List of Punjabi authors

See also: List of Punjabi poets

Contents

* A
* B
* C
* D
* E
* F
* G
* H
* I
* J
* K
* L
* M
* N
* O
* P
* Q
* R
* S
* T
* U
* V
* W
* X
* Y
* Z

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

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

## Chronological list

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### The Beginning Of Punjabi Literature

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First and the foremost poems of Punjabi language was of Nath-Yogi in origin.

### 12th century

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* Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1173–1266)

### 15th- 16th century

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* Guru Nanak (15 April 1469 - 22 Sept 1539)

### 16th century

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* Shah Hussain (1538 – 1599)
* Bhai Gurdas (1551–1636)
* Peelu  (1580 to 1675)

### 17th century

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* 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

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

### 19th century

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* 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)
* Hira Singh Dard (Giani) (1889 -1965)
* Sahib Singh (1892–1977)
* Gurbaksh Singh Preetlari (1895–1977)
* Nanak Singh (1897–1971)
* Jaswant Singh (Khoji) ( -1999)

### 20th century

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* 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 (1945–2024)
* 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

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### A

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* 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

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* Balraj Sahni (1913–1973)
* Balwant Gargi (1916–2003)
* Bulleh Shah (1680–1757)
* Buta Singh (1934–2021)
* Barkat Punjabi (1912-1993)

### C

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* Chaman Lal (1947–)

### D

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* Dalbir Chetan (5 April 1944– 1 January 2005)
* Dalip Kaur Tiwana (1935–2020)
* Damodar Das Arora
* Dhani Ram Chatrik (1876–1954)

### F

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* Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1173–1266)

### G

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* 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

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* Harbhajan Singh (1920–2002)
* Harjinder Singh Dilgeer (1947–)
* Hashim (1735–1843)
* Hira Singh Dard (Giani) (1889 -1965)
* Harcharan Singh (1914-2006)

### J

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

### K

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

### L

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* Lal Singh Dil (1943–2007)

### M

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* Bhai Mani Singh (1666–1737)
* Mir Tanha Yousafi (1955–)
* Mohan Singh (1905–1978)

### N

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

### P

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

### R

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* Bhai Randhir Singh (1878–1961)
* Ratan Singh Bhangu (died 1846)
* Rupinderpal Singh Dhillon (1969–)
* Rupinder Inderjit (2011–)

### S

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* 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

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* Bhai Vir Singh (1872–1957)

### W

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* Waris Shah (1722–1798)
* Waryam Singh Sandhu (1945–)

## See also

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* Lists of authors
* List of Punjabi poets

## References

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