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 1. Vishav Punjabi Sahit - 1981 - Edited by Ravinder Ravi - Writings of 100 Punjabi Writers of 12 Countries

1. Vishav Punjabi Sahit – 1981 – Edited by Ravinder Ravi – Writings of 100 Punjabi Writers of 12 Countries

Ravinder Ravi presenting IAPAA AWARD to Canadian Punjabi poet Manjit Meet Surrey, BC, Canada -2010

Ravinder Ravi presenting IAPAA AWARD to Canadian Punjabi poet Manjit Meet Surrey, BC, Canada -2010

Ravinder Ravi presenting, IAPAA Award for 2011 to Canadian Punjabi poet Charan Singh  - Surrey, BC, Canada - April 8, 2012

 

Ravinder Ravi presenting, IAPAA Award for 2011 to Canadian Punjabi poet Charan Singh  – Surrey, BC, Canada – April 8, 2012

0.3 IAPAA Award, for 2012 -  Dr. Nighat Khurshid receiving from Shereen Masoud - May 2, 2013, Lahore, Pakistan

IAPAA Award, for 2012 –  Dr. Nighat Khurshid receiving from Shereen Masoud – May 2, 2013, Lahore, Pakistan

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Ravinder Ravi presenting IAPAA Award to Tara Singh Hayer(Wheel Chair), with Dr. Prem Parkash Singh & Dr. Gurumel- Surrey, B.C., Canada – 1992 – Ph

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Ravinder Ravi presenting IAPAA Award to Dr. Tejwant Singh Gill – & Dr. Gurumel – Terrace, B.C., Canada – 1991 Pic. Saihajpal Shergill (1)

 

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Gulzar Singh Sandhu presenting the I.A.P.A.A. Award to Dr. Sahib Singh, Dr. Rawel Singh is in the middle – Delhi, India – February, 2009 (1)

 

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Ravinder Ravi presenting IAPAA AWARD to VC Dr. Joginder Puar – & Dr. Gurumel, Fresno, California, USA – 1995 (1)

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Ravinder Ravi & Dr. Gurumel presenting IAPAA Award to Pakistani Punjabi writer Ilyas Ghumman  Fresno, California, USA – 1998 (1)

 


The International Association of Punjabi Authors and Artists(I.A.P.A.A.) was founded on July 3, 1978, by Ravinder Ravi(Founding President), in cooperation with Gurcharan Rampuri, Dr. Gurumel(Sidhu), Tara Singh Hayer(Editor, “Indo-Canadian Times”), Darshan Gill and Bhupinder Dhaliwal, in Surrey, BC, Canada. It was the first international association, of its kind, in the world, that had representatives in 12 countries.

A $500 IAPAA Award was initiated by Ravinder Ravi, in memory of his father and brother-in-law, in 1980, which was named as: Prof. Piara Singh Gill and Karam Singh Sandhu Memorial Anter-Rashtari Shiromani Sahitkar/Kalakaar Award. This award has been given to 53 Punjabi writers, critics, linguists, journalists and artists, living in 9 countries of the world, including India and Pakistan. This was the first award of its kind in the world.

In 1981, Ravinder Ravi compiled, edited and published an anthology of the World Punjabi Literature, entitled: VISHAV PUNJABI SAHIT, for the IAPAA, that included the writings of about 100 Punjabi writers, living in 10 different countries of the world. It was the first anthology of its kind on global basis.

The following authors, journalists and artists were honoured, with Prof. Piara Singh Gill and Karam Singh Sandhu Memorial Antar-Rashtari Shiromani Sahitkaar/Kalakaar Award, by the IAPAA, since 1980:

List of the Awards given by the I.A.P.A.A.

1. Sant Singh Sekhon India 1980
2. Fakhar Zaman Pakistan 1981
3. Kartar Singh Duggal India 1982
4. Sohan Qadri(Artist/Poet) Denmark 1982
5. Ajeet Cour India 1983
6. Tarsem Singh Purewal(Journalist) England 1983
7. Dr. Surjit Singh Sethi India 1984
8. Dr. Dalip Kaur Tiwana India 1985
9. Amrita Pritam India 1986
10. Dr. Harcharan Singh India 1986
11. Afzal Ahsan Randhawa Pakistan 1986
12. Ajaib Kamal Kenya 1986
13. Dr. Gurumel U.S.A. 1986
14. Dev Switzerland 1986
15. Shivcharan Gill U.K. 1986
16. Dr. Harbhajan Singh India 1987
17. Dr. Jasbir Singh Ahluwalia India 1988
18. Balwant Gargi India 1989
19. Hardev Singh(Artist) Canada 1989
20. Tara Singh India 1990
21. Gulzar Singh Sandhu India 1990
22. Ajmer Singh Aulakh India 1991
23. Dr. Tejwant Singh Gill India 1992
24. Amarjit Singh(Aks – Journalist) India 1992
25. Tara Singh Hayer(Journalist) Canada 1992
26. Dr. Raghbir Singh Sirjana(Journalist) India 1993
27. Dr. Kulbir Singh Kaang India 1994
28. Dr. Prem Parkash Singh Canada 1994
29. Dr. Joginder Singh Puar India 1995
30. Dr. Manjitpal Kaur India 1996
31. Dr. Sutinder Singh Noor India 1997
32. Prof. Brahm Jagdish Singh India 1997
33. Dr. Amarjit Kaunke India 1998
34. Ilyas Ghumman Pakistan 1998
35. Amar Jyoti The Netherlands 1998
36. Dr. Akhtar Hussain Akhtar Pakistan 1999
37. Jasbir Bhullar India 2000
38. Ajit Rahi Australia 2000
39. Balihar Singh Randhawa U.K. 2000
40. Harbhajan Singh Halwarwi India 2000
41. Avtar Joura India 2001
42. Dr. Manjit Singh India 2002
43. Rashad Hassan Rana Pakistan 2005
44. Prof. Ashiq Raheel Pakistan 2006
45. Dr. Vanita India 2007
46. Dr. Sahib Singh India 2008
47. Parminderjit India 2009
48. Kewal Dhaliwal India 2010
49. Manjit Meet Canada 2010
50. Gurdial Kanwal Canada 2010
51. Charan Singh Canada 2011
52. Dr. Nighat Khurshid Pakistan 2012
53. Kewal Dhaliwal(Shiromani Nat Samraat) India 2013

Joginder Bahrla(India), for Performing Arts, was honoured,in Vancouver, Canada, in 1979.

Sahit Vichar Manch(Canada)

Sahit Vichar Manch(Canada), a branch of the IAPAA, has honoured the following authors and artists with $500 Vishav Punjabi Sahitkar Purskar, since 1983:

1. Kulwant Singh Virk India 1983
2. Kapur Singh Ghumman India 1984
3. Dr. M.S. Randhawa India 1985
4. Pritam Singh Safeer India 1986-87
5. Kewal Dhaliwal India 2014