Sujan Singh

Sujan Singh was a story writer of Punjab, India.

Early life

Singh was born on 29 July 1909,

Career

His writings addressed human relationships and the experiences of socially disadvantaged people. Since he was acquainted to world literature, he attempted to write short stories which can be compared with the classical short stories of the world literature. He also wrote retellings of stories about the Sikh Gurus.

In addition to short stories, Singh wrote essays. His first essay, Tawian wala Waaja, was published in the monthly magazine Likhari. and Shehar Te Garaan(1985).

Awards

He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award by the Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, for his story collection, Shehar Te Garaan, in 1986. In 1972, the Language Department of Punjab presented Singh with an award for Punjabi short-story writing. He also wrote three books on the lives of Sri Guru Nanak Dev ji (Wade Kian Wadiian), Guru Amar Dass ji (Amar Guru Rishman) and Guru Gobind Singh ji (Kalgi Dian Annian).