Tara Singh Kamil

Tara Singh Kamil (15 August 1929 - 1993) was a Punjabi poet. He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1989 for his poetry collection Kahikashan.

Biography
Tara Singh was born in village Hookran, Hoshiarpur district, British Punjab (now Punjab, India). He lived in New Delhi.

He was a carpenter by profession and frequently performed at kavi darbars (poetry recitals).

Literary style
Tara Singh's Sahitya Akademi Award winning collection Kahikashan has two primary themes; love and the situation of Punjab. His love poetry is not romantic poetry but "of a different hue".