Surjit Patar was born in 1944, and is an acclaimed Punjabi poet. He attained his Master's from Punjab University and his Ph.D in Punjabi literature from Guru Nanak Dev College to join the academic profession. He is amongst few of the poets who have kept alive the trad...

Surjit Patar was born in 1944, and is an acclaimed Punjabi poet. He attained his Master's from Punjab University and his Ph.D in Punjabi literature from Guru Nanak Dev College to join the academic profession. He is amongst few of the poets who have kept alive the tradition of lyrics, and enthralled poetry lovers with soulful ghazals. Some of his unique poetry writing skills can be grasped from his work—Hawa Vich Likhe Harf (Words written in the Air), Birkh Arz Kar (Thus speaks the Tree), Hanere Vich Sulghdi Varnmala (Words smouldering in the Dark) and Lafzanh Di Dargah (Shrine of Words). He also translated into Punjabi the three tragedies of Garcia Lorca, the play Nag Mandala of Girish Karnad, and poems of Bertolt Brecht and Pablo Neruda. Surjit has also written tele-scripts on popular Punjabi poets.