List of punjabi novels

Punjabi literature is a big ocean.It is the choice of a reader what he/she want to read.There is a big variety of poems,Novels,Stories,essays,historical and Plays.This blog article provides you the overview of  the best Punjabi novels so that you can choose the best novels for your reading.

TOP  PUNJABI NOVELS

1. PINJAR

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Pinjar was authorised by the novelist Amrita pritam in  the year 1950.It is the story about a hindu girl Puro kidnapped by a muslim man Rashid ,her parents refused to take her back when she managed to run back to them from Rashi`s house.  Pinjer is considered to as to be very popular novel in Punjab.

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The simple language used to portray the character of  Puro and her life in Punjab is amazing.The author pours her heart into this novel showcasing the life of people in punjab post -independence..

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This book was adopted by bollywood with the same name in the year 2003 starring Urmila  matondkar ,Manoj bajpayee and Sanjay suri .The film also won the Natinal film award the short read yet the life of a girl who was objectified as a vessel of family honour and thrown away  when it was as stake .It is so relevent still today in some parts of india that we can see Puro in every other girl who went through her stage .

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2. PAVITRA PAAPI(Saintly Sinner)

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Pavitra Paapi novel is written by famous Punjabi Writer Nanak singh .This punjabi novel is one of the best punjabi book to read.The book is about guilt ,love and  sacrifice . This book tells the story of "Kedar" young man who takes the job at watch repair shop. He did not know at the time that this would lead to the dismission of Panna lal who had the job previouslly . who was already desperate for not being able to provide his family ,let alone for dowry of his eldest daughter veena and who disappeared after telling kedar that he will kill himself.

     Tortured by guilt but unwilling to tell them what  he knows kedar becomes deeply involved with the family leading them to believe that panna lal had been sent away on long term mission by his employer. he falls in love with veena and I must not describe the complications that follows -suffice it to say that kedar`s conflicting emotions become increasingly feverish . unable to tell the truth ,his role as a guilt-ridden sinner , the saintly obligations he feels towards the family and the torture of his feelings for veena make his behavior increasingly erratic and drive him close to insanity . veena`s own emotions are nearly as complex . all this is rather drawn out . in due course events make kedar`s situation completely untenable . the end which circles back to  prologue contains an unbelievable twist .

One sympathizes with the dilemma in which kedar finds himself but i thought the story is rather frenetic through  the style  is rather flat.

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3.MARHI DA DIVA(The Last Flicker)

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Marhi da Diva is the a Punjabi novel written by Gurdial singh.This was the fast novel to be published by the author in 1969.This novel became popular and also translated into Russian and more the five lakh copies sold in soviet Russia.

This novel has been published by the Indian Acedemy of science as a modern indian classical and translated in all indian languges.The story of this punjabi novel revolves around a character related to an indigenous tribe named jagiria thola was the adopted son of Dharam singh 's father.Dhram singh 'father gifted him four biggas of the land as an adopted son.the real story of this punjabi novel begins from here.After getting land thola died sudden.Dharam took the responsibilty of his son and wife ,but real motive of dharam was something else over he has taken care thola son and wife but one day thola`s son realise that dharam just wants his land back which his father given to thola.

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4. CHITTA LAHU

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This punjabi novel is written by punjabi novelist Nanak Singh.it was ist published in 1932.the novel was translated into Russian by Leo Tolstoy's grandfather.This book is about pain sufferings,sorrow.This punjabi book tells us the story about a girl who has to bear a lot of suffering, only because of society's rule.

the main character of this book is sundri . this is the one of the  best punjabi novel you'll ever read in your life.

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