Jaswant Singh Kanwal (27 June 1919 – 1 February 2020) was an Indian novelist, short story writer and essayist of the Punjabi language.

His novels usually have a rustic feel and depict the rural life of Punjab very vividly.

Jaswant Singh Kanwal had it published in Singapore and smuggled copies of the novel to India.

Jaswant Singh Kanwal was awarded Sahitya Akademi Fellowship for his 1996 book Pakhi (Hand Fan) (Short stories).

He received the Sahitya Academy award for Taushali Di Hanso (Novel)[4] in 1998.