Prabhjot Kaur (6 July 1924 – 24 November 2016), was a Punjabi author and poet.
Biography She was born in 1924 in a small village called Langrial in Gujrat, British India.
Kaur married Narenderpal Singh, who was also a writer and novelist. She lived in Defence Colony, New Delhi. She had two daughters, Anupama & Nirupma. Nirupma was married to Harinder Singh, son of Hukam Singh, First speaker of Parliament. Anupama was married to former Indian Army Chief J.J.Singh.
Books and poems Plateau Dreams die young Pabbī : Pañjābī kavitā-saṅkalana Zindagī de kujha pala Kiṇake Madhiāntara Candara yuga : kawitāwāṃ Khāṛī Kandhárí hawá Bolaṇa dī nahīṃ jā we aṛiā
Awards and honours Kaur, along with her husband Narenderpal Singh, won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1964 for her collection of poems, "Pabbi". Padma Shri award, 1967. "La Rose de France" award, 1968 Poetry Society of America has decorated her with Distinguished Order of Poetry. Nominated to the Vidhan Parishad of Punjab. Member of UNESCO
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