Gurmeet Kaur | |
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Born | Kanpur, India |
Nationality | American |
Occupation(s) | Writer, publisher |
Gurmeet Kaur is a Punjabi American writer and publisher known for creating a series of children's books under the project Fascinating Folktales of Punjab.[1]
Gurmeet was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh and has ancestral roots in Jhelum and Bannu, British India (now Pakistan).[2][3] She grew up in Indore, Madhya Pradesh and migrated to US after surviving the 1984 anti-Sikh riots.[4]
She lives in Atlanta, Georgia and worked as an Engineer & a Software Architect for 25 years.[5] She left her job in 2016 and dedicated herself to promoting Punjabi language.[6]
She started publishing children's books in 2012.[4] In 2012–13, she published the first set of three books; ChiDi tay Pippal (The Sparrow and the Pippal), ChiDi tay Kaañ (The Sparrow and the Crow), and Lailaa tay Dhol (The Lamb and the Dhol).[4]
In 2018, she published the Undivided Punjab Edition which included illustrations, and text in both the Gurmukhi and the Shahmukhi scripts of Punjabi, along with English.[2] She has also been creating audio versions of the folktales.[7]
In 2020, she wrote and published a book about Jaswant Singh Khalra in order to commemorate his 25th martyrdom.[8][9]
She has been campaigning for the preservation of heritage at Kartarpur Sahib, where Guru Nanak spent his final years.[10]
She is married and is a mother of two children. Her son Angad Singh works at Vice News.[11] Her daughter Liv Kaur has also participated in storytelling sessions along with her.[12][13]