page_title: Amarjit Chandan
hierarchical_section_title: Amarjit Chandan
caption_attribution_description: English: Amarjit Chandan (1946—), British Punjabi writer and poet, at the British Library in 2011. Français&#160;: Écrivain et poète anglo-punjabais, à la British Library en 2011. Italiano: Scrittore e poeta inglese-punjabi, alla British Library nel 2011.
context_page_description: Amarjit Chandan is a Punjabi writer, editor, translator and activist. He has written eight collections of poetry and five collections of essays in Punjabi. He has been called "the global face of modern Punjabi poetry".
  He has published over 25 books of poetry and essays. He has edited over 15 books of poetry and essays. His work has been translated into many languages including Arabic, Brazilian-Portuguese, Greek, Italian, Slovene and Turkish.
context_section_description: Amarjit Chandan (born 1946) is a Punjabi writer, editor, translator and activist. He has written eight collections of poetry and five collections of essays in Punjabi. He has been called "the global face of modern Punjabi poetry".
  He has published over 25 books of poetry and essays. He has edited over 15 books of poetry and essays. His work has been translated into many languages including Arabic, Brazilian-Portuguese, Greek, Italian, Slovene and Turkish.
caption: Chandan in 2011
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