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en-wikipedia-org-9116		Punjabi literature - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	1856	186	60	Punjabi literature, specifically literary works written in the Punjabi language, is characteristic of the historical Punjab of India and Pakistan and the Punjabi diaspora. The Punjabi language is written in several scripts, of which the Shahmukhi and Gurmukhī scripts are the most commonly used in Pakistan and India, respectively. Beginning Of Punjabi Language[edit] Punjabi poetry during the British Raj moreover began to explore more the experiences of the common man and the poor through the work of Puran Singh (1881–1931). The most critically successful writer in recent times has been Mir Tanha Yousafi who has won the Massod Khaddar Posh Trust Award 4 times, and has had his books transliterated into Gurmukhi for Indian Punjabi readers. Urdu poets of the Punjab have also written Punjabi poetry including Munir Niazi (1928–2006). Though a Punjabi poet, he also wrote poetry in Urdu. Diaspora Punjabi literature[edit] List of Punjabi language poets	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-9116.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-9116.txt