Name Dr Faqir Chand Shukla
Place of Birth V.& P.O. Khizrabad (West)
Distt: Ropar (Punjab)
Date of Birth 21st September,1944
Qualifications M.Sc.(Bio-Chemistry)
Ph.D (Food Technology)
Advanced international training in Foods and Nutrition
Profession Retired Professor & Head,
Deptt.of Food Science & Technology,
Punjab Agri.University,
Ludhiana.
Permanent address 230-C,
&address for Bhai Randhir Singh Nagar,
correspondence Ludhiana-141 012
Email fcshuklaldh@yahoo.co.in
fcshuklaldh@gmail.com
Phone 0161-2459030
0161-4612230
Dr Shukla is a prolific litterateur and was honoured by the Punjab Govt.with the prestigious Shiromani Punjabi Sahitkar Award in 2000.His works have been translated and published into Kannada,Sindhi,Gujrati,Marathi,Telugu,Malyalam,Bangla and Tamil.
Dr Shukla has also acted in more than two dozen plays of national and international repute.A good number of plays written by him have been telecast by Doordarshan and also broadcast by All India Radio.
Awards and Honours
+ Millennium Award for outstanding contribution to hindi literature.
+ Shiromani Punjabi Sahitkar Award.
+ Punjab Rattan Award.
+ Dr Pruthi Award for outstanding work in Food Technology.
+ Two National Awards for books on health in punjabi titled ‘Khuraak ate Sehat ’ and ‘Sasta bhojan-vadhia bhojan’.
+ National Award for children literature for the book ‘Sachchi Khusi’.
+ Mohan Rakesh Award for book of hindi plays ‘Jot se jot jaley’.
+ Shri Guru Hari krishan Award for children literature in punjabi for the book ‘Minh wala din’.
+ Punjabi Sahit Akademy award for book of plays for children for the book ‘Doctor Bee jee ate hor vigyanak baal naatak’.
+ Honoured with children literature award by Bharti Baal kalyan Sansthan.
+ By now have received 9 National Awards and 15 awards of different states.
And many more such awards and honours.
Published work in Punjabi
Novels:- Kensar lagge maan
Bedhian
Short stories:- Vakhre rang gulab de
Mera dard naa jane koye
Children’s literature:- Anokhi soojh (natak)
Rabba rabba meenh vasa(natak)
Doctor bee jee…(natak)
Saflata da bhet ( kahania)
Sachchi khushi (kahanian)
Meenh wala din (kahanian)
Akalmandi (kahanian)
Chaandi da rath (kahanian)
Chardha sooraj (naval)
Viang(satire):- Kutte di poochh
Vigianik sahit:- Khuraak ate sehat
Sasta bhojan –Vadhia bhojan
Poshan ate Naroya Shareer
Rogan to bacho
Naatak:- Ghar di raakhi
Hanera vadhda gaya
Bholu Ram
Navin Saver
Published work in Hindi
Novels:- Alag alag sandharbh
Pankh kati goraiya
Kensar lage maan
Short stories:- Band khirkion wala maan
Vishpaan
Ek tukra zindagi
Children’s literature:- Meethi saza(kahanian)
Nayi Subah (kahanian)
Chamatkar (kahanian)
Pol khul gayi (kahanian)
Sahas ka phall (novel)
Sooraj ke badhte kadam(novel)
Viaang :- Marwa diya angrezi ne
Swasthtya sambandhi: Nirog rahne ke liye aahar
101 Shakahari paushtik aahar
Naatak :- Andheri surang
Jot se jot jaley
Peedha ke beej
Dr Shukla is also the President of Punjab Sahitya kala Manch(Regd)-an organization devoted to the twin cause of inculcating interest in performing arts amongst children and also helping the needy and deserving students.
