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, 1972Other books
Kavi Chatrik Criticism, 1955- , 1974Langh Gaye Darya, 1976
Films
Mughlani Begum- ''Sandli''
Awards and honours
- Honoured with Prof. Piara Singh Gill & Karam Singh Sandhu Memorial Antar-Rashtari Shiromani Sahitkaar/Kalakaar Award, by the International Association of Punjabi Authors and Artists in 1984.