Jaswant Singh Neki, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jaswant Singh Neki

Indian writer and psychiatrist

Date of Birth: 27-Aug-1925

Place of Birth: Jhelum District, Punjab, Pakistan

Date of Death: 11-Sep-2015

Profession: writer, poet, psychiatrist, author

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Jaswant Singh Neki (also known as Punjabi: ????? ????) (27 August 1925 – 11 September 2015) was a leading Indian Sikh scholar, significant neo-metaphysical Punjabi language poet and former Director of PGI Chandigarh and Head of the Psychiatry Department at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi. As a poet he is known mostly for his poetry collections, Asle to Ohle Tak (Illusion and Reality, 1955) and autobiographical, Koi Naon Na Jane Mera (2000).
He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi in 1979 for his work, Karuna Di Chuh Ton Magron.
His long autobiographical poem Simriti De Kiran Ton Pehlan (Before Shedding Memory) published in 1975, is considered among the masterpieces of Indian literature.
His works as a scholar of Sikhism include, Ardaas: Darshan Roop Te Abhiyas, Sada Vigas, Achetan di Leela, Divine Intimations, Prophet of Devotion and Pilgrimage to Hemkunt.