Aahan

by Gurdial Singh

Paperback

Published January 1, 2020

About the author

Gurdial Singh Rahi (Gurdi'āl Sigh; 10 January 1933 – 16 August 2016) was a Punjabi language writer, novelist and Migration Agent from Punjab, India. He started his literary career in 1957 with a short story, "Bhaganwale”. He became known as a novelist when he published the novel Marhi Da Deeva in 1964. The novel was later adapted into the Punjabi film Marhi Da Deeva in 1989, directed by Surinder Singh. His novel Anhe Ghore Da Daan was also made into a film of the same name in 2011 by director Gurvinder Singh. Singh was honoured with the Padma Shri in 1998 and Jnanpith Award in 1999.