| PUNJABI POETS | LIFE PERIOD | PLACE OF BIRTH | YEARS ACTIVE | POEMS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baba Farid – 12th-13th century | 1173 OR 1188 to 1266 OR 1280, IN PAKPATTAN, PUNJAB | KOTHEWAL, MULTAN, PUNJAB | 1173 TO 1280 | 9 PUNJABI BOOKS |
| Guru Nanak – 15th-16th century | 15 APRIL 1469 to SEPTEMBER 22 1539, KARTARPUR, MUGHAL INDIA |
RAI BHOI KI TALVANDI, DELHI SULTANATE | 1507 TO 1539 | |
| Shah Hussain – 16th century | 1538 to 1599 | LAHORE, PAKISTAN | 1555 TO 1599 | |
| Sultan Bahu – 16th-17th century | 1628 to 1691, AWAN PAKISTAN | ANGA, PUNJAB | 1628 TO 1691 | 27 BOOKS IN WORK |
| Saleh muhammad safoori – 17th century | 1747 to 1826, RAVI BELT, IN DURRANI EMPIRE | MUGHAL EMPIRE / DURRANI EMPIRE | 1747 TO 1826 | |
| Bulleh Shah – 17th-18th century | 1680 to 1757, KASUR, PUNJAB MUGHAL EMPIRE | UCH, PUNJAB, MUGHAL EMPIRE | 1680 TO 1757 | |
| Waris Shah – 18th century | 1722 to 1798, MALIKA HANS, PAKPATTAN, PUNJAB |
JANDIALA SHER KHAN, SHEIKHUPURA, PUNJAB |
1722 TO 1798 | |
| Khwaja Ghulam Farid- 18th-19th century | 1845 to 1901, CHACHRAN, PUNJAB BRITISH INDIA | CHACHRAN, PUNJAB, BRITISH INDIA | 1845 TO 1901 | |
| Mian Muhammad Bakhsh – 19th century | 1830 to 1907, KHARI SHARIF, KASHMIR | KHARI, SHARIF KASHMIR | 1830 TO 1907 | 14 BOOKS IN WORK |
| Qadaryar – 19th century | 1802 to 1892 | GUJRANWALA, MUSLIM EMPIRE |
1802 TO 1892 | |
| Shareef Kunjahi – 20th century | 1915 to 2007 | KUNJAH, GUJRAT, PUNJAB | 1915 TO 2007 | |
| Mir Tanha Yousafi – 20th century | 1 JANUARY 1955 to – | SIALKOT, PAKISTAN | 1955 TO PRESENT | 6 NOVELS, 3 POETRY BOOKS |
| Anwar Masood – 20th century | 8 NOVEMBER 1935 to – | GUJRAT, BRITISH INDIA | 1935 TO PRESENT | 8 PUNJABI BOOKS, 4 URDU BOOKS |
| Harbans Bhalla (1930-1993) – 20th century | 7 MAY 1930 to 5 APRIL 1993 | PASRUR, SIALKOT PAKISTAN | 1930 TO 1993 | 10 BOOKS PUBLISHED |
| Shaista Nuzhat – 20th century | 1963 to – | GUJRANWALA, ISLAMIK REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN |
1963 TO PRESENT | 10 BOOKS |
| Bhai Veer Singh – 20th century | 5 DECEMBER 1872 to 10 JUNE 1957, AMRITSAR PUNJAB | AMRITSAR | 1872 TO 1957 | 10 BOOKS |
| Dhani Ram Chatrik – 20th century | 4 OCTOBER 1876 to 18 DECEMBER 1954 | 1876 TO 1954 | 9 BOOKS | |
| Faiz Ahmad Faiz – 20th century | 13 FEBRUARY 1911 to 20 NOVEMBER 1984, LAHORE, PUNJAB | KALA KADER, SIALKOT, BRITISH INDIA | 1911 TO 1984 | 6 BOOKS |
| Amrita Pritam – 20th century | 31 AUGUST 1919 to 31 OCTOBER 2005, DELHI INDIA | GUJRANWALA, PUNJAB BRITISH INDIA | 1936 TO 2004 | 28 NOVELS, 18 ANTHOLOGIES OF PROSE, 5 SHORT STORIES |
| Dr. Harbhajan Singh – 20th century | 18 AUGUST 1920 to 21 OCTOBER 2002 | LUMDING, ASSAM | 1920 TO 2002 | 10 BOOKS |
| Shiv Kumar Batalvi – 20th century | 23 JULY 1936 to 7 MAY 1973, KIR MANGYAL, PATHANKOT, INDIA |
BARA PIND LOTHIAN, SHAKARGARH, PUNJAB |
1936 TO 1973 | 14 BOOKS IN WORK |
| Surjit Paatar – 20th century | 14 JANUARY 1945 to – | PATARH KALAN, JALANDHAR, BRITISH INDIA |
1945 TO PRESENT | 7 POETRY BOOKS |
| Balwant Gargi | 4 DECEMBER 1916 to 22 APRIL 2003, MUMBAI | BATHINDA, PUNJAB | 1916 TO 2003 | 6 PLAYS, 3 SHORT STORIES |
| sukhbir(writer) | 9 JULY 1925 to 22 FEBRUARY 2012 | MUMBAI INDIA | 1925 TO 2012 | 7 NOVELS, 11 STORY, 6 POETRY, 6 TRANSLATIONS BOOKS |
| Shardha Ram Phillauri | 30 SEPTEMBER 1837 to 24 JUNE 1881 | BRAHMIN, PHILLAUR, JALANDHAR | 1837 TO 1881 | 7 BOOKS |
| Sachal Sarmast | 1739 to 1829 CE | DARAZA, KHAIRPUR MIRS | 1739 TO 1829 | 8 BOOKS |
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