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Ajeet Kaur, one of the best short story writers of Punjabi language, was born in 1934 in Lahore. She had her early education in Lahore, but when, after partition the family shifted to Delhi. She completed her education with M.A. in Economics and B.Ed. She then took up Journalism and edited Directories of trade. Her best work is contained in short stories written by her. Her well known works in this genre are Gulbano, Malik di Maut, Butshikan, Faitu Aurat, Saviyan, Chirian and Maut All Babe di. Her stories have been translated into many Indian languages and also broadcast and telecast over the years. She received many honours and awards from the Government and literary institutions. The Punjab Government honoured her for the collection of short stories, Gurbano in 1962. The same year Punjabi Sahitya Smikhya Board chose her as the Shiromani Sahitkar of the year. In 1979 she was honoured by the Punjabi Arts Council and in 1983 by the Punjabi Academy, Delhi, as one of the nine distinguished writers living in Delhi and in 1984-85 she received both the international IAPX Award and the Baba Balwant Award. The Sahitya Akademi honoured her by giving her an annual award of 1985 for her autobiography, Khana Badosh. She writes in a racy and fluent style and her insight into the human situation is penetrating. She has enriched the language with her valuable creative work.