Kirpal Kazak

He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2019 for his short-story collection Antheen.

[1] Kazak was born in village Baloke, Sheikhupura district, British Punjab (now Pakistan).

His father, Sadhu Singh Ramgarhia, was well versed in Arabic, Persian, Sanskrit, and Punjabi.

[2][3] He started his writing career by contributing to Punjabi magazine Nagmani.

[2] He was appointed as a folklore assistant at Punjabi University, Patiala[2] where he researched the culture of nomadic tribes from Punjab such as Sikligars and Gadia Lohars.