Gurcharan Rampuri

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Gurcharan Rampuri (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਚਰਨ ਰਾਮਪੁਰੀ ) is a Canadian poet of Punjabi descent who writes in the Punjabi language. He lives in Coquitlam, British Columbia.

Rampuri has been writing poems in Punjabi for well over 60 years. He lives in Vancouver, BC, where he has lived since 1964. Currently, he is working on his autobiography. In May 2011, Weavers Press in San Francisco (a member of Small Press Distribution) brought out The Circle of Illusion, a collection of Rampuri's poems translated into English by Amritjit Singh of Ohio University and Judy Ray of Tucson, AZ.

Works

Kankan di Khushbo
Qaul Qarar
Ahnnee Gali
Kanchni
Qatalgah
Agnaar
Kirnan da Ahlanan

Awards

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K.S. Dhaliwal Award, Ludhiana, India, 1997.
Nand Lal Noorpuri Award, Yuba City, USA, 1987.
Panjab Languages Department, Patiala, India, 1984.
Panjabi Sahit Akadamy, Chandigarh, India, 1982.
Panjabi Likhari Sabha (Writers Society) Rampur, India, 1980.

References

↑ Writer's Union of Canada

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