Prabhjot Kaur


Prabhjot Kaur, was a Punjabi author and poet. She was born in Gujrat, British India.

Personal life

Kaur married Narenderpal Singh, who was also a writer and novelist.She lived in Defence Colony, New Delhi. She had two daughters, Anupama & Nirupma. Nirupma was married to Harinder Singh, son of Hukam Singh, First speaker of Parliament. Anupama was married to former Indian Army Chief J.J.Singh.

Books and poems

Kaur, along with her husband Narenderpal Singh, won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1964 for her collection of poems, "Pabbi". Kaur received the Padma Shri award in 1967 and she won the coveted award of "La Rose de France"in 1968. Poetry Society of America has decorated her with Distinguished Order of Poetry.

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