Sarwat Mohiuddin

Sarwat Mohiuddin is a poet, painter, translator and prose writer in Punjabi, Urdu, and English languages. She holds a master’s degree in Punjabi literature from the University of the Punjab. Sarwat has to her credit a number of papers on the life and works of the great Sufi poets of Punjab, Punjabi Culture, and Folk Tradition. She is the author of nine books: ‘Kannian’ (poetry); ‘Seik Sunehray’ (poetry); ‘Do Phool Khiley Mahiya’ (poetry); “Geet Hayatee Hoey” (poetry); ‘Raat Ki Dhoop’ (travelogue); ‘Pani ki Kahani’ (children’s storybook); ‘Shehad ki Kahani’ (children’s storybook); ‘Selected translation of Heer Waris Shah into English’ and ‘Maghdey Taarey’ (poetry). A visiting lecturer at various national and international institutes and universities, Sarwat has represented Pakistan at conferences and seminars internationally and has been honoured with various awards both nationally and internationally. Member of the Pakistan Punjabi Literary Board, she is also Vice President of the Pak-Hungarian Friendship Association; former Executive Chairperson of the Asian Study Group of Islamabad; and Book Ambassador of the National Book Foundation.