Satpal Bhikhi is a prominent poet and literary figure of modern Punjabi literature. He was born on 20 December 1972 in the village of Bhikhi, district Mansa, to Shri Ram Saroop and Mata Yashoda Devi. Satpal Bhikhi received his primary education from the government high school of his village. He completed his Bachelor of Arts degree from National College, Bhikhi. Thereafter, he pursued higher education at Punjabi University, Patiala, from where he obtained his M.A. degree in Punjabi.
Satpal Bhikhi has attached the name of his native village to his own name. At present, he is associated with the profession of school teaching, and along with this, he continues his literary creation.
Satpal Bhikhi has worked in the literary field in poetry, biography, short stories, children’s one-act plays, and novels. He has carried out this work in original writing, as an editor, and also through translation. Most of Satpal Bhikhi’s literary work is centred on children’s literature, though he also writes serious literature alongside it. His poetry collections include Palkaan Heth Dariya, Koi Naal Naal, Peelhan, and Maaf Kari Paani Pita. The poetry of Satpal Bhikhi reflects the life of the common human being, farmers, labourers, Dalit consciousness, class injustice, and human dignity.
He has also written the biography From Dark Waters to the Crimson Journey: Comrade Boota Singh. In children’s literature, his poetry collections include Mele Jaavange, Teen Aari, Circus, Saare Akhar Bole, Kaato Da Suit, and Gogu Mogu Ki Khaanda Aa. In addition to this, Satpal Bhikhi has also undertaken significant work in translation and editing. At present, he is also publishing a literary magazine titled Tasman.
For his literary contributions, Satpal Bhikhi has been honoured with the Bal Sahitya Puraskar by the Sahitya Akademi of India. Besides this, he has also received the Mata Jaswant Kaur Maulik Bal Pustak Award from the Punjabi Sahitya Akademi, Ludhiana. Moreover, many of his literary works are included in the syllabi of various universities. In modern Punjabi poetry, he is regarded as a sensitive, responsible, and progressive poet.