (1989), Bas Ab Bahut Ho Chuka (1997) and Ab Aur Nahin (2003).  

Omprakash Valmiki died of cancer in 2013. 0 0 0

N.B.  The article originally belongs to the book ‘Introduction to World Writers‘ by Menonim Menonimus.

Books of Composition by M. Menonimus:

1. Advertisement Writing
2. Amplification Writing
3. Note Making
4. Paragraph Writing
5. Notice Writing
6. Passage Comprehension
7. The Art of Poster Writing
8. The Art of Letter Writing
9. Report Writing
10. Story Writing
11. Substance Writing
12. School Essays Part-I
13. School Essays Part-II
14. School English Grammar Part-I
15. School English Grammar Part-II..

Books of S. Story by M. Menonimus:

1. The Fugitive Father and Other Stories
2. The Prostitute and Other Stories
3. Neha’s Confession

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