Q. Which Punjabi author from Kotla Badla won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1982?
Answer:
Gulzar Singh Sandhu
Notes: Gulzar Singh Sandhu, born 1935 in Kotla Badla, Ludhiana, received the 1982 Sahitya Akademi Award for “Amar Katha.” He has also been honored with the International Association of Authors award and the Shiromani Punjabi Sahityakar Puraskar, and served as chief editor of The Punjabi Tribune.