My Books of Poetry

A journey till date that started from 1985

 SWARNJIT SAVI

Sahitya Academy Award Winner 2023

Chairman, Punjab Arts Council, Chandigarh

 

*Born : Oct. 20, 1958, Jagraon, Ludhiana ( Punjab) .

*M.A. English 1981, M.A. Fine Arts (1985)

*Began painting as a hobby during school days.

One-Man Shows:

*Held 35 “Poster Poems” shows based on Punjabi Poetry from Baba Sheikh Farid to contemporary poets from 1987 to 1990 throughout Punjab Yamuna Nagar & Ambala. These exhibitions displayed 70 paintings done with poster colours on Paper with an extract of poems alongside.

*Three one-man shows titled 'Desire' a series of 35 oil paintings:

*20-23 Feb 1997 at Thakar Art Gallery, Amritsar. * 19-23 March 1997 at Govt. Museum and      Art  Gallery,  Chandigarh * Dec. 12, 1998, to Jan. 11, 1999, at Patiala Art World, Patiala.

*' The Quest' at IndusInd Gallery Chandigarh from

Feb. 17 to March 3, 2000.

*'Leela' at The Mall, Ludhiana from June 2003.      

*' The Speaking Tree' an exhibition of  photographs  from

            November 16-21,2005 at the Academy of Arts and Literature

Siri Fort institutional area, New Delhi

*'Leela'  at Press Club of India  2007

*‘The Dancing Lines’ at gallery Artmosphere, Ludhiana 2008

*‘The Dancing Lines’ at Govt. Museum and Art  Gallery, Chandigarh 2008

* ‘NEE’ oil paintings at Museum and Art  Gallery, Punjabi University,   Patiala 28 Feb. to 27 march, 2010

* ‘ NEE DHARTIYE…’ Jan.7 –Feb -5, 2011 at Gallery Artmosphere, Ludhiana

* ‘IMPRESSIONS’  July 9-10,2011  at Ambedkar Hall, Southall, England organized by Adara Shabd.

‘EVOLUTION-II’ 12-12-2012 at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana -an installation about the evolution of Tools and Language in stainless steel at Flag Chowk, PAU (approximate size 7 ft. width x  8  ft. length x 17 ft. height)

‘Selected Works’ June 2014 Painting and Photographs show at Southall UK

‘Udasian’ Natural Pigments Oil on canvas- Travels of Guru Nanak June 2015  Brampton, Toronto, During World Punjabi Conference 2015 organised by PUBLA

‘Udasian Babe Dian’ Natural Pigments Oil on canvas- Travels of Guru Nanak July 2016 University of California Fresno, USA, During World Punjabi Conference

‘Udasian’ Natural Pigments Oil on canvas- Travels of Guru Nanak June 2015  Brampton, Toronto, During World Punjabi Conference 2017 organised by PUBLA

‘Udasian’ Natural Pigments Oil on Canvas- Travels of Guru Nanak

            Jan 9-31, 2018, at Museum and Art Gallery Punjabi University, Patiala

'Ekomkar & Rabab' Art and Installation in Stainless Steel, Gun Metal on RCC wall 31 ft hign at Indian Side Zero point of Dera Baba Nanak- Kartarpur Sahib Corridor on the 550th Birthday Celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev ji. Opened to the Public from 9-11-2019.

 

Participation:

*Punjab Lalit Kala Academy 1990, * Art India, Ludhiana, 1991-1992.

*Art Heritage, Jalandhar, 1997, 1998

Publications :

Books of Poetry

 Dayrian Di Qabr Chon, 1985.

* Awaggya, 1987.1998,2013

* Dard Piadey Hon Da, 1990, 1998,2013.

*Dehi Naad, 1994. 2013.

* Kala Hashia Te Sooha Gulab, 1998.

*Kameshwari 1999. 2013.

*Desire (English) 1999. 2013 

*Aashram, 2005, 2013.

* MAA  2008, 2013.

*Tarqheen Yudh  ( Hindi)- 2012

*Kameshwari  (English) -2012

* TE MAIN AYA BASS – Poetry 2013

* OORI – Poetry 2018

* Khushian Da Password-poems for Cuyii 2021 

* Man Di Chip   (2021) Won Sahitya Academy Award 2023

* Udasi Da Libas (2022)

 

  

Translations:

*Sada Ronda Ey dil Mahia 2009 

(Translation of  poems by Uzbek Poetess Uktamoy  Kholdrova  into Punjabi)

* Jalgeet (Translation of  Telgu long poem by N. Gopi into Punjabi)

*Translated  Kashmiri, Tamil, Telugu, Bengali, Manipuri, and Kannada Poetry into Punjabi for Sahitya Academy Delhi  2009- 10- 11

* Presented poetry in Poetry Festivals at  Delhi, Bengaluru, Shimla, Hyderabad, Srinagar, Patiala, and Ludhiana organized by Sahitya Academy, New Delhi.

and SAARC Festival of Literature at Delhi-2010, 2012

Awards :

*Gurmukh Singh Musafir Award

Department of Languages Punjab Govt. in 1990 and 1994

*Mohan Singh Mahir Award

From GND University, Amritsar, 1991

*Sant Ram Udasi Puraskar 1990

*Safdar Hashmi Award 2009

*Sahit Academy Ludhiana Award

from Sahit Academy, Ludhiana 2009

 

Worked :

* Editor-Literature and Arts, Quami Rajniti 1985-1987,

*Editor-Literature and Arts The Mehram 1987 to 1990.

 

Edited Special issues on Punjabi Literature:

Umeed- ( Hindi Literary Monthly from Behraiech UP)

Punjabi Sahit  Special Issue-2001 (Edited and Translated into Hindi)

Mehram  (Monthly from Nabha) – Parvasi Punjabi Sahit Special Issue 2002

Aesthetics Publications, Ludhiana

 

Published more than 150 Books on Poetry, Fiction, and Criticism in Punjabi

Hindi, Urdu, and English of renowned and Young writers in Aesthetics Publications since 1997.

 

Into Publishing & Printing business in Ludhiana in the establishment:

ARTCAVE PRINTERS

1978/2, Maharaj Nagar, Behind Circuit House, Ludhiana

Since 1990  artCave, Ludhiana.

 

Permanent Collection on display:

* Punjabi University, Patiala at Museum and Art gallery,( Punjab).

* Punjabi Academy, Delhi

* Vidya Infosys, Ludhiana.

* Gwendolyn C. Harrison  Indiana, USA

* Dorothy Mc Mohan  Indiana, USA

* Devinder Chandan, U.K.

* Uktamoy Kholdrova, Uzbekistan

* Indian Embassy in Afghanistan

* Dr. S S Noor, Delhi

* Amarjit Grewal,  Jatinder Preet, and  Amrita Chaudhry Ludhiana

*Lucille Tomarong, Toledo City,  Philippines

*Punjab Agricultural University, (  Golden Jubilee Monument in Stainless steel) Ludhiana.

* Guru Granth  Bhawan, Punjabi University Patiala Museum, and Guru Granth  Bhawan.

and many more with individual collections

 

Into Publishing & Printing business

in the establishment:

ARTCAVE PRINTERS

 

Studio Artcave

1978/2, Maharaj Nagar, Behind Circuit House, Ludhiana

Since 1990  artCave, Ludhiana.

artcaveprinters@gmail.com

Website:

www.swarnjitsavi.com

Email:

swarnjitsavi@gmail.com

Blogs:

www.swarnjitsavi.blogspot.com

www.poetrybysavi.blogspot.com

www.paintingsbysavi.blogspot.com

www.photosbysavi.blogspot.com

 

Phones :

Mo.:  09876668999 

Email:

swarnjitsavi@gmail.com

swarnjit.savi@yahoo.com

 

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ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ ਕੌਰੀਡੋਰ ਵਿਖੇ ਕਲਾਤਮਕ ਮਾਨੂਮੈਂਟ ਦੀ ਸਿਰਜਣਾ
ਸਵਰਨਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਸਵੀ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਸਿਰਜਿਤ ਡੇਰਾ ਬਾਬਾ ਨਾਨਕ ਵਿਖੇ ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ ਲਾਂਘੇ ਦੇ ਸ਼ੁਰੁ ਹੋਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਪੁਆਇਟ-ਜ਼ੀਰੋ ਤੇ ੩੦ ਫੁੱਟ ਦੇ ਚੌਕ ਵਿੱਚਕਾਰ ੩੧ ਫੁੱਟ ਉੱਚੇ ਇਸ ਸਮਾਰਕ-ਸਥਾਪਨਾ ਵਿਚ ਤਿੰਨ ਪੱਧਰ ਸ਼ਾਮਲ ਹਨ, ਇਹ ਤਿੰਨ ਪਰਤਾਂ ਬ੍ਰਹਮ (ੴ) ਦੇ ਸਿੱਖ ਵਿਚਾਰ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਬੰਧਤ ਮਾਨਤਾਵਾਂ ਦਾ ਸੰਕੇਤ ਕਰਦੇ ਹਨ, ਜਿਸ ਨਾਲ 'ਜੀਵਨ-ਮੁਕਤ' ਦੀ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤੀ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਹੈ, ਅਨੰਦ ਦਾ ਸਥਾਨ। ਇਕ ਪੱਧਰ, ਜ਼ਮੀਨ ਦੇ ਨੇੜੇ ਪਰ ਫਿਰ ਵੀ ਉੱਚਾ, ਇਕ ਧਾਤੂ ਰਬਾਬ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ - ਭਾਈ ਮਰਦਾਨਾ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਵਜਾਏ ਗਏ ਤਾਰ : ਸੰਗੀਤ-ਸੰਗਤ ਦਾ ਸੰਕੇਤ, ਬਾਣੀ ਦਾ ਸਮਾਜਕ ਪਹਿਲੂ। ਸਾਧਨ ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇਵ ਜੀ ਦੀ ਬਾਣੀ ਨਾਲ ਸੰਬੰਧਿਤ ਇਕ ਵਿਧੀ ਹੈ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਦੂਜੀ ਉਚਾਈ ਤੇ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ: ਸੁਝਾਅ ਇਕ ਖੁੱਲੀ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਦਾ ਹੈ, ਤੱਤ ਨਾਲ ਗੱਲਬਾਤ - ਨਿੱਡਰ, ਸਵਾਗਤੀ, ਸ੍ਰੇਸ਼ਟ। ਖੁੱਲੀ ਪੁਸਤਕ ਸਾਨੂੰ 'ਏਕ ਓਂਕਾਰ' ਨੂੰ ਸਮਰਪਿਤ ਕਰਦੀ ਹੈ, ਜਿਸ ਦੀ ਨੁਮਾਇੰਦਗੀ < ਸਟੀਲ ਦੇ ਘੁੰਮਦੇ ਹੋਏ ਆਕਾਰ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਕੀਤੀ ਗਈ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਕਿ ਪਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਦੀ ਨਿਰਣਾਇਕ ਏਕਤਾ ਨੂੰ ਦਰਸਾਉਂਦੀ ਹੈ, ਜੋ ਸਿੱਖ ਪ੍ਰਗਟਾਓ ਦੀ ਕੇਂਦਰੀ ਵਿਸ਼ੇਸ਼ਤਾ ਹੈ। 'ਏਕ' ਇਸ ਦੇ ਤਲ 'ਤੇ ਕੰਕਰੀਟ ਦੀ ਕਿਤਾਬ ਅਤੇ ਰਬਾਬ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜ ਗਈ ਹੈ। ਪਰ ਅ-ਪਰਿਭਾਸ਼ਿਤ ਪੱਧਰ ਨੂੰ 'ਓ' ਦੇ ਖੁੱਲੇ ਉਪਰਲੇ ਕੈਪ ਦੁਆਰਾ ਦਰਸਾਇਆ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਸ਼ਾਨਦਾਰ ਉਡਾਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੰਛੀ ਦੇ ਖੰਭਾਂ ਵਾਂਗ ਤਿਆਰ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ ਹੈ, ਪੁਲਾੜ ਵਿੱਚ ਵੱਧਦਾ ਹੋਇਆ, ਬ੍ਰਹਿਮੰਡੀ ਗੀਤ ਦੀ ਖੁਸ਼ੀ ਨੂੰ ਵਧਾਉਂਦਾ ਹੈ। ਖਿਤਿਜ ਤੋਂ ਸੰਗਤ ਨੂੰ ਉੱਚਾ ਚੁੱਕਣ ਵਾਲੇ ਕੀਰਤਨ ਦਾ ਅਧਾਰ ਸਮੂਹਕ ਸੰਗੀਤਕ ਮਨ, ਕਿਤਾਬ ਵਿਚ ਸ਼ਬਦ ਵਿਚ ਲੀਨ ਹੋ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ, ਸੱਚੇ ਪ੍ਰਮਾਤਮਾ ਨੂੰ ਅਨੁਭਵ ਕਰਦਾ ਹੈ ਅਤੇ ਉਸਦੀ ਸਿਰਜਣਾ ਨੂੰ ਸੱਚਾ ਅਤੇ ਇਕ ਮੰਨਦਾ ਹੈ - ਇਹ ਸਥਾਪਤੀ ਉੱਚਾਈ ਦੇ ਵੱਖ ਵੱਖ ਪੜਾਵਾਂ ਵਿਚੋਂ ਲੰਘਦੀ ਹੈ। ਮਨੁੱਖੀ ਆਤਮਾ, ਚੜ੍ਹਦਾ ਪੰਛੀ ਇੱਕ ਆਜ਼ਾਦ ਮਨ ਹੈ ਜੋ ਉਸੇ ਸਮੇਂ ਕਿਰਤ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜੇ ਨੈਤਿਕ ਜੀਵਨ ਜਿਉਣ ਨਾਲ ਜੁੜਿਆ ਹੋਇਆ ਹੈ. ਮੁਕਤੀ ਦੀ ਖੋਜ ਦੀ ਜਗਿਆਸਾ ਇਸ ਸਥਾਪਨਾ ਵਿਚ ਬਹੁਤ ਸੰਗੀਤਕਤਾ ਨਾਲ ਪੇਸ਼ ਹੋਈ ਹੈ।
੯ ਨਵੰਬਰ ੨੦੧੯ ਨੁੰ ਕਰਤਾਰਪੁਰ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਲਾਂਘੇ  ਦੇ ਖੁੱਲਣ ਮੌਕੇ ਇਹ ਮਾਨੂੰਮੈਂਟ ਸਮੂਹ -ਸੰਗਤਾਂ  ਨੂੰ ਅਰਪਣ ਕੀਤਾ ਗਿਆ। ਇਸਦਾ ਡਿਜ਼ਾਈਨ, ਕਲਾ ਤੇ ਉਸਾਰੀ ਸ਼ਾਇਰ-ਕਲਾਕਾਰ ਸਵਰਨਜੀਤ ਸਵੀ ਨੇ ਕੀਤੀ। ਮਾਇਕ ਸਹਾਇਤਾ ਸਰਬੱਤ ਦਾ ਭਲਾ ਚੈਰੀਟੇਬਲ ਟਰੱਸਟ ਦੇ ਬਾਨੀ ਦੁਬਈ ਵੱਸਦੇ ਡਾ. ਐੱਸ. ਪੀ. ਐਸ. ਓਬਰਾਏ ਹੁਰਾਂ ਕੀਤੀ।

This installation by Swaranjit Singh Savi comprises of three ascending or descending levels, signifying three layers or modes of relating to the Sikh idea of the divine (1E) leading to the attainment of ‘Jivan-mukat’, the station of bliss. The one level, closer to the ground but still elevated, is represented by a metallic Rabaab – the string instrument played by Bhai Mardana - indicative of the Sangat, the social dimension of bani. The instrument is a mode to relate to Guru Nanak’s bani as placed at the second elevation. The suggestion is of an open book, conversing with the elements – unafraid, welcoming, sublime. The open book yields us to the ‘Ek Onkar’, represented by a stainless-steel rotating figure, signifying the decisive unity of God, a central feature of Sikh revelation. The Ek is joined at its bottom to the concrete book and Rabab. But an undefined level is represented by the open upper cap of E designed like the wingspan of a bird in glorious flight, soaring in space, radiating the joy of the cosmic song. From the horizontal - the grounded collective mode of Kirtan elevating the Sangat, immersed in the Shabad (Naam) in the book, realizing the true God and treating His creation as true and one – to the vertical this installation navigates through various stages of elevation of the human spirit. The soaring bird is a liberated being who at the same time is linked to leading an ethical life involving labour. The unique connections of the quest for liberation are lyrically composed in this installation.

UDASIAN BABE NANAK DIAN

UDASIAN BABE NANAK DIAN

Here are some paintings from my latest series

UDASIAN BABE NANAK DIAN 

Many friends and journalists called time to time to see the series.

SWARNJIT SAVI -a profile

SWARNJIT SAVI -a profile

(Poet, Painter/Sculptor, Photographer and Publisher)

Member Executive: Punjab Sahit Academy, Chandigarh.

( A literary wing of Art Council Chandigarh)

*Born : Oct. 20, 1958, Jagraon, Ludhiana ( Punjab).

* Parents: Smt. Mohinder Kaur and S. Mohan Singh

* Education: M.A. English 1981 and MA Fine Arts 1985.

*Began painting as a hobby during school days and poetry in college days during graduation.

One Man Shows: (Paintings and Photography)

* Poster Poems :

(Poster colours on paper) Held 35 one man shows of 70 “Poster Poems” based on the

Punjabi Poetry from Baba Sheikh Farid to contemporary poets from 1987 to 1990

throughout North India to mark his presence for common man against voilence of

terrorists and police.

* Desire :

(Oil on canvas) a series of 35 oil paintings:

*20-23 Feb 1997 at Thakar Art Gallery, Amritsar.

* 19-23 March 1997 at Govt. Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh

* Dec. 12, 1998 to Jan. 11, 1999 at Patiala Art World, Patiala.

*'The Quest :

(Mix Media on Paper)

at Indus Ind Gallery Chandigarh from Feb. 17 to March 3, 2000.

* Leela :

(Oil on canvas)at The Mall, Ludhiana from June 2003.*

at Press Club of India 2007 *

*The Speaking Tree:

(Photographs)

from November 16-21 ,2005 at Academy of Arts and Literature

Siri fort Institutional Area ,New Delhi *

* The Dancing Lines :

Photographs

at gallery Artmosphere, Ludhiana 2008

at Govt. Museum and Art Gallery, Chandigarh 2008 *

*NEE DHARTIYE…:

(Oil on canvas) at the Museum and Art Gallery, Punjabi University, Patiala 28 feb.

to 27 march, 2010 *

Jan.7 Feb -5, 2011 at Gallery Artmosphere, Ludhiana *

* IMPRESSIONS:

(Oil on canvas) July 9-10,2011 at Ambedkar Hall, Southall, England organized by Adara Shabd. *

*EVOLUTION-II : An Instalation in Stainless Steel

(Sculpture in stainless steel) 12-12-2012 at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana - an

installation to mark the Evolution of Tools and Language in stainless steel at Flag Chowk.

(Size 7 ft. width x 8 ft. length x 17 ft. height)

‘SELECTED WORKS’ June 6-8, 2014 at Ambedkar Hall, Southall, UK

*UDASIAN BABE NANAK DIAN:

(June 13-14 2015 Toronto , Canada during World Punjabi Conference-2015}

An Exhibition of Paintings ( Oil and Natural Pigments on Canvas) depicting travels (Udasian) of

Guru Nanak Dev ji, indicating the Guru in dialogue with a different segment of society during his

40000 Miles travels.

*UDASIAN BABE NANAK DIAN:

(June 4-5 FRESNO ,2016 USA during World Punjabi Conference-2016  and June 16 in New York)

An Exhibition of Paintings ( Oil and Natural Pigments on Canvas) depicting travels (Udasian) of

Guru Nanak Dev ji, indicating the Guru in dialogue with a different segment of society during his

40000 Miles travels.

*UDASIAN BABE NANAK DIAN:

(June 23-25 -JUNE 2017 Toronto, Canada during World Punjabi Conference-2017}

*UDASIAN BABE NANAK DIAN:

(June 23-25 -JUNE 2017 Toronto , Canada during World Punjabi Conference-2017}

*UDASIAN BABA NANAK:

(9-16-January 2019 Museum and Art Gallery, Punjabi University Patiala. during World Punjabi Literature Conference-2019}

*UDASIAN BABA NANAK:

(1-22-November  Randhawa Art Gallery, PAU  Ludhiana. during World Punjabi Literature Conference-2019}

*UDASIAN BABA NANAK:

(8-12-November  ART Show at Dear Baba Nanak Corridor Celebrations

*IK-OMKAR & RABAB-a monument at Corridor on 550th Birthday of GURU NANAK:

(On 9th November at  Zero Point of Dear Baba Nanak- Kartarpur Sahib  Corridor Chowk- permanent art Installation is opened to the public. Representing Music-Shabad--Ikomkar the philosophy of Guru Nanak, this 31 ft. a high monument has a Rabab 5.25 ft long  Sculpture in copper and 4 other metals placed at 6 ft height with  MOOL MANTRA by Guru Nanak Dev Ji  and a text IKK BABA AKAL ROOP, DUJA RABABI MARDANA in same materials' with laser cut from sheets  is placed on both sides of 2ft x 13 ft x 21 ft RCC wall with pure white Marvel on the outer surface. The second platform is shown as open book- Shabad. On the top it has 8 ft Ekomkar in stainless steel with a motor and gearbox at the base in a box  2ft high to give it a movement of One round in 60 seconds. Link:

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/97/The_art-_installation_at_Indian_side_of_Kartarpur_Corridor_%2C_Dera_Baba_Nanak.jpg

Participation:

*Punjab Lalit Kala Academy 1990,

* Art India, Ludhiana, 1991-1992.

*Art Heritage, Jalandhar, 1997, 1998

* Nijh World Society: Paint for Justice Nov.2012

* Dera Baba Nanak 550 Birth Year Celebrations of Guru Nanak - Exhibition of paintings and workshop Nov. 2019

Publications :

Twelve books of Poetry

*Dayrian Di Qabr Chon, 1985.

* Awaggya, 1987.1998,2013

* Dard Piadey Hon Da, 1990, 1998,2013.

*Dehi Naad, 1994. 2013.

* Kala Hashia Te Sooha Gulab, 1998.

*Kameshwari 1999. 2013.

*Desire (English) 1999. 2013.

*Aashram, 2005 , 2013.

* MAA 2008, 2013.

*Tarqheen Yudh ( Hindi)- 2012

*Kameshwari (English) -2012

* TE MAIN AYA BASS Poetry 2013

* OORI Poetry 2018

.

Translations:

*Sada Ronda Ey dil Mahia 2009 (Translation of poems by Uzbek Poetess Uktamoy Kholdrova into

Punjabi)

* Jalgeet (Translation of Telugu a long poem by N. Gopi into Punjabi)*Translated Kashmiri, Tamil, Telgu,

Bangali, Manipuri and Kannada Poetry into Punjabi for Sahitya Academy Delhi 2009- 10- 11-12

* Presented poetry in Poetry Festivals

at Delhi, Bangluru, Shimla, Hydrabad,Srinagar, Patiala and Ludhiana organized by

Sahitya Academy, New Delhi.

and SAARC festival of Literature at Delhi-2010, Amritsar 2012

Represented Punjabi Language at All India Radio Poetry Symposium at Hydrabad 2014

th Broadcated in all Indian languages on 26 January 2014 from all radio stations of India

*Presented papers:

Research paper on book Amrita Shergill by Dr Tejwant Gill 2009 Art Council Chandigarh

On Maya- a novel by Surinder Neer of Jammu-n-Kashmir at Punjabi Uni. Patiala 2013

*Presentations  on Radio and TV

*Participated in more than 125 programmes ( Poery recitations, Interviews and

Discussions on Art and literature on All India Radio Jalandhar and New Delhi

*Participated in more than 175 programmes (Kavi Darbars, Interviews and Discussions

on Art and literature on Doordarshan  Jalandhar and New Delhi

* A documentary on my life (as a poet and Artist) was made by  ZEE TV and telecasted

many times in India, US and Canada.

Awards :

*Gurmukh Singh Musafir Award

Department of Languages Punjab Govt.

in 1990 and 1994

*Mohan Singh Mahir Award

From GND University, Amritsar, 1991

*Sant Ram Udasi Puraskar 1990

Janvadi Sahit Sabha, Bhadaur

*Safdar Hashmi Award 2009

Punjab Electricity Board Sahit Sabha, Patiala

* Sahit Academy, Ludhiana Award-2009

Sahit Academy, Ludhiana

* Best Poet Award-2015

World Punjabi Conference-2015 , Toronto, Canada

Worked :

*Editor-Literature and Arts, Quami Rajniti 1985-1987

*Editor-Literature and Arts The Mehram 1987 to 1990.

Edited Special issues on Punjabi Literature:

Umeed- ( Hindi Literary Monthly from Behraiech UP) Punjabi Sahit Special Issue-2001 (Edited

and Translated into Hindi)

Mehram (Monthly from Nabha) Parvasi Punjabi Sahit ank 2002

Permanent Collection on display:

* Punjabi University , Patiala at the Museum and Art Gallery,( Punjab).

* Punjabi Academy, Delhi

* Vidya Infosys, Ludhiana.

* Gwendolyn C. Harrison Indiana, USA

* Dorothy Mc Mohan Indiana, USA

* Devinder Chandan, U.K.

* Ujagar Singh Kanwal, Canada

* Uktamoy Khaldrova, Uzbekistan

* Indian Embassy in Afganistan

* Dr. S S Noor, Delhi

* Amarjit Grewal, Jatinder Preet and Amrita Chowdhry Ludhiana

* Toledo City, Philippines

* Charanjit Bath(The Saugi King) Fresno USA

*Tejwinder Brar, Nanaimo BC, Canada

* Julia Virk Surrey BC Canada

*Dr Sadhu Singh Surrey BC Canada

*Vera Canterbury, Crowley Texas USA

*Punjab Agricultral University, Ludhiana .

*Guru Granth Bhawan, Punjabi University Patiala

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Goden Jubillee Monument at PAU, Ludhiana by Swarnjit Savi

The Golden Jubilee Monument by 

Swarnjit Savi

The Golden Jubilee Monument by Swarnjit Savi at the PAU, Ludhiana One of the earliest defining human traits is bipedalism- the ability to walk on two legs. Man in his early stages of evolution gathered fruits for food and hunted for food, leading the life of a vagabond. Numerous years of wandering brought him to a halt on the shores of the Nile and the Indus – the places that curbed his nomad- instincts and provided him reasons enough to lead a life of the settlement. This newfound stability made him need and make tools - tools that got made from mud, rock, wood and bones. During this period of evolution, he passed through quiet emotions of fear, joy, sorrow and his expression found manifestation in symbols which years later evolved into the form of language. In his early days of the settlement, he domesticated sheep, goats, cows, elephants etc and started farming, thus becoming a farmer. Instead of gathering and hunting, he sowed wheat and millet. The evolutionary process later saw him lighting the fire and cooking food. The core of this sculpture is Plough - the most vital human tool- the symbol of that early evolutionary stage to which can be attributed the genesis of modern-day agriculture. The second important feature of the sculpture is language- in a book form- indicative of man’s evolutionary journey from symbols to words. The form of the sculpture is progressive in nature as it proceeds upwards from the plough and the wheel/ gear like structure on to the ladder of the DNA technology resulting into the shape of a wheat stalk. Engraved on the sculpture is many a tale of the journey of human evolution in the form of symbols, languages, images, coins and various forms of tools. This symbolic creation in stainless steel by artist Swarnjit Savi, in the golden jubilee year of Punjab Agriculture University, is a tribute to the immense service rendered by this premier agriculture institution in adding new dimensions to agricultural advancement.