Punjabi writer utilising time to hone skills & creativity

Hoshiarpur, May 5

Amid the lockdown, Dr Pritpal Singh Mehrok, an eminent Punjabi writer, is devoting most time to reading writing and giving the finishing touches to his upcoming book.

“Otherwise also, I avoid going out of my home due to health issues. The lockdown is a new normal for me, but it has no doubt provided me different and unforgettable moments of insight and experience,” says Dr Mehrok.

The writer begins his day with newspapers and e-reading. He has been continuing with his normal routine of reading books and taking notes. Hundreds of his articles have been published in renowned monthly and quarterly magazines as a critique. He has penned down book forewords and reviews for many eminent authors and has five books to his credit as well.

“These days I am writing more about global trials and travails of people undergoning during Covid-19 pandemic. I have got time and opportunity to read much about the spread of this disease, which has widened my horizons of thought,” says Dr Mehrok.

He prefers to utilise this time and make it more productive, creative and result-oriented by reading, writing and doing other creative works to kill boredom.

Honoured by many literay clubs, cultural societies and institutions for his creative work and love for Punjabi culture and folklore, Dr Mehrok feels that the real and genuine honour is when you create an unforgettable place in the hearts and mind of your readers. “That is my belief and I always aspire to enlighten my worthy readers by providing my humble insights into Punjabi culture and folklore. Punjabi folkore is my favourite area of research. The rough draft of my upcoming book “Punjabi sabhiachar de vann-suwanne rang” is near completion and I am utilising this lockdown opportunity in giving the finishing touches to its press copy,” he adds.

A new normal for him

Pritpal Singh Mehrok begins his day with newspapers and e-reading. He has been continuing with his normal routine of reading books and taking notes. Hundreds of his articles have been published in renowned monthly and quarterly magazines as a critique. He has penned down book forewords and reviews for many eminent authors and has five books to his credit as well.