Jaswant Deed

Jaswant Deed (born 11 March 1954 in Shahkot, Jalandhar Punjab) is a Punjabi poet.

Books
Published Work:


 * Poetry
 * 1) Bache Ton Dardi Kavita – (1985-2003)
 * 2) Achanchet – (1990-2003)
 * 3) Awaaz Ayegi Aje – (1996-2003)
 * 4) Ghundi – (2001-2003)
 * 5) Kamandal – (2004-2009)
 * 6) Aawagvn – (2012)
 * 7) Tera Rang Nachave(select poems) – (2014)


 * Prose
 * 1) Dharti Hor Pre – (2010)
 * 2) Khaddi – (2017)

Ik Lapp Yadan Di – (1970)
 * Short story

Desh Vand Dian Kahanian – (1985) (short stories of partition of India and Pakistan)
 * Edited


 * Translations
 * 1) Jungle Di Kahani - From English to Punjabi -(1980)
 * 2) Yashpal – From Hindi to Punjabi – (1985)
 * 3) Guru Ladho Re - From Hindi to Punjabi – (1988)
 * 4) Ruko Prithvi- selected poems of Pablo Neruda – From Hindi to Punjabi. -2015
 * 5) Kamladas- (Poems of Kamla Das from English to Panjabi)

In Digital Media

 * Trained from Film and television institute of India, (FTII Pune) in film and TV productions.
 * Thirty-two years’ experience in Television & Radio Productions. (Digital and Analogue)

TV/Film Productions

 * Produced approximately 50 TV documentaries/Films on life and works of eminent writers/painters and other well-known personalities.
 * Produced numerous special musicals & cultural heritage programs.
 * Produced TV shows and dramas.
 * Produced special series of documentaries, features on the history of Siri Guru Granth Sahib and its message of universal brotherhood, peace, and communal harmony.
 * Ex-Director, Television Center, Doordarshan Kendra (Govt. of India TV channel) Shimla.
 * Digital Productions

Produced in Canada, a documentary on Ghadar Movement

 * Hind Vasio Rakhna Yaad Sanu (2013)
 * Directed a short film of 45 minutes duration titled ‘Jalpari’ Canada, 2018.

Awards

 * He won the Sahitya Akademi Award for his book Kamandal (Poetry) – 2007
 * Best Punjabi poet of the state (Poet Laureate) Awarded by Punjab Language Department – 2010
 * Best Panjabi prose book (Dharti Hor Pre), Language department Punjab – 2008
 * Prof. Mohan Singh Award, GNDU Amritsar (Poetry: ‘Bache Ton Dardi Kavita’) – 1985