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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. In 2016, he was awarded India's Sahitya Akademi Yuva Puraskar.
Early life and education
Mrinal was born on 25 December 1984 in Dumka district, Jharkhand. 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.
Career
Mrinal's first novel, Dark Horse, 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.
Four years later he released a second novel, Aughad. Recently Mrinal released his third novel 'Yar Jadugar'.
He also writes poetry and folk songs, and has appeared as a motivational speaker for TED (conference) and Josh Talks.
Notable works
= Novels
=Dark Horse (2015)
Aughad (2019)
Yaar Jaadugar (2021)
= Audiobooks/series
=Jakhbaba (2019) for Storytel Originals
Darling Democracy (2020) for Audible
= Poetry and songs
=Duniya Esi Hua Karti Thi
Chal Sadho Koi Desh
Hum Bihar Hain
Ab To Lagta Hai Desh Veerana
Hum Hi To Kal Itihaas Likhenge
Allahabad ke ladko
O Maa Ye Duniya
Jagat Mati Ka Dhela Re
Ye salli Dilli
= Bhojpuri poetry and songs
=Jagmag Kare i sansar
References
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- Nilotpal Mrinal
- Death of Sushant Singh Rajput
- Dastur (poem)
- Kharij
- List of Bhojpuri writers
- List of Yuva Puraskar winners for Hindi
- List of songs recorded by Zubeen Garg
- 44th National Film Awards
