Sujan Singh

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|birth_name = Sujan Singh
|birth_date = {{birth date|df=yes|1909|07|29}}
|birth_place = [[Dera Baba Nanak]], [[Gurdaspur district]], [[British Punjab]]
|death_date = {{death date and age|1993|04|21|1909|07|29}}
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|other_names = Principal Sujan Singh<br>Professor Sujan Singh
|known_for = Stories(generally on hardships faced by lower strata),essays and books on Punjabi Gurus
|occupation = Writer
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'''''Sujan Singh''''' was a story writer of [[Punjab, India]].<ref name="ss">{{cite book | title=Sujan Singh | publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] | author=Kaang, Kulbir Singh | authorlink=Kulbir Singh Kaang | year=2003 | pages=53 | isbn=81-260-1742-2 | series=Makers of Indian Literature}}</ref><ref name="ti">{{cite news | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20100301/ldh1.htm#27 | title=Principal Sujan Singh's contribution to Punjabi literature recalled | date=1 March 2010 | agency=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] | accessdate=4 May 2012 | location=[[Ludhiana]]}}</ref>

== Early life ==

Singh was born on 29 July 1909,<ref name=ss/> to father S. Hakim Singh, in [[Dera Baba Nanak]], a town of [[Gurdaspur district]] in [[Indian Punjab]]. He was brought up by his maternal grandparents and spent his early childhood days in [[Calcutta]]. After his grandparents' and father's death, he had a difficult time.

He got his primary education from Bal Mukand Khatri Middle School and did his Bachelor of Arts from [[Khalsa College, Amritsar|Khalsa College]] in [[Amritsar]].<ref name=ss/> He did his ''Giani'' (a course) and Master of Arts in [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] by corresponding.

He started working as a bank clerk. After some time he became a [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] teacher in [[Quetta]], [[Pakistan]]. He also worked as a headmaster. Later he became a Punjabi lecturer. He was also a principal in [[Guru Nanak College, Gurdaspur|Guru Nanak College]], [[Gurdaspur]].

He was known as a progressive writer. He regained President of Kendri Punjabi Lekhak Sabha, Senior vice president of Punjabi Sahitya Academy Ludhiana, member of presidium of progressive Writers Association of India and of Afro-Asian Writers Association.

He was married to Joginder Kaur. He had three sons and five daughters.<ref name=ti/> [[Bawa Balwant]], a noted [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] poet of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]<ref name="bb">{{cite book | title=Bawa Balwant | publisher=[[Sahitya Akademi]] | author=Kaang, Kulbir Singh | authorlink=Kulbir Singh Kaang | year=1998 | pages=77 | isbn=81-26005629 | series=Makers of Indian Literature}}</ref> was one of his close friends.<ref name=ss/>

== Career ==

He had a deep understanding of human mind and social relations and he stood for the down trodden and deprived section of the society.{{Opinion|date=April 2020}} 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 was associated with the progressive literary movement and its impact can be observed in his stories.{{cn|date=April 2020}} He also attempted to retell the stories of Sikh gurus in his own way.

Although he is known for his stories, he wrote some essays too. His first essay, ''Tawian wala Waaja'', was published in the monthly magazine ''Likhari''.<ref name=ss/> He published two collections of essays, ''Jammu Jee Tusi Barhe Raa'' and ''Khumban Da Shikar''. His story anthologies include ''Dukh Sukh (1939)'', ''Dukh Sukh Ton Pichhon(1944)'', ''Dedh Aadmi'', ''Manukh Te Pashu(1954)'', ''Kalgi Dian Annian(1969)''<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/title/kalgi-dian-anian/oclc/60223421 ''Kalgi Dian Anian''] at [[WorldCat]]</ref> and ''Shehar Te Garaan(1985)''.<ref name=ss/>

== 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'',<ref name=ss/> in 1986. He was also awarded the Best story writer of [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]] by the Language Department of Punjab in 1972. He also wrote three books on the lives of [[Nanak Dev|Sri Guru Nanak Dev]] ji (Wade Kian Wadiian), [[Amar Das|Guru Amar Dass]] ji (Amar Guru Rishman) and [[Guru Gobind Singh]] ji (Kalgi Dian Annian).<ref name=ss/>

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