Gurcharan Rampuri

Gurcharan Rampuri (Punjabi: ਗੁਰਚਰਨ ਰਾਮਪੁਰੀ; January 23, 1929 – October 8, 2018) was a Canadian poet of Punjabi descent who writes in the Punjabi language. He lived in Coquitlam, British Columbia.[1]

For other people with name starting with Gurcharan, see Gurcharan.

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
  • 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.[2]
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References
  1. "OBITUARY: GURCHARAN SINGH RAMPURI". Voice Online. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  2. "Award list". writersunion.ca. Writer's Union of Canada. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
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