The Dhahan Prize For Punjabi Literature

To inspire the creation of Punjabi literature across borders, bridging Punjabi communities around the world and promoting Punjabi literature on a global scale.

2019 Winners awarded for excellence in Punjabi fiction

See the press release here.
See 2019 Jury Members

Central Jury

Dr. Naresh, Jury Chair

Retired Professor and Chairman of Bhai Vir Singh Chair in Modern Literature, Punjab University, Chandigarh, Punjab, India

Dr. Hina Khan, Jury Member

Assistant Professor, Department of Punjabi, Lahore College for Women University, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Dr. Paramjeet Misha, Jury Member

Assistant Professor, Department of Punjabi, Guru Gobind Singh Khalsa College, Sarhali, Punjab, India

Shahmukhi Jury

Prof. Zubair Ahmad, Jury Chair

Retired Associate Professor, Department of English, Old Islamia College, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Mr. Nain Sukh, Jury Member

Lawyer and writer,Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Mrs. Parveen Malik, Jury Member

Secretary, Pakistan Punjabi Adbi Board and Retired Deputy Director, Federal Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan

Gurmukhi Jury

Dr. Atam Singh Randhawa, Jury Chair

Associate Professor, Post Graduate Department of Punjabi Studies, Khalsa College, Amritsar, Punjab, India

Dr. Sarghi Jammu

Assistant Professor, Department of Punjabi, Shri Guru Angad Dev College, Khadur Sahib, Punjab, India

Prof. Baldev Singh Dhaliwal

Distance Education Department, Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab, India