Draft:Gurmukh Singh Jeet
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== Early life and education == |
== Early life and education == |
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Jeet was born on 2 November 1922 in Midh Ranjha, in Sargodha district of West Punjab on the banks of river Chenab and famous for the epic love of Heer Ranjha.. He later earned an M.A. in |
Jeet was born on 2 November 1922 in Midh Ranjha, in Sargodha district of West Punjab on the banks of river Chenab and famous for the epic love of Heer Ranjha.. He later earned an M.A. in political science from Punjab University in 1949 and subsequently served in the Government of India, retiring as a senior Class I officer. |
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In the preface to his book ''Neelkanth'' (1981), Jeet wrote about his early education in Urdu, Persian and Punjabi, and writing poetry in Urdu. He moved to Delhi in 1941, where he became associated with Punjabi literary activities including the Punjabi Sahit Sabha.{{cite book |last=Jeet |first=Gurmukh Singh |title=Neelkanth |publisher=Punjabi Writers' Cooperative Society |year=1981 |page=wri-32}} |
In the preface to his book ''Neelkanth'' (1981), Jeet wrote about his early education in Urdu, Persian and Punjabi, and writing poetry in Urdu. He moved to Delhi in 1941, where he became associated with Punjabi literary activities including the Punjabi Sahit Sabha.{{cite book |last=Jeet |first=Gurmukh Singh |title=Neelkanth |publisher=Punjabi Writers' Cooperative Society |year=1981 |page=wri-32}} |
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He followed it with ''Samkali Punjabi Kahani'' (1957), a critical survey of contemporary Punjabi short fiction.{{cite journal |last=Singh |first=Pritam |title=Panjabi Literature |journal=Indian Literature |volume=1 |issue=1 |year=1957 |pages=108–113}} {{cite book |title= Samkali Punjabi Kahani |author= Gurmukh Singh Jeet |publisher= Punjabi Parkashak |year=1957 |pages= 352 }} |
He followed it with ''Samkali Punjabi Kahani'' (1957), a critical survey of contemporary Punjabi short fiction.{{cite journal |last=Singh |first=Pritam |title=Panjabi Literature |journal=Indian Literature |volume=1 |issue=1 |year=1957 |pages=108–113}} {{cite book |title= Samkali Punjabi Kahani |author= Gurmukh Singh Jeet |publisher= Punjabi Parkashak |year=1957 |pages= 352 }} |
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Jeet translated a number of world literary classics into Punjabi. These translations were undertaken for institutions including Sahitya Akademi, the National Book Trust and the Department of Languages (Bhasha Vibhag), Punjab. His translations included works by Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai., |
Jeet translated a number of world literary classics into Punjabi. These translations were undertaken for institutions including Sahitya Akademi, the National Book Trust and the Department of Languages (Bhasha Vibhag), Punjab. His translations included works by Charles Dickens, George Eliot, Thakazhi Sivasankara Pillai., Émile Zola and Rabindranath Tagore etc. {{cite book |
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|title=Punjabi Catalogue |publisher=Sahitya Akademi }} |
|title=Punjabi Catalogue |publisher=Sahitya Akademi }} |
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• “Selected Stories” - Rabindranath Tagore (1962) |
• “Selected Stories” - Rabindranath Tagore (1962) |
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• ''David Copperfield'' (Vol. 1 & 2) - Charles Dickens (1979) |
• ''David Copperfield'' (Vol. 1 & 2) - Charles Dickens (1979) |
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• “Ankur (Germinal)” – |
• “Ankur (Germinal)” – Émile Zola (1980) |
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== Critical Reception == |
== Critical Reception == |
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Mohinder Singh Randhawa writes in the preface of Kale Aadmi that “Jeet has exposed the anti-social elements and shown his sympathy with the common people. He delineates the issues of problem-ridden common people with a psychoanalytical brush such that they no longer stay, just victims of the injustices of society, but demand their rights.{{cite book |title= Kale Aadmi |author= Gurmukh Singh Jeet |publisher= Punjabi Parkashak, New Delhi |year= 1956 |page= 07}} |
Mohinder Singh Randhawa writes in the preface of Kale Aadmi that “Jeet has exposed the anti-social elements and shown his sympathy with the common people. He delineates the issues of problem-ridden common people with a psychoanalytical brush such that they no longer stay, just victims of the injustices of society, but demand their rights.{{cite book |title= Kale Aadmi |author= Gurmukh Singh Jeet |publisher= Punjabi Parkashak, New Delhi |year= 1956 |page= 07}} |
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About Mrig Trishna, Khushwant Singh observed that Jeet had "taken real people as his models" and that his "portraiture is therefore accurate and often vastly amusing". {{cite news |author=Khushwant Singh |title=Comment on ''Mrig Trishna'' |work=Hindustan Times |year=1968}}. Nanak Singh wrote “With the finesse, honesty and impartiality with which the author has dared to expose the shady deeds of renowned artists, in my opinion, hardly anyone has taken such a bold step before!”{{cite book |title=Phullan De Parchaven |author= Gurmukh Singh Jeet |publisher= Vidya Prakashan Bhawan |year=1970 |page=cover }} |
About Mrig Trishna, Khushwant Singh observed that Jeet had "taken real people as his models" and that his "portraiture is therefore accurate and often vastly amusing". {{cite news |author=Khushwant Singh |title=Comment on ''Mrig Trishna'' |work=Hindustan Times |year=1968}}. Nanak Singh wrote “With the finesse, honesty and impartiality with which the author has dared to expose the shady deeds of renowned artists, in my opinion, hardly anyone has taken such a bold step before!”{{cite book |title=Phullan De Parchaven |author= Gurmukh Singh Jeet |publisher= Vidya Prakashan Bhawan |year=1970 |page=cover }} |
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A review in ''The Tribune'' described his work as demonstrating "craftsmanship and unity of effect" when based on small incidents.{{cite news |title=Review of Jeet's stories |work=The Tribune |year=1986}} |
A review in ''The Tribune'' described his work as demonstrating "craftsmanship and unity of effect" when based on small incidents.{{cite news |title=Review of Jeet's stories |work=The Tribune |year=1986}} |
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Jeet's short - stories are part of numerous anthologies in Punjabi, Hindi and English, including those by Punjab Government, Navyug Press, Surender Singh Johar, Dr Maheep Singh, Khushwant Singh etc. |
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The Languages Department of Punjab Government, Bhasha Vibhag, posthumously brought out an anthology of |
The Languages Department of Punjab Government, Bhasha Vibhag, posthumously brought out an anthology of Jeet's selected short stories “Chonvian Kahanian” in 1995 and noted in the preface that Jeet was a versatile personality of the Punjabi literary world and his contribution of novels, short stories and criticism for over 4 decades has effectively depicted the socio- economic, moral and psychological tensions of the urban life in the society.{{cite book |title=Chonvian Kahanian |author= Gurmukh Singh Jeet |publisher= Bhasha Vibhag, Patiala |year=1995 |page=preface }} |
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== Awards and Honours == |
== Awards and Honours == |
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