Noted Punjabi writer Jaswant Singh Kanwal Passes Away
- Eminent Punjabi writer, novelist and Sahitya Akademi Awardee Jaswant Singh Kanwal passed away after a brief illness at his native village in Moga district.
- He was 101.
- Kanwal was bestowed Sahitya Akademi Fellowship award for his 1996 book ‘Pakhi’ (Hand Fan) and
- He also received the Sahitya Akademi award for Taushali Di Hanso in 1998.