Nand Lal Noorpuri (June 1906 – 13 May 1966) was an Indian poet, writer and lyricist who wrote in Punjabi.
[1][2] Nand Lal Noorpuri was born in June 1906, to father Bishan Singh and mother Hukman Devi, in the Noor Pur 122 JB Faisalabad village of Lyallpur district[1] in British Punjab.
He quit college and joined first as a teacher and then as an assistant sub-inspector in Bikaner[1] in Rajasthan where he received a bravery award.
[1] In 1940, he left police force and came back to Punjab and wrote lyrics for Punjabi film Mangti.
[1] Later, he found work in radio and started participating in kavi darbars (English: poetic concerts).