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Nilotpal Mrinal is a young writer writing in Hindi language, whose first novel 'Dark Horus' was honored with 'Sahit Akademi Yuva Award' by Sahitya Akademi in 2016. Nilotpal Mrinal, born in 1984 in Santhal, Dhur in Jharkhand, completed his primary education from St. Xavier's College, Ranchi. After that, in 2008, he came to Delhi to prepare for civil services. The experiences he gained during the preparation of this exam, he put into words in his novel 'Dark Horse'. Like other parts of North India, many young people from Purvanchal region reach Delhi every year with golden dreams of civil service in their eyes. They prepare for these competitive exams in various coaching institutes. During this time, their life progresses with many unexpected ups and downs. Every young person has his own social circumstances and his own dreams. Among all these dreamers, some young people reach their dream destination and most of them drown in the deep seas of despair. Nilotpal Mrinal has presented the state of mind of the youth in this period with great detail in his novel. The bitter-sweet reality and inner truth of these coaching institutes have been presented very bluntly. While reading the novel, one feels like seeing all the characters from the window of a three-storey flat in Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi.After this novel, Nilotpal Minal has also written two more novels 'Aughad' and 'Yar Jadugar'. Besides writing, he is also active as a poet, folk singer and motivational speaker.