Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir

Giani Gurmukh Singh Musafir (15 January 1899-18 January 1976) was an Indian politician and Punjabi writer. He was the Chief Minister of Punjab from November 1, 1966 to March 8, 1967.

He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi, given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters in 1978 for his short story collection, Urvar Par and was posthumously decorated with Padma Vibhushan, the second highest Indian civilian award given by Government of India.

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    Friends, make yourselves comfortable, make yourselves at home. Eat and drink from your own supplies, and sing our praises.
    Punjabi proverb, trans. by Gurinder Singh Mann.