SWARNJIT SAVI
(Poet, Painter, Photographer )
Sahitya Academy Award Winner 2023
(Chairman: Punjab Arts Council, Chandigarh)
*Born: Oct. 20, 1958, Jagraon, Ludhiana ( Punjab) .
*M.A. English 1981
*Began painting as a hobby during school days.
One Man Shows:
*Held 35 shows of “Poster Poems” based on the 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 the 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
* June 2015 Brampton, Toronto, During World Punjabi Conference 2015
Organised by PUBLA
*July 2016 University of California, Fresno, USA, During World Punjabi Conference
*Brampton, Toronto, During World Punjabi Conference 2017 organised by PUBLA
*Jan 9-31, 2018, at Museum and Art Gallery Punjabi University, Patiala
*July 2018, Awarded by Dr Manmohan Singh and The Dalai Lama
During the show at Bhai Vir Singh Sadan, New Delhi.
'Ek Omkar & Rabab' Art and Installation in Stainless Steel, Gun Metal on
RCC wall 31 ft high at Indian Side Zero point of Dera Baba Nanak- Kartarpur
Sahib Corridor on the 550th Birthday Celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev ji. Opened
to Public from 9-11-2019.
Participation:
*Punjab Lalit Kala Academy 1990, * Art India, Ludhiana, 1991-1992.
*Art Heritage, Jalandhar, 1997, 1998
Publications :
Sixteen 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
* Mann Di Chip 2021 ( Sahitya Academy Award Winner 2023)
* Khushian Da Password 2021
* Udasi Da Libas 2022
* Naach 2026
Translations:
*Sada Ronda Ey Dil Mahia 2009
(Translation of poems by Uzbek Poetess Uktamoy Kholdrova into Punjabi)
* Jalgeet (Translation of Telugu long poem by N. Gopi into Punjabi)
*Translated Kashmiri, Tamil, Telugu, Bangali, Manipuri, and Kannada Poetry into
Punjabi for Sahitya Academy, Delhi, 2009- 10- 11
* Presented poetry in Poetry Festivals at Delhi, Bengaluru, Shimla, Srinagar,
Patiala, and Ludhiana, organized by Sahitya Academy, New Delhi.
and the SAARC Festival of Literature at Delhi-2010, 2012
* Represented Punjab and Punjabi Language as a Poet and Painter from the
Ministry
of Education Govt. of India in Colombia: Bogota International Book fair-2026
from
26th April to 5th Mat 2026. Presented 7 sessions on Arts, Poetry, Culture, and
a painting Workshop with Kids
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
*Best Poet Award-2015
From World Pujabi Conference, Toronto, Canada
*Sahitya Academy award for poetry -2023
For the poetry book “Mann Di Chip.”
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
As the Chairman of the Punjab Arts Council since 24/9/2024
Organised National Conferences, Festivals, Workshops, and Seminars:
* National Conference on Post-Humanism and Punjabi Literature- 2024
* Rebooting Punjab: A series of Seminars, Art Exhibitions ang Handicrafts of
Punjab, Plays
and Music of Punjab, Films, and Digital workshops from Oct-24 to March 2025
* Shabd Pul: A series of Programs for bridging all 23 recognized languages of
India
with Punjabi by interaction, Poetry recitation and translation workshops 2025
* Published selected research papers of all Conferences as proceedings in 10
Volumes on issues
like Dalit, Punjab Economy, Young Poets, Guru Teg Bahadar, Women and
Contemporary Issues, and other Important dialogues raised.
* Sohn Punjab Di: 1st Festival on Creativity, March 2026, in all Districts of
Punjab in
5 Universities, 21 Colleges, and 20 Major Schools.
* 1st International Conference: Tools, Technologies and Methodologies of
Research
and Creativity in the times of AI- March 2026
* Sirjana Ate Samvaad: a series of Programmes as an investigative dialogue with
Story
Writers and Novelists of Punjabi, in all cities, townships, and tehsils of
Punjab.
* 1st 11 days Theatre Festival in the memory of Dr. Gurcharan Singh 2026
* A series of Memorial Lectures on Important Authors, thinkers, and Poets of
Punjabi.
* Started ‘Punjab Gaurav’ Awards and ‘Punjab Rattan’ in the fields of Art,
Literature,
Theatre, Music, and Cinema to Honour the Undisputed Talent of the State.
* Understanding War: Philosophical, Historical and Contemporary Perspectives.
2026
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.
And Shabadlok since 2021
Into the Publishing & Printing business in Ludhiana, in the establishment:
ARTCAVE PRINTERS, Ludhiana, since 1990.
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.
* Uktamoy Kholdrova, Uzbekistan
* Indian Embassy in Afghanistan
* Dr. S S Noor, Delhi
* Amarjit Grewal, Jatinder Preet, and Amrita Chaodhry, 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
Resi:
HIG-2542, Phase -2, Urban Estate, Dugri, Ludhiana 141013
Mo.: +91 9876668999
Website:
www.swarnjitsavi.com
Emails:
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Blogs:
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www.poetrybysavi.blogspot.com
www.paintingsbysavi.blogspot.com
www.photosbysavi.blogspot.com
