Shamsher Singh Sandhu

Shamsher Singh Sandhu M.A; M.Ed. (born March 3, 1937) is a well known Canadian of Punjabi origin Gazal writer, or Gazalgo. He is best known for his beautiful Gazals. He lives in Calgary, Alberta, Canada since 1997. He learned the art of writing Gazal and started writing them in 2002 after the age of 65. Since then he has published six books (containing 513 Gazals) as follows:
* Ga Zindgi de geet toon (printed and published in Calgary), 2003
* Jot sahas de jaga (printed and published in Calgary), 2005
* Ban shua toon (printed and published in Calgary), 2006
* Roshni de bhal (printed and published in Calgary), 2007
* Sulagdi leek (printed and published in Calgary), 2008; these five books have been published in one volume, Geet ton sulagdi leek tak, by Lok geet pakashan, Chandigarh, Punjab, India, 2009
* Dhal rahe aye surja, 2011 (Lok geet pakashan, Chandigarh), 2011
In 2003 he prepared a Punjabi version of the Canadian national anthem, "O Canada", which has been placed in the archives of Canada.

In 2005 (the centennial year of Alberta) he prepared a Punjabi version of "Alberta Song". A Punjabi version of Canadian National anthem "O Canada" and a Punjabi version of "Alberta Song" have been placed in the permanent records of the Assembly of Alberta. Shamsher Singh Sandhu was honored with a medal by the government of Alberta.
"Geet ton sulagdi leek tak" can be read online also at www.apnaorg.com and Vidha Punjabi.
In 2010 Shamsher Singh Sandhu was awarded the honor of "Outstanding Calgary Senior" in the Arts Category.
In a book Triviene published from Vancouver, B.C. some of his selected gazals have been published in Gurmukhi and Shahmukhi script.
His selected verses were included in a book by the well-known Gazalgos Sulakhan Sarhadi and Gurdial Roshan (2011).
He founded Writers Forum, Calgary in 2005 and since then he has served as president of this organization. It is a literary society which provides a common platform for Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu and English writers of Indian and Pakistani origin.
Many literary and other organizations from India and Canada have honored him.

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