Giani Dhanwant Singh Sital (12 July 1912 - 3 April 1980) was an Indian

Punjabi language Punjabi (; ; , ), sometimes spelled Panjabi, is an Indo-Aryan language of the Punjab region of Pakistan and India. It has approximately 113 million native speakers. Punjabi is the most widely-spoken first language in Pakistan, with 80.5 ...

writer who contributed to

Punjabi literature Punjabi literature, specifically literary works written in the Punjabi language, is characteristic of the historical Punjab region of India and Pakistan and the Punjabi diaspora. The Punjabi language is written in several scripts, of which the Sha ...

through his poetry, Punjabi children books, songs and other work. Born in a Punjabi family, Sital has authored over 300 books, several songs and innumerable articles and earned several accolades and awards for the same including 2 Sahitya Academy Awards. He was a pioneer who brought colorful printed books to the Punjabi literature in the form of Punjabi children poetry and stories. Sital's work has been cited in Annual report of the registrar of newspapers for India, 1960.

List of works

List of Digitized books at Panjab Digital Library

* Total of 14 books digitized and documented at

Panjab Digital Library The Panjab Digital Library is a voluntary organization digitizing and preserving the cultural heritage of Panjab since 2003. With over 50 million digitized pages, it is the biggest resource of digital material on Panjab. There are many his ...

Biographies

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Sri Guru Amar Das Ji
#* Guru Amardas, the third Sikh guru's contribution to Sikh Indian society is unique. He is an embodiment of coexistence. This biographical account communicates Guru's teachings to child readers in an effective Punjabi prose. It is inspiring a motivational. # Sri Guru Ram Das Ji # Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji # Sri Guru Har Gobind Sahib # Sri Guru Har Rai Ji # Sri Guru Har Krishan Ji # Sri Guru Tegh Bahadur Ji # Sri Guru Gobind Singh Ji # Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji # Akali Phoola Singh Ji
Sardar Hari Singh Nalwa
#* Lives of veteran Sikh warriors are a source of inspiration for younger generations. This pen-portrait of the Sikh general is impressive, inspiring and motivating. Illustrations add to its impact. It is a fine specimen of Punjabi "Bal Sahit".
Mahatma Gandhi Ji
# Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru # Sardar Patel # Sri Subhash Chandra Bose

Poetry

Meeh Vasa De Joro Jor
#* This well-illustrated poetic verse written for children evoke feelings of patriotism, and love for nature's beauty. The poems are lyrical, child friendly and easily recitative and memorable. It is a right stuff for children's literature.
Seetal Mithaiyaan
#* These lyrics replete with humour, wisdom, and commonsense delight child readers, inculcate habit of reading and curiosity, to learn better things of life. The verse is fluent, communicative and appealing.
Seetal Kyari
#* The tales about beasts in poetic verse in Punjabi inspire, entertain and motivate the child readers with good habits, moral values and wisdom. It is a fine children's literature.
Seetal Rasgulle
#* As the title is suggestive, these humorous anecdotal tales in Punjabi verse are rib tickling and witty and humorous. Child readers are bound to feel delighted and educated as well

Short stories

# Ik Si Bakrota # Nina Pari
Nilu te us da ghuleyala
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Mohanbir Singh Kochhar
for making this video
Arab da saudaghar
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Mohanbir Singh Kochhar
for making this video # Lal Badshah
Saral Kahaaniyan
#* Short stories for children should be entertaining, instructive anecdotal and written in easy to understand language and diction. The stories in this collection fulfill all these standards and attract children's attention. It is a fine specimen of children's literature in Punjabi
Jadu Diyan Kahaniyaan
#* Fairy tales, miraculous feats, stories about magic, supernatural phenomena are the stuff of grandmother's tales in vernacular Punjabi. These three stories fill the child reader's mind with sense of wonder, excitement and inculcate the habit of reading and inquisitiveness.

Monthly Newspaper

# Sital Sangeet

Life and events

* 1979, Honoured by Golden Temple a
Manji Sahib Gurdwara
in Amritsar, Punjab. * 16th September 1975,

Giani Zail Singh Giani Zail Singh (, born Jarnail Singh; 5 May 1916 – 25 December 1994) was an Indian politician from Punjab who served as the seventh president of India from 1982 to 1987. He was the first Sikh and the first person from a backward caste to bec ...

, then Chief Minister of Punjab, graced the occasion of Sital Sanman Samaroh, day dedicated in honor of Giani Dhanwant Singh Sital. Circa 1975. Giani Zail Singh later became the First Sikh President of India. * 03rd May 1959, Srimati Indira Gandhi, performing the ribbon cutting ceremony of Sital College, Amritsar. Giani Dhanwant Singh Sital, in white turban, standing on the left side of Indira Gandhi. Sardarni Pratap Singh Kairon standing alongside. Indira Gandhi was President of All India Congress Committee that time. Circa 1959.

Impact and legacy

References

Citations {{DEFAULTSORT:Sital, Giani Dhanwant Singh 1912 births 1980 deaths Indian Sikhs Punjabi-language poets People from Gujranwala Punjabi people