Giani Gurdit Singh (24 February 1923 – 17 January 2007) was born in Mithewal village (Sangrur district) in the state of Punjab, India.

He was considered one of the greatest contemporary writers in Punjabi, and his book Mera Pind is regarded as a classic.

Giani Gurdit Singh was a Sikh and was married to Inderjit Kaur Sandhu (1923-2022), who was the third vice-chancellor [1] of Punjabi University, Patiala,.

Sahitya Akademi, India's premier literary body, has a "Makers of Indian Literature" series of monograms.

Mera Pind draws a word picture of cultural life in Punjab, more specifically, of the Malwa region.