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Giani Gurdit Singh (Feb 24, 1923 - Jan 17, 2007) was born in Mithewal village in the state of Punjab, India. He was a celebrated Punjabi writer, a pioneering journalist, the Owner-Editor of Parkash (a Punjabi newspaper) 1947-1978. He was also the Editor of Singh Sabha Patrika a monthly magazine of Sikh history and divinity, from 1973-1988.
Giani Gurdit Singh was awarded Punjabi Sahit Shiromani Puraskar in 2006 by Punjab government. Presented by the Punjab Languages Department, the award carried a cash component of Rs 2.5 lakh. While even international bodies like Unesco had given prize for Punjabi Literature for the book 'Tith Tihar' in 1960 and again recognised the worth of his book 'Mera Pind da Jiwan', which awarded the author in 1967.