S.L. Sadhu

S.L. Sadhu had his schooling from the C.M.S. Biscoe School, Srinagar. He obtained his degree in 1936 from S.P. College, Srinagar. He passed his M.A. in English Literature from the University of Delhi in 1938. After working as a journalist, he became a lecturer at his alma mater, S.P. College. After teaching at various colleges as a Professor in English Literature in Jammu and Kashmir State, he became Principal at Government College, Sopore, and then at the V.B. Women’s College, Srinagar, retiring in 1979.

He wrote in English and in Kashmiri, and his first collection of stories, Folk Tales from Kashmir, published in the early 1950s, was well received within the country and abroad. His other publications include No Axe to Grind: Glimpses of the Life in Kashmir, Tales from the Rajatarangani, Haba Khatoon, Place Names in Kashmir, and Rupa Bhavani.

He has been the recipient of half-a-dozen literary awards, including one from the UNESCO. He is associated with a number of educational, literary, and socio-cultural organisations.