Manjit Indira (born 24 February 1950) is an Indian poet and writer of Punjabi descent. Her first book, Antahkaran, was published in 1974.
life Manjit Indira was born to Harbhajan Singh Kalsi on 24 February 1950. She received her education up to M.A. (Punjabi), and MPhil.
Books
Poetry collections 1. anthkaran 1974
2. Kala Bag 1986
3. Chandre Hanere 1992
4. Taryan Da Chhajj 1994, 2023,2025
5. Poorti Apoorti 1996
6. Tu Awaz Mari Hai 2003,2025 (Poetic Novel)
7. Alakh 2006
8. Roh Vidroh 2012
9. Taandav 2016
10.Saleeban 2022
Prose :
11.Teean Teej Deena
(Details from Folklore of Punjab) 1990
Criticism :-
12. Jang Hind Punjab Da - A Critical Study 1988 13. Shiv-Kav - Criticism 1989
Translated Work :-
14. Twilight Zone (English) (Selected Poetry Edited & Transcribed by Pardeep Joshi) 2018 15.Tender Twinges (Romanian) (Selected Poetry Edited & Translated by Asror Allayarov) 2018 16.Safar Bin Manzil (Hindi) (Translation of Taryan Da Chhajj into Hindi by well known Urdu Writer Janab Ratan Singh) 2019 17.Taryan Da Chhajj (Shahmukhi - Urdu) 2022 18. Shiv Kav (Shahmukhi - Urdu) 2022 19. Popular Poem : "Buha Na Bari Na Koi Banera"
Translated into all State Languages of India) 2018
She Translated Books from other religional Languages into Punjabi Language (few of them popular books) :-
1. Jungle De Davedar (Bangla Novel) Mahansaweta Devi (For Language Department Punjab) 2. Akhin Dekhi (Gijjubhai Badheka) Nehru Children Library (NBT) 2008 3. Baraf De Aadmi (Suryanath Singh) Nehru Children Library (NBT) 2009 4. Prithviraj Monga - Edited Stories (NBT) 2012 5. Lokan Nu Sarab-saresht Kiven Banaiye (Elan Loye Mengnis) (Lok Geet Publications) 2012 6. Amiri Di Chabi (Napoleon Hill) (Lok Geet Publications) 2013 7. Sheeshe Da Ghar - Vijay Rathore (Transcribed into Punjabi from Hindi - Lok Geet Publications) 2015 8. Agan Sakhi (Malayalam Novel) - Lalithaminbka Anterjanam (Sahitya Akademi Delhi) 2017 9. Guandhi (Malayalam Novel) - P.Keshavdutt (Sahitya Akademi Delhi) 2021
References
External links https://web.archive.org/web/20160504183803/http://www.indianwriters.org/chandigarh/manjit_indira.htm https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nlGM1zgaywU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4cmGEQri04c https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CULIww8CTg