Zubair Ahmad
Writer, storyteller, critic, translator, and poet from Western Punjab. Honoured with the Dhaha Award for the short story collection Pani Di Kandh
Writer, storyteller, critic, translator, and poet from Western Punjab. Honoured with the Dhaha Award for the short story collection Pani Di Kandh
1920-2003
A distinguished poet, editor, and translator, honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award. Professor Mohan Singh is also regarded as an epoch-making poet of Punjabi literature.
1905-1978
An eminent poet and researcher of his time, a distinguished intellectual who made dedicated efforts for the Punjabi language.
A leading poet of stage poetry, who was also honored as the “Nightingale of Punjab” and the “Poet of the People.” His famous works include “Sohna Des Punjab” and “Main Punjabi.”
1898-1955
A poet associated with progressive ideas, who expressed the pain and suffering of the masses through poetry. Only one poetry collection, “Kholde Sagar,” was published.
1926-1974
A renowned poet and writer from Western Punjab. The famous poet and intellectual Faqir Muhammad Faqir was your maternal grandfather by relation.