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Punjabi poet (1920-2002)

Harbhajan Singh

1920–2002, born Lumding, writes in Punjabi, writer, poet, translator

Harbhajan Singh was an Indian poet, critic, cultural commentator, and translator in the Punjabi-language. Along with Amrita Pritam, Harbhajan is credited with revolutionising the Punjabi poetry writing style. He published 17 collections of poems, including Registan Vich Lakarhara, 19 works of literary history and translated 14 pieces of literature of others including those of Aristotle, Sophocles, Rabindranath Tagore and selections from the Rig Veda.

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Books on record

On Open Library

Editions Open Library lists under this name; a namesake may slip in.

Awards

1994Saraswati Samman
1969Sahitya Akademi Award for Na Dhuppe Na Chaanve
1969Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi for Na Dhuppe Na Chaanve

Elsewhere

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Also writing in Punjabi

Amrita Pritam

1919–2005novelist, poet, and essayist (in Hindi and Punjabi languages) (1919–2005)