Sharanjeet Kaur has written ten books, scores of articles and short stories in all Punjabi magazines to her credit. Born in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, in 1947 she completed her schooling from Hoshiarpur and later completed her BEd, MA and PhD degrees from Chandigarh. The ever-smiling former principal of Senior Secondary School-20 was given the '21st Baba Bulle Shah' award by the Asian Writers Society, Copenhagen, Denmark, at the Punjab Kala Bhavan on Monday on the occasion of the release of her 10th book "Te Hunn Punjabi da Muddai Denmark Bich".
The award carries a phulkari; memento and cash prize of Rs 5,100. SS Parwana, Manjit Singh from Denmark, Joginder Sigh from Jammu, poet Sham Singh, Goberdhan Gabbi and other writers from the region attended the ceremony. Sharanjeet Kaur, winner of many state and national awards in education besides Dhudike and Narichetna awards for literature, said it was in recognition of her writings on woman empowerment and related issues.
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The award carries a phulkari; memento and cash prize of Rs 5,100. SS Parwana, Manjit Singh from Denmark, Joginder Sigh from Jammu, poet Sham Singh, Goberdhan Gabbi and other writers from the region attended the ceremony. Sharanjeet Kaur, winner of many state and national awards in education besides Dhudike and Narichetna awards for literature, said it was in recognition of her writings on woman empowerment and related issues.
Original article can be found HERE.
