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List of Punjabi authors

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This page is a list of noteworthy Punjabi authors, who were born or lived in the Punjab, or who write in the Punjabi language.

Contents

10th century

  • Gorakh Nath (ca. 10th century)

    • 12th century

  • Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1173–1266)

    • 15th- 16th century

  • Guru Nanak Dev ji (15 April 1469 - 22 Sept 1539)

    • 16th century

  • Bhai Gurdas (1551–1636)
  • Damodar Das Arora

    • 17th century

  • Sultan Bahu (1628–1691)
  • Bhai Nand Lal (1633–1713)
  • Bhai Mani Singh (1666–1737)
  • Bulleh Shah (1680–1757)

    • 18th century

  • Waris Shah (1722–1798)
  • Hashim (1735–1843)
  • Shah Mohammad (1780–1862)
  • Ratan Singh Bhangu (died 1846)

    • 19th century

  • Pundit Tara Singh (1822–1891)
  • Shardha Ram Phillauri (1837–1881)
  • Kahn Singh Nabha (1861–1938)
  • Akali Kaur Singh (1866–1953)
  • Bhai Vir Singh (1872–1957)
  • Kripa Sagar (1875–1939)
  • Dhani Ram Chatrik (1876–1954)
  • Bhai Randhir Singh (1878–1961)
  • Puran Singh(1881–1931)
  • Bhai Jodh Singh (1882–1981)
  • Sahib Singh (1892–1977)
  • Gurbaksh Singh Preetlari (1895–1977)
  • Nanak Singh (1897–1971)
  • Jaswant Singh (Khoji) ( -1999)

    • 20th century

  • Partap Singh (1904–1984)
  • Bhagat Puran Singh (1904–1992)
  • Mohan Singh (1905–1978)
  • Sujan Singh (1909–1993)
  • Gurbachan Singh Talib (1911–1986)
  • Balraj Sahni (1913–1973)
  • Harcharan Singh (writer) (1914-2006)
  • Sharif Kunjahi (1915–2007)
  • Balwant Gargi (1916–2003)
  • Kartar Singh Duggal (1917–2012)
  • Amrita Pritam (1919–2005)
  • Jaswant Singh Kanwal (1919–)
  • Harbhajan Singh (poet) (1920–2002)
  • Santokh Singh Dhir (1920–2010)
  • Kulwant Singh Virk (1921–1987)
  • Ajit Saini (1922–2007)
  • Sukhbir (writer) (1925–2012)
  • Alam Lohar (1928–1979)
  • Jaswant Singh Rahi (1930–1996)
  • Gurdial singh (1933-2016)
  • Buta Singh (1934–)
  • Giani Sant Singh Maskeen (1934–2005)
  • Anwar Masood (1935–)
  • Dalip Kaur Tiwana (1935–)
  • Dalbir Chetan (5 April 1944– 1 January 2005)
  • Shiv Kumar Batalvi (1937–1973)
  • Farrukh Hummayoun (1951- )
  • Karnail Singh Somal (1940–)
  • Narinder Singh Kapoor (1944–)
  • Surjit Paatar (1945–)
  • Chaman Lal (1947–)
  • Harjinder Singh Dilgeer (1947–2014)
  • Avtar Singh Sandhu (Paash) (1950–1988)
  • Mir Tanha Yousafi (1955–)
  • Gurdas Maan (1957–)
  • Rupinderpal Singh Dhillon (1969-)
  • Shamsher Singh Sandhu (3 March 1937-)

    • A

  • Guru Arjan Dev ji ( 1563-June 1606 )
  • Akali Kaur Singh Nihang (1866–1953)
  • Alam Lohar (1928–1979)
  • Anwar Masood (1935–)
  • Avtar Singh Sandhu (Paash) (1950–1988)
  • Ajit Saini (1922–2007)
  • Amrita Pritam (1919–2005)

    • B

  • Balraj Sahni (1913–1973)
  • Balwant Gargi (1916–2003)
  • Bulleh Shah (1680–1757)
  • Buta Singh (1934–)

    • C

  • Chaman Lal (novelist) (1947–)

    • D

  • Dalbir Chetan (5 April 1944– 1 January 2005)
  • Dalip Kaur Tiwana (1935–)
  • Damodar Das Arora
  • Dhani Ram Chatrik (1876–1954)

    • F

  • Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1173–1266)
  • Farrukh Hummayoun (1951-)

    • G

  • Gorakh Nath (ca. 10th century)
  • Gurbachan Singh Talib (1911–1986)
  • Gurbaksh Singh Preetlari (1895–1977)
  • Bhai Gurdas (1551–1636)
  • Gurdas Maan (1957–)

    • H

  • Harbhajan Singh (1920–2002)
  • Harjinder Singh Dilgeer (1947–)
  • Hashim (1735–1843)
  • Dr. Harcharan Singh (1914-2006)

    • J

  • Jaswant Singh Kanwal (1919–)
  • Jaswant Singh Rahi (1930–1996)
  • Bhai Jodh Singh (1882–1981)
  • Jaswant Singh (Khoji) (- 1999)

    • K

  • Karnail Singh Somal (1940–)
  • Kartar Singh Duggal (1917–2012)
  • Kahn Singh Nabha (1861–1938)
  • Kripa Sagar (1875–1939)
  • Kulwant Singh Virk (1921–1987)
  • Kashmira Singh Chaman (1938-)

    • M

  • Bhai Mani Singh (1666–1737)
  • Mir Tanha Yousafi (1955–)
  • Mohan Singh (1905–1978)
  • Mohan Singh Aujla (Poet) (1938-2010)

    • N

  • Guru Nanak Dev ji (15 April 1469- 22 Sept. 1539)
  • Bhai Nand Lal (1633–1713)
  • Nanak Singh (1897–1971)
  • Navi (1944–)

    • P

  • Partap Singh (1904–1984)
  • Bhagat Puran Singh (1904–1992)
  • Puran Singh(1881–1931)
  • Pundit Tara Singh (1822–1891)

    • R

  • Bhai Randhir Singh (1878–1961)
  • Ratan Singh Bhangu (died 1846)
  • Rupinderpal Singh Dhillon (1969–)

    • S

  • Sahib Singh (1892–1977)
  • Sohan Singh Seetal (1909-1998) Poet, Novelist, historian, Authored more than 60 books
  • Santokh Singh Dhir (1920–2010)
  • Giani Sant Singh Maskeen (1934–2005)
  • Sharif Kunjahi (1915–2007)
  • Shah Mohammad (1780–1862)
  • Shiv Kumar Batalvi (1937–1973)
  • Sujan Singh (1909–1993)
  • Sultan Bahu (1628–1691)
  • Surjit Paatar (1945–)
  • Shardha Ram Phillauri (1837–1881)
  • Sukhbir (writer) (1925–2012)
  • Sarita Skagnes
  • Shamsher Singh Sandhu (1937-)Poet, Authored 6 books (Gazal)

    • V

  • Bhai Vir Singh (1872–1957)

    • W

  • Waris Shah (1722–1798)
  • Waryam Singh Sandhu 19--?) An acclaimed Short story writer (Alive)

    • References

    List of Punjabi authors Wikipedia
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