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Gulzar Singh Sandhu, a famous Punjabi writer and a journalist was born on 27th February 1935 in the Village of Kotla Badla in Samrala Division of Ludhiana District, Punjab, India. He completed his education with a Master degree and Giani in Punjabi literature. During his service career he held senior post with the Indian Government and then remained as Head of a Department in Punjab Agriculture University (1978- 79). After that he taught in Punjabi University as a Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication. He was also the Chief Editor of prominent newspapers and the founding editor of ‘The Punjabi Tribune’ published from Chandigarh. Due to his remarkable contribution to Punjabi literature has been honoured with appointment to several educational and literary institutions such as Punjabi writer’s academy, Punjabi literary academy and Punjab arts council. He is well known for writing stories. He won the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award, given by the Sahitya Akademi, India’s National academy of Letters, for his short story collection, Amar Katha in 1982. Among other awards he was also the recipient of International Association of Authors, Playwrights and Artists of Canada in 1992 and Shiromani Punjabi Sahityakar Puruskar from the Education Department of Punjab in 2001. Recently, when Guru Nanak Dev University released its syllabus for faculty of languages 2016-17, his stories have been included in the syllabus for M.A. English wherein the students are supposed to study the English translations of Punjabi writer. In this paper of the first semester, are included Mirza Sahiba of Peelu, Pavitar Papi novel of Nanak Singh and stories of S. Gulzar Singh Sandhu. All these honours have place S. Sandhu among the great writers of Punjabi language. Even otherwise, his articles are often seen in newspapers and the readers get impressed by his knowledge, presentation and command over the language. He is definitely a role-model writer of Punjabi language of which all the Sikhs should feel proud.