"Baaghi Di Dhee" (Daughter of the Rebel), a tale of a rebel couple that was arrested during India's freedom struggle, following which their ailing daughter was left behind, is considered a classic. (The Tribune) Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir (15 January 1899 – 18 January 1976) was an Indian politician and Punjabi language writer. He was the Chief Minister of Punjab from 1 November 1966 to 8 March 1967. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi in 1978 for his short story collection, Urvar Par and was posthumously decorated with Padma Vibhushan, the second highest Indian civilian award given by Government of India. [Wikipedia] Poet and politician Gurmukh Singh Musafir. wore several hats - of a freedom fighter, Jathedar of Akal Takht, Member of Parliament, Chief Minister and Sahitya Akademi Award winner. One is not sure about Musafir’s place as a politician in history, but he lives on even decades after his death as a poet and short story writer. When he was serving as the Chief Minister of Punjab, he would proudly say that he was not a politician but a writer, and it were his circumstances that made him a politician. He entered the Punjabi literary world just after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre — he would weave poems around the Akali resistance to liberate gurdwaras. (The Tribune) Enjoyed the narration? Please subscribe and share this podcast with family and friends. I would appreciate if you could submit a review and a rating here. - Manpreet Sahota #punjabi #audiobook #punjabiaudiobooks Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Doctor.ManpreetSahota Instagram - https://instagram.com/dr.manpreetsahota?igshid=MzNlNGNkZWQ4Mg== Threads - https://www.threads.net/@dr.manpreetsahota YouTube- https://youtube.com/@manpreetsahotareads

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