Prabhjot Kaur (6 July 1924 – 24 November 2016), was a Punjabi author and poet.
Prabhjot Kaur | |
|---|---|
| Born | 6 July 1924[1] |
| Died | 24 November 2016 (aged 92) |
| Occupation | Author |
Biography
She was born in Gujrat, British India.[2][3][4]
Kaur married Narenderpal Singh, who was also a writer and novelist.[4] She lived in Defence Colony, New Delhi. She had two daughters, Anupama & Nirupma. Nirupma was married to Harinder Singh, son of Hukam Singh, First speaker of Parliament. Anupama was married to former Indian Army Chief J.J.Singh.
Books and poems
- Plateau
- Dreams die young[5]
- Pabbī : Pañjābī kavitā-saṅkalana
- Zindagī de kujha pala
- Kiṇake
- Madhiāntara
- Candara yuga : kawitāwāṃ
- Khāṛī
- Kandhárí hawá
- Bolaṇa dī nahīṃ jā we aṛiā
Awards and honours
- Kaur, along with her husband Narenderpal Singh, won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1964 for her collection of poems, "Pabbi".
- Padma Shri award,[6] 1967.
- "La Rose de France" award, 1968
- Poetry Society of America has decorated her with Distinguished Order of Poetry.
- Nominated to the Vidhan Parishad of Punjab.
- Member of UNESCO
References
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