List of Punjabi authors

See also: List of Punjabi poets

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

The Beginning Of Punjabi Literature

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

12th century

• Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1173–1266)

15th- 16th century

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

16th century

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

17th century

• 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

• 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)
• 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

• 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

A

• 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

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

C

• Chaman Lal (1947–)

D

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

F

• Fariduddin Ganjshakar (1173–1266)

G

• 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

• Harbhajan Singh (1920–2002)
• Harjinder Singh Dilgeer (1947–)
• Hashim (1735–1843)
• Harcharan Singh (1914-2006)

J

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

K

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

L

• Lal Singh Dil (1943–2007)

M

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

N

• Guru Nanak 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

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

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 (1945–)

See also

• Lists of authors
• List of Punjabi poets