Jaswant Deed (born 11 March 1954 in Shahkot, Jalandhar Punjab) is a Punjabi poet.[1][2]
Jaswant Deed | |
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 Jaswant Deed (right) with Dr. Kulvir Gojra at Bhai Vir Singh Sahitya Sadan, Delhi | |
| Born | March 11, 1954 Shahkot, Jalandhar, Punjab |
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| Notable awards | Sahitya Akademi Award, 2007 for Kamandal |
Books edit
Published Work:
- Poetry
- Bache Ton Dardi Kavita – (1985-2003)
- Achanchet – (1990-2003)
- Awaaz Ayegi Aje – (1996-2003)
- Ghundi – (2001-2003)
- Kamandal – (2004-2009)
- Aawagvn – (2012)
- Tera Rang Nachave(select poems) – (2014)
- Prose
- Dharti Hor Pre – (2010)
- Khaddi – (2017)
- Short story
Ik Lapp Yadan Di – (1970)
- Edited
Desh Vand Dian Kahanian – (1985) (short stories of partition of India and Pakistan)
- Translations
- Jungle Di Kahani - From English to Punjabi -(1980)
- Yashpal – From Hindi to Punjabi – (1985)
- Guru Ladho Re - From Hindi to Punjabi – (1988)
- Ruko Prithvi- selected poems of Pablo Neruda – From Hindi to Punjabi. -2015
- Kamladas- (Poems of Kamla Das from English to Panjabi)
Works edit
In Digital Media edit
- Trained from Film and television institute of India, (FTII Pune) in film and TV productions.
- Thirty-two years’ experience in Television & Radio Productions. (Digital and Analogue)
TV/Film Productions edit
- Produced approximately 50 TV documentaries/Films on life and works of eminent writers/painters and other well-known personalities.
- Produced numerous special musicals & cultural heritage programs.
- Produced TV shows and dramas.
- Produced special series of documentaries, features on the history of Siri Guru Granth Sahib and its message of universal brotherhood, peace, and communal harmony.
- Ex-Director, Television Center, Doordarshan Kendra (Govt. of India TV channel) Shimla.
- Digital Productions
Produced in Canada, a documentary on Ghadar Movement edit
- Hind Vasio Rakhna Yaad Sanu (2013)
- Directed a short film of 45 minutes duration titled ‘Jalpari’ Canada, 2018.
Awards edit
- He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his book Kamandal (Poetry) – 2007[3]
- Best Punjabi poet of the state (Poet Laureate) Awarded by Punjab Language Department – 2010
- Best Panjabi prose book (Dharti Hor Pre), Language department Punjab – 2008
- Prof. Mohan Singh Award, GNDU Amritsar (Poetry: ‘Bache Ton Dardi Kavita’) – 1985
References edit
- ^ "Jaswant Deed". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "100 yr old Ghadar Movement relives in docu". hindustantimes.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Award in 2007 for his book Kamandal (Poetry)". sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.