Sukhbir (writer)

Sukhbir
BornBalbir Singh
(1925-07-09)9 July 1925
Mumbai, India
Died22 February 2012(2012-02-22) (aged 86)
OccupationNovelist, poet, short story writer, essayist
NationalityIndian
GenreNovel, poetry, short story
Notable worksRaat da Chehra (The Face of Night) (novel)
Sarkaan te Kamre (Streets and Rooms) (novel)
"Ruki Hoi Raat (The Suspended Night)" (short story)
Nain Naksh (The Features) (poetry)

Sukhbir (9 July 1925 – 22 February 2012), alias Balbir Singh, was a Punjabi novelist, short-story writer, poet and essayist. He wrote and published for fifty years. He wrote seven novels, 11 short story collections, and five poetry collections, and made many translations of world literature, essays, letters and book reviews.