Gurdial Singh

Novelist, Author

1933 –

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Who is Gurdial Singh?

Gurdial Singh is a Punjabi writer, novelist and story-writer from East Punjab. He started his literary career in 1957 with a short-story, Bhaganwale. He became known as a novelist when he published the novel Marhi Da Deeva in 1964. Surinder Singh directed a film, Marhi Da Deeva, based on the novel. After Amrita Pritam he is the second Punjabi writer to bag the Jnanpith Award.

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Born
Jan 10, 1933
Punjab Province
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  • India
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on July 23, 2013

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