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List Of Sahitya Akademi Award Winners For Punjabi
Sahitya Akademi Award is given each year, since 1955, by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, to writers and their works, for their outstanding contribution to the upliftment of Indian literature and Punjabi literature in particular. it as well as for translations. This is the second highest literary award of India, after Jnanpith Award. No awards were given in years, 1957, 1958, 1960, 1966. Recipients References External links * {{cite web, title=Sahitya Akademi Awards listings, url=http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/akademi_awards.jsp, archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181011201817/http://sahitya-akademi.gov.in/sahitya-akademi/awards/akademi_awards.jsp, archive-date=2018-10-11, publisher=Sahitya Akademi The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sahitya Akademi
The Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India. Founded on 12 March 1954, it is supported by, though independent of, the Indian government. Its office is located in Rabindra Bhavan near Mandi House in Delhi. The Sahitya Akademi organises national and regional workshops and seminars; provides research and travel grants to authors; publishes books and journals, including the ''Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature''; and presents the annual Sahitya Akademi Award of INR. 100,000 in each of the 24 languages it supports, as well as the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship for lifetime achievement. The Sahitya Akademi Library is one of the largest multi-lingual libraries in India, with a rich collection of books on literature and allied subjects. It publishes two bimonthly literary journals: '' Indian Literature'' in English and ''Samkaleen Bharatiya Sahitya'' in Hindi. Languages The Sahitya Akad ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harbhajan Singh (poet)
Harbhajan Singh (8 August 1920 – 21 October 2002) was an Indian poet, critic, cultural commentator, and translator in the Punjabi-language. Along with Amrita Pritam, Harbhajan is credited with revolutionising the Punjabi poetry writing style. He published 17 collections of poems, including ''Registan Vich Lakarhara'', 19 works of literary history and translated 14 pieces of literature of others including those of Aristotle, Sophocles, Rabindranath Tagore and selections from the Rig Veda. Early life and education Harbhajan Singh was born in Lumding, Assam, on 8 August 1920 to Ganga Devi and Ganda Singh, his father, who was suffering from tuberculosis. The family had to move to Lahore where they bought two houses in Gawalmandi. His father died before he was one year old. Then his mother and two sisters died leaving him without a direct family by the time he was 4 years of age. He was brought up by his mother's younger sister who lived in Ichhra, Lahore. He was educated in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ajeet Cour
Ajeet Cour (born 1934) is an Indian writer who writes in Punjabi. She is a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award and the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award by the Government of India. Biography Ajeet Cour was born in the family of Sardar Makhan Singh in 1934 in Lahore. She had her early education there. After the partition, her family came to Delhi, where she earned an M.A. (Economics). She has written novels and short stories in the Punjabi language on social-realist themes such as the experience of women in relationships and their position in society. She received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1985, the civilian honour of Padma Shri in 2006, and the Kuvempu Rashtriya Puraskar award in 2019. Her works include 19 short story anthologies, novellas and novels, as well as nine translations. She has also edited over 20 works. In her autobiography, ''Weaving Water'', translated from the original Punjabi into English and published in 2018, she discusses surviving domestic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kapur Singh Ghuman
Kapur Singh Ghuman was a Punjabi writer and theatre actor born in a Jat Sikh family. He was awarded a Sahitya Academy Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outstanding books of literary merit published in any of the 22 languages of the ... in 1984 for his Punjabi play Pagal Lok. He was director of the Punjab Languages Department. He was born in 1927 and died in a car accident in 1986. Dramas *Jeeundi Laas 1962 *Zindaghi Ton Doo 1966 *Putaligha 1966 *Pardean De aar Par, 1967 *Atita De Parchave 1967 *Jhungalmat 1967 *Anahoni, 1968 *Manas Ki Ek Jaat, 1969 *Kach De Gajare, 1969 *Wismadu Naad, 1969 *Zailda 1972 *Mook Sansar, 1973 *Man Antar Ki Pira, 1975 *Bujharat *Azadi Da Suphana *Rani Kokilan, 1979 *Pagal Lo 1982 *Roda Jalal 1982 *Santaap, 1983 *Noorjahan External links * List of Sahitya Akademi Award winners for Punjabi {{DEFAULTSORT ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pritam Singh Safir
Pritam Singh Safir (1916–1999) was an Indian poet of the Punjabi language. He wrote with classical sensibility imbued with modernism. Life Pritam Singh Safir was born at Malikpur in Rawalpindi district, now in Pakistan. His father, Sardar Mehtab Singh was teacher, and a leading Sikh political activist. Safir passed his graduation from Khalsa College, Amritsar Khalsa College ( pa, ਖਾਲਸਾ ਕਾਲਜ ''khālsā kālaj'') is a historic educational institution in the northern Indian city of Amritsar in the state of Punjab, India. Founded in 1892, the sprawling campus is located about eight .... Then he went to Law College, Lahore. after completing his degree there he started practice in 1938. After Partition he moved to Delhi Bar, where he became the Judge of the High Court, Delhi, in 1969. Publications * Panj natak (a collection of one-act plays, 1939) Poetry * Katak Koonjan (Swallows of Kartik, 1941) * Pape de Sohile (In Praise of Sin, 1943) * Rakat Boondan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gulzar Singh Sandhu
Gulzar Singh Sandhu (born 27 February 1935) is a prominent Punjabi language writer. He won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award, given by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, for his short story collection, ''Amar Katha'' in 1982. website. Among other awards he was also the recipient of International Association of Authors, Playwrights and Artists of Canada in 1992 and Shiromoni Punjabi Sahityakar Puruskar from the Education Department of Punjab in 2001. Early life and education He was born on 27 February 1935 in the village of Kotla Badla in |
Sukhpal Vir Singh Hasrat
Sukhpal Vir Singh Hasrat (1938 – ) was an Indian poet in the Punjabi language. Early life Hasrat was born in 1938 in Khanewal, British India. Hasrat and his family, however, moved to India after the partition of India in 1947. He attended and graduated from the Panjab University, Chandigarh. Career After completing his education Hasrat joined the Public Relation Department of the Punjab Government. Following which he started serving as an editor of the Punjab Government's monthly journal, ''Jagriti''. Hasrat's career as a poet started in 1966, when he published his poem collection — ''Sarsabaz Patjharhan''. Throughout his career as a poet, Hasrat has published as many as twelve collections of his work. ''Hussan Kinare'', ''Hayati de somme'', ''Van kambia'', ''Shakti naad'', ''Hasrat kavya'', ''Shakti da darya'' being among his most significant collections. Other than being a poet he has written a novel, a biography and few books on applied criticism. Awards H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jaswant Singh Neki
Jaswant Singh Neki (27 August 1925 – 11 September 2018) was a leading Indian Sikh scholar, significant neo-metaphysical Punjabi language poet and former Director of PGI Chandigarh and Head of the Psychiatry Department at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. As a poet he is known mostly for his poetry collections, ''Asle to Ohle Tak'' (Illusion and Reality, 1955) and autobiographical, ''Koi Naon Na Jane Mera'' (2000). He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi in 1979 for his work, ''Karuna Di Chuh Ton Magron''. His long autobiographical poem ''Simriti De Kiran Ton Pehlan'' (Before Shedding Memory) published in 1975, is considered among the masterpieces of Indian literature. His works as a scholar of Sikhism include, ''Ardaas: Darshan Roop Te Abhiyas'', ''Sada Vigas'', ''Achetan di Leela'', ''Divine Intimations'', ''Prophet of Devotion'' and ''Pilgrimage to Hemkunt''. Early life and education He was born in the village of Murid, District of Jhelu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurmukh Singh Musafir
Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir (15 January 1899 – 18 January 1976) was an Indian politician and Punjabi language writer. He was the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1 November 1966 to 8 March 1967. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi, given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters in 1978 for his short story collection, ''Urvar Par'' and was posthumously decorated with Padma Vibhushan, the second highest Indian civilian award given by Government of India. Early life Musafir was born on 15 January 1899 at Adhwal, in Campbellpore (now called Attock district of Punjab province in British India (presently Rawalpindi District of Punjab Province in Pakistan) - in a small land-holding farming family of Khatri of Chadha clan. He completed primary education from the village primary school and then went to Rawalpindi to pass the middle school examination. In 1918, he became a teacher at Khalsa High School, Kallar. His four years there as a teacher earn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sohan Singh Misha
Misha, Sohan Singh (30 August 1934 – 22 September 1986) was a Sahitya Akademi Award winning Punjabi poet. Early life Misha, Sohan Singh was born at village Bhent in Kapurthala district (British Punjab). Awards He received Sahitya Akademi award in 1978 for ''Kach de vastar'' (Poetry). See also *List of Punjabi language poets
Poets of Punjabi language (Shahmukhi: , Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਕਵੀ).
Poets
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Further reading
*''Sufi Poets of the Punjab Pakistan (Their Thought and Contribution)'' ...
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Narenderpal Singh
Narenderpal Singh (born 17 October 1924 in Lyallpur, British India) is an Indian novelist who writes in Punjabi. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1976 for his book ''Baa Mulahaza Hoshiar'' by the Government of India. Life and career Singh served in the armed forces from 1942, serving in West Asia during World War II. He later served as a military attache and was Military Secretary to the President of India from 1962–1966. He retired with the rank of Brigadier in 1972. Singh was married to poet Prabhjot Kaur, who died in November 2016, at the age of 92. Books *''Trapped'' *''On the Crest of Time'' *''The Flaming Hills'' *''Mohan Singh'' *''Furrows in the Snow'' *''Light Stands Aside'' *''Crossroads'' *''Sūtaradhāra'' *''Ṭāpū'' *''Wālahu Nikkī'' Awards He won the Sahitya Akademi Award The Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honour in India, which the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of the most outst ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gurdial Singh
Gurdial Singh Rahi (''Gurdi'āl Sigh''; 10 January 1933 – 16 August 2016) was an Indian writer and novelist who wrote in Punjabi. He started his literary career in 1957 with a short story, "Bhaganwale." He became known as a novelist when he published the novel '' Marhi Da Deeva'' in 1964. The novel was later adapted into the Punjabi film '' Marhi Da Deeva'' in 1989, directed by Surinder Singh. His novel ''Anhe Ghore Da Daan'' was also made into a film of the same name in 2011 by director Gurvinder Singh. Singh was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1998 and Jnanpith Award in 1999. Life and work Early life Gurdial Singh was born on 10 January 1933 in the village of Bhaini Fateh near Jaitu in British Punjab. His father, Jagat Singh, was a carpenter, and his mother, Nihal Kaur, took care of the household. The young Singh began working as a carpenter at the age of 12 to support his family's poor financial conditions. By his own admission, Singh worked 16 hours a day when he took on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
