1459-1534
Narowalke kavi
Guru Nanak Dev
A renowned medieval Punjabi poet, the founder of the Sikh faith, its first Guru, and a reformer. His compositions include Japji Sahib, Sidh Gosht, Asa di Var, Dakhni Onkar, among others. Out of the 31 ragas employed in the Guru Granth Sahib, he composed bani (sacred hymns) in 19 of them.
1469-1539
Shiv Kumar
A poet who reigned over the Punjabi literary world through his lyrical poetry. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award for his book Loona.
1936-1973