Modern Period

A renowned lyricist and filmmaker. Famous song: “Silli-Silli Aundi Ae Hawa.”

A prominent poet, writer, and journalist of the new generation from West Punjab.

A renowned Urdu poet, writer, novelist, and short-story writer from West Punjab. Besides Urdu, he also writes in Punjabi.

A renowned expatriate poet, writer, and editor.

Poet, writer, editor, and translator. He was active in the Naxalite movement and was also imprisoned. Chandan’s poetry has been translated into many languages of the world.

A renowned poet, translator, editor, and critic. He received the Sahitya Akademi Award for translation in 2016.

A renowned contemporary poet, prose writer, and translator.

Poet, translator, editor, and prose writer.

A renowned poet of Western Punjab.

Poet and novelist from West Punjab. He also remained an active worker of the Mazdoor Kisan Party.

A renowned poet and painter from Western Punjab.

A contemporary poet, writer, editor, and translator. Also publishes a literary magazine titled "Ekam."

A ghazal poet of the present era

A contemporary ghazal poet and lyricist. He resides in England.

A renowned people’s poet of Western Punjab.

A leading Punjabi songwriter. whose songs have been sung by famous singers from Mohammed Rafi and Lata Mangeshkar to contemporary artists.

Short story writer, novelist, poetess, and autobiographer.

A young contemporary poet, translator, and runner.

A contemporary poet

A contemporary ghazal poet.

A renowned ghazal poet. His father, Kanwar Chauhan, was also an important Punjabi poet.

Poet, painter, photographer, and wanderer.

A contemporary poet. His father, Randhir Singh Chand, was also a fine poet and scholar of his time.

A renowned contemporary poet, translator, and editor.

Poet, translator, editor, and writer.

A contemporary ghazal poet, children's literature writer, and translator.

A ghazal poet and lyricist of the new generation.

A prominent poet of the contemporary era.

An important name in resistance poetry. Poetry collections: Sangi Sathi and Ulte Rukh Parvaaz.

Renowned poet and organizer of the Nabha Poetry Festival. A Sahitya Akademi award-winning writer for the book Mahakambani.

Ghazal poets of the contemporary era.

A contemporary expatriate ghazal poet.

A contemporary ghazal poet.

A poet, lyricist, and writer of the contemporary era.

A writer of Punjabi and Urdu. She is the head of the Nawab Sher Muhammad Khan Institute for Advanced Studies, Malerkotla.

Poet, translator, storyteller, critic, and editor.

Poetess, writer, editor, and translator.

Poetess, writer, and social activist.

A contemporary poet and critic.

A leading contemporary thinker, historian, writer, and poet.

A renowned writer, poet, and a devoted activist from Western Punjab who has worked sincerely for the promotion and dissemination of the Punjabi language.

A contemporary ghazal poet.

Eminent poet, editor, and literary critic. He also served as the President of the Sahitya Akademi, Ludhiana.

A distinguished lyricist and singer who laid the foundation of literary and serious songwriting in the field of Punjabi music.

A master of Punjabi ghazal

Poet, storyteller, and novelist.

A prominent contemporary ghazal poet and children’s literature writer.

A contemporary expatriate poet.

A contemporary poet, editor, and translator.

A prominent voice of the ghazal genre. He established a distinct identity through his only book, “Pani Da Hashia.”