Gurdial Singh

For the schoolmaster and mountaineer, see Gurdial Singh (mountaineer).

Gurdial Singh
Born(1933-01-10)10 January 1933
Jaitu, Punjab Province, British India
Died16 August 2016(2016-08-16) (aged 83)
Bathinda, Punjab, India
NationalityIndian
Occupations
  • Writer
  • novelist
  • Coach
Known forMarhi Da Deeva (1964)

Gurdial Singh Rahi (Gurdi'āl Sigh; 10 January 1933 – 16 August 2016) was an Indian writer and novelist who wrote in Punjabi.[1][2] He started his literary career in 1957 with a short story, "Bhaganwale."[1][2] He became known as a novelist when he published the novel Marhi Da Deeva in 1964.[3] The novel was later adapted into the Punjabi film Marhi Da Deeva in 1989, directed by Surinder Singh. His novel Anhe Ghore Da Daan was also made into a film of the same name in 2011 by director Gurvinder Singh.[4] Singh was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1998[5] and Jnanpith Award in 1999.[6][2]

  1. ^ a b "Life's own voice". Chandigarh. The Tribune. 18 March 2000. Retrieved 8 April 2012.
  2. ^ a b c "लेखक परिचय" (PDF). संचयन भाग 2 (in Hindi). NCERT. p. 45. ISBN 81-7450-665-9. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 April 2018. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
  3. ^ Singh, Gurdial (2005). Marhi Da Deeva. Unistar books Pvt. Ltd.
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