Deepak Jaitoi
Deepak Jaitoi (), also spelled as Deepak Jatoi, was a Punjabi Ghazal-writer as well as songwriter. He worked for Punjabi for about six decades of his life. Early life. Jaitoi was born as Gurcharan Singh on 26 April 1919, to father S. Inder Singh and mother Veer Kaur, in the village of Jaitu in ( present day falls under Faridkot district) British Punjab. His father was also a poet. He started writing poetry in early age then became a disciple of Harbans Lal Mujrim Dasuhi and learn Ghazal writing from him. Work. When he entered the world of writing , Ghazal writing in Punjabi was considered impossible. He accepted Punjabi Ghazal writing as a challenge and published many books. He also wrote songs in Punjabi. His songs, "aah lai maae saambh kunjian, dhian kar challian sardari" and "jutti laggdi haania mere, ve putt na pulanghan lammian", recorded by singer Narinder Biba got very popular.