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3 unusual facts about Punjabi literature


Punjabi literature

Literary criticism in Punjabi has also emerged through the efforts of West Punjabi scholars and poets, Shafqat Tanvir Mirza (b. 1932), Ahmad Salim, and Najm Hosain Syed (b. 1936).

The most critically successful writer in recent times has been Mir Tanha Yousafi who has won the Massod Khaddar Posh Trust Award 4 times, and has had his books transliterated into Gurmukhi for Indian Punjabi readers.

Second generation writers of Punjabi ancestry such as Rupinderpal Singh Dhillon (writes under the name Roop Dhillon) have explored the relationship between British Punjabis and their immigrant parents as well as experiment with surrealism, science-fiction and crime-fiction.



see also

Baba Bujha Singh

There are references to him in Punjabi literature, for example the poet Shiv Kumar Batalvi wrote the poem Budhe Rukh Nu Fansi in his honour.

Dalip

Dalip Kaur Tiwana, novelist and short-story writer of contemporary Punjabi literature

Kartar Singh Duggal

Praman Patra (1993) presented by the Chief Minister of Punjab for outstanding contribution to Punjabi literature