List of Punjabi authors

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

Chronological list

12th century

Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1173–1266)

15th- 16th century

Guru Nanak (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 (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 (1920–2002)
Santokh Singh Dhir (1920–2010)
Kulwant Singh Virk (1921–1987)
Ajit Saini (1922–2007)
Sukhbir (1925–2012)
Alam Lohar (1928–1979)
Jaswant Singh Rahi (1930–1996)
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)
Karnail Singh Somal (1940–)
Narinder Singh Kapoor (1944–)
Surjit Paatar (1945–)
Chaman Lal (1947–)
Harjinder Singh Dilgeer (1962–)
Avtar Singh Sandhu (Paash) (1950–1988)
Mir Tanha Yousafi (1955–)
Gurdas Maan (1957–)
Rupinderpal Singh Dhillon (1969-)
Babbu Maan (1975-)

Alphabetical list

A

Shri 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–)
Babbu Maan (1975-)

N

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

P

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

R

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 (1925–2012)
Sarita Skagnes

V

Bhai Vir Singh (1872–1957)

W

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

References

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