Kartar Singh Duggal was born on 1st March, 1917 in Dhamal, Rawalpindi district of present day Pakistan. He received his M.A. Honours in English at Forman Christian College in Lahore. He wrote in Punjabi, Urdu, English and Hindi. His unique writing has been translated into Indian and foreign languages. Duggal authored twenty four collections of short stories, ten novels, seven plays, seven works of literary criticism, along with two poetry collections and an autobiography. A Padma Bhushan awardee of the year 1988, he was also awarded the Sahitya Akademi fellowship, the highest accolade in the field of Indian literature. Many of his books have been taken up by Universities for graduate studies. He was an active member of different literary and cultural centers, heading as the President of Punjabi Sahitya Sabha in Delhi.
Kartar Singh Duggal was an Indian writer who wrote in Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, and English. His works include short stories, novels, dramas and plays. His works have been translated into Indian and foreign languages.
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