Surjit Singh Sethi


Surjit Singh Sethi was an Indian playwright, novelist, short story writer and lyricist who wrote in Punjabi. He was also a film maker and theatre personality.

Biography

Surjit Singh Sethi was born at Gujarkhan, Punjab Province, British India in 1928. He did his M.A. in English and submitted his thesis on Ibsenism for Ph.D. He worked at All India Radio for some time as a producer. He was the founder of Speech, Drama and Music Department at Punjabi University which was later turned into the Theatre and Television Department. He groomed a number of students into stage, TV and film celebrities, and was influenced by modern trends of Western theatre. Sethi died in 1995.

Dramas

Parde Pichhon, One Act Plays, 1946Chalde Phirde But, One Act PlaysKandhi Ute Rukhda, 1957Coffee House, 1958Kaccha Ghada, 1960Kadaryar, 1960Bhareya Bhareya Sakhna Sakhna, 1964King, Mirza Te Sapera, 1965Gurbin Ghor Andhar, 1969Safar Baqi, Talash Baqi Nangi Sarak Raat Da Ohla, 1971
  • , 1972Mard Mard Nahi Tiwin Tiwin Nahi Eh Zindagi Hai DostoMera Murshid Mod Liao, 1975
  • ''Pebble Beach Te Laung Guacha''

Novels

Ret Da Pahad, 1954Ik Shahr Di Gal, 1955Kandhi Ute Rukhda, 1957
  • , 1960
  • , 1967Abra ki Adabra, 1972Dubde Suraj Nun Salam, 1976

Short stories

Angrez Angrez San Men Kahani Da Safar, 1972

Other books

Kavi Chatrik Criticism, 1955
  • , 1974Langh Gaye Darya, 1976

Films

Mughlani Begum
  • ''Sandli''

Awards and honours