He is also considered the father of modern Punjabi prose and received Sahitya Akademi Fellowship , New Delhi in 1971 .
Gurbaksh Singh Preetlari ( 1895 -- 1977 ) was a Punjabi novelist and short story writer with more than fifty books to his credit .
Gurbaksh Singh Preetlari is also considered the father of modern Punjabi prose and received Sahitya Akademi Fellowship , New Delhi in 1971 .
Gurbaksh Singh Preetlari ( 1895 -- 1977 ) was a Punjabi novelist and short story writer with more than fifty books to his credit .