Navtej Bharati
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Navtej Bharati lives in London
, Ontario
, and has published books in Punjabi
and English. He was the publisher of Third Eye Press, whose books covered many genres.
His book Leela, co-authored with Ajmer Rode
is more than 1000 pages long and is considered one of the most important Punjabi poetry works of the twentieth century. An English-language poetry book, Endless Eye, was published by the Canadian Poetry Association
. While living in India, Bharati was a three time winner (1959, 1960, 1961) of the Best Poet of the State award, given by the Punjab Languages Department. In 2003 he was given the Best Overseas Author Award by the Languages Department.
London, Ontario
London is a city in Southwestern Ontario, Canada, situated along the Quebec City – Windsor Corridor. The city has a population of 352,395, and the metropolitan area has a population of 457,720, according to the 2006 Canadian census; the metro population in 2009 was estimated at 489,274. The city...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, and has published books in Punjabi
Punjabi language
Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language spoken by inhabitants of the historical Punjab region . For Sikhs, the Punjabi language stands as the official language in which all ceremonies take place. In Pakistan, Punjabi is the most widely spoken language...
and English. He was the publisher of Third Eye Press, whose books covered many genres.
His book Leela, co-authored with Ajmer Rode
Ajmer Rode
Ajmer Rode is a Canadian author writing in Punjabi as well as in English. His first work was non-fiction Vishva Di Nuhar on Einstein's Relativity in dialogue form inspired by Plato's Republic. Published by the Punjabi University in 1966, the book initiated a series of university publications on...
is more than 1000 pages long and is considered one of the most important Punjabi poetry works of the twentieth century. An English-language poetry book, Endless Eye, was published by the Canadian Poetry Association
Canadian Poetry Association
The Canadian Poetry Association began as a grass-roots organization dedicated to promoting the reading, writing, publishing and preservation of poetry in Canada through the individual efforts of members; promoting communication among poets, publishers and the general public; encouraging leadership...
. While living in India, Bharati was a three time winner (1959, 1960, 1961) of the Best Poet of the State award, given by the Punjab Languages Department. In 2003 he was given the Best Overseas Author Award by the Languages Department.