Shyam Lal Sadhu is an Indian writer.

He had his early education at the C.M.S. Biscoe School, Srinagar. He took his degree in 1936 from S.P. College, Srinagar

Sri Pratap College

Sri Pratap College, Srinagar is a professional college in Kashmir. It is the oldest college in Srinagar locally known as SP College. Established in year 1905 by then Ruler of Jammu and Kashmir Shri Maharaja Pratap Singh....

 (University of Kashmir

University of Kashmir

-Faculties/Departments:* Arts** Department of Arabic** Department of Urdu** Department of English** Department of Kashmiri** Department of Foreign Languages** Department of Library and Information Science** Department of Linguistics...

). He passed his M.A. in English literature at the University of Delhi

University of Delhi

The University of Delhi is a central university situated in Delhi, India and is funded by Government of India. Established in 1922, it offers courses at the undergraduate and post-graduate level. Vice-President of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari is the Chancellor of the university...

in 1938. After working as a journalist, Sadhu 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.

He wrote in English and in Kashmiri, and in the early 1950s published a collection of stories, Folk Tales from Kashmir.

He received some national awards and a UNESCO award for his book in Kashmiri on Vutsa Prang.