Om Puri decided to turn director with a film adaptation of the much loved Punjabi novel Eho Hamara Jeevna. Name the author who won a Sahitya Akademy Award in 1972 for this novel.

a. Dalip Kaur Tiwana

b. Kulwant Singh Virk

c. Paramjit Kaur Sirhind

d. Surjit Paatar

Answer : a