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[edit]
The Beginning Of Punjabi Literature[edit]
First and the foremost poems of Punjabi language was of Nath-Yogi in origin.
12th century[edit]
- Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1173–1266)
15th- 16th century[edit]
- Guru Nanak (15 April 1469 - 22 Sept 1539)
16th century[edit]
- Shah Hussain (1538 – 1599)
- Bhai Gurdas (1551–1636)
- Peelu (1580 to 1675)
17th century[edit]
- Damodar Das Arora (1605 – 1656)
- Sultan Bahu (1628–1691)
- Bhai Nand Lal (1633–1713)
- Bhai Mani Singh (1366–1737)
- Bulleh Shah (1680–1757)
- Ali Haider Multani (1690-1785)
18th century[edit]
- Waris Shah (1722–1798)
- Hashim (1735–1843)
- Shah Mohammad (1780–1862)
- Ratan Singh Bhangu (died 1846)
19th century[edit]
- Pundit Tara Singh (1822–1891)
- Shardha Ram Phillauri (1837–1881)
- Pandit Lekh Ram (1858–1897)
- 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[edit]
- Partap Singh (1904–1984)
- Bhagat Puran Singh (1904–1992)
- Mohan Singh (1905–1978)
- Sujan Singh (1909–1993)
- Gurbachan Singh Talib (1911–1986)
- Gurdas Ram Alam (1912-1989)
- 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 (1919–2020)
- 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)
- Gurdial Singh (1933-2016)
- Buta Singh (1934–)
- Giani Sant Singh Maskeen (1934–2005)
- Anwar Masood (1935–)
- Dalip Kaur Tiwana (1935–2020)
- Dalbir Chetan (5 April 1944– 1 January 2005)
- Shiv Kumar Batalvi (1937–1973)
- Karnail Singh Somal (1940–)
- Lal Singh Dil (1943–2007)
- 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-)
- Satinder Sartaj (1982-)
Alphabetical list[edit]
A[edit]
- Guru Arjan Dev (1563–1606)
- Akali Kaur Singh Nihang (1866–1953)
- Amrita Pritam (1919–2005)
- Ajit Saini (1922–2007)
- Alam Lohar (1928–1979)
- Anwar Masood (1935–)
- Avtar Singh Sandhu (Pash) (1950–1988)
- Amardeep Singh Gill (born 1968)
B[edit]
- Balraj Sahni (1913–1973)
- Balwant Gargi (1916–2003)
- Bulleh Shah (1680–1757)
- Buta Singh (1934–2021)
C[edit]
- Chaman Lal (1947–)
D[edit]
- Dalbir Chetan (5 April 1944– 1 January 2005)
- Dalip Kaur Tiwana (1935–2020)
- Damodar Das Arora
- Dhani Ram Chatrik (1876–1954)
F[edit]
- Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1173–1266)
G[edit]
- Gorakh Nath (ca. 10th century)
- Gurbachan Singh Talib (1911–1986)
- Gurdas Ram Alam (1912-1989)
- Gurbaksh Singh Preetlari (1895–1977)
- Bhai Gurdas (1551–1636)
- Gurdial Singh (1933-2016)
- Gurdas Maan (1957-)
H[edit]
- Harbhajan Singh (1920–2002)
- Harjinder Singh Dilgeer (1947–)
- Hashim (1735–1843)
- Harcharan Singh (1914-2006)
J[edit]
- Jaswant Singh Kanwal (1919–)
- Jaswant Singh Rahi (1930–1996)
- Bhai Jodh Singh (1882–1981)
- Jaswant Singh (Khoji) (- 1999)
K[edit]
- Karnail Singh Somal (1940–)
- Kartar Singh Duggal (1917–2012)
- Kahn Singh Nabha (1861–1938)
- Kripa Sagar (1875–1939)
- Kulwant Singh Virk (1921–1987)
L[edit]
- Lal Singh Dil (1943–2007)
M[edit]
- Bhai Mani Singh (1666–1737)
- Mir Tanha Yousafi (1955–)
- Mohan Singh (1905–1978)
N[edit]
- Guru Nanak 15 April 1469- 22 Sept. 1539)
- Bhai Nand Lal (1633–1713)
- Nanak Singh (1897–1971)
P[edit]
- Partap Singh (1904–1984)
- Bhagat Puran Singh (1904–1992)
- Puran Singh(1881–1931)
- Pundit Tara Singh (1822–1891)
R[edit]
- Bhai Randhir Singh (1878–1961)
- Ratan Singh Bhangu (died 1846)
- Rupinderpal Singh Dhillon (1969–)
- Rupinder Inderjit (2011–)
S[edit]
- 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[edit]
- Bhai Vir Singh (1872–1957)
W[edit]
- Waris Shah (1722–1798)
- Waryam Singh Sandhu (1945–)