Sadhu, a bilingual author, has lived in
the Vancouver area since migrating to Canada in 1967. He has published more
than fifteen books of poetry, fiction, plays, translations and research. His
works have been included in more than thirty-five anthologies both in Punjabi
and English. He edited a literary Punjabi monthly Watno Dur and now co-edits a quarterly, Watan. He is a founding member of Vancouver Sath, a theatre
collective, Ankur and various other literary and cultural organizations. He sat
on the BC Arts Board from 1993 to 1995. He is a central figure in the Punjabi
arts community and was named one of the top 100 South Asians making a
difference in BC. Twenty years ago he founded Punjabi Language Education
Association and has been actively promoting Punjabi language in educational
institutions in BC. He has presented papers on language, literature and culture
in a number of national and international conferences. He has taught Punjabi at
UBC since 1988.
PUBLICATIONS:
Jugtoo, novel. , 2002
Yaar Mera Driya, poetry. , 2001
No More Watno Dur, bilingual poetry. TSAR, 1994.
Lihon Lathe, short story. , 1994.
Rishte Dariawan De, poetry. , 1991
Sangharash De Sau Vre, research. (Co-author), 2000.
