Jaswant Deed is a renowned poet and short story writer in Punjabi literature. He was born on March 11, 1954 AD, in the town of Shahkot, District Jalandhar, at the home of Sardar Pyara Singh. Jaswant Deed received his primary education in Shahkot and obtained his B.A. degree from Nakodar. For higher studies, he turned to Punjabi University, Patiala, where he earned M.A. and M.Phil degrees in Punjabi literature. After that, he completed his Ph.D. from Guru Nanak Dev University. He began his professional life with radio and later retired as Director of the Doordarshan Kendra. Nowadays, he is engaged in literary creation and filmmaking.
Jaswant Deed has written nearly six poetry collections, beginning with the poem Bachche Ton Dardi, followed by Achanchet, Aawaz Aayegi Aje, Ghundi, Karmandal, and Aavagvanu. In addition, he has authored the short story collection Dharti Ton Pare. He has also edited the story collection Ik Loop Yadan Di, and in the field of translation, he has worked on editing Jungle Di Kahani and Desh Vadd Dian Kahaniyan. Jaswant Deed received the Sahitya Akademi Award for Karmandal.
Jaswant Deed's poetry is, in essence, a quest for the authentic simplicity of self-existence and a satire on arrogant existence. His poetic technique delivers a sharp jolt, an unexpected turn, and reimagines the entire existing poetic patterns from their roots in a fresh form. In truth, Jaswant Deed's poetry does not merely portray human character; rather, it extracts and reveals the character's human and inhuman, good and evil, heroic and anti-heroic, meaningful and meaningless aspects. According to Punjabi critic Gurbachan, Jaswant Deed is the poet of the inconsistencies and inner conflicts of contemporary humanity. He is the poet of the restlessness, wandering, and search that lingers within this human being.