Kapurthala (Paigam E Jagat) Jaspreet Singh "Dhinjan" Capable poet Surinderpal Singh Sandhu who has passed away from this mortal world a few years ago after retiring unblemished from the prestigious position of (Deputy Secretary Punjab School Education Board Chandigarh)! His talented son, Advocate Gurtej Singh alias Raja Sandhu, who lives in Canada with his family, has announced to give an award to a renowned writer every year in the name of "Surinderpal Singh Sandhu" to keep his father's memory alive. As the first series, the Sandhu family has honored Kapurthala-based international Punjabi poet "Kanwar Iqbal Singh" by giving "Surinderpal Singh Sandhu" memorial pletha award. Poet Kanwar Iqbal Singh, who has been serving the mother tongue Punjabi for five years, has created a distinct identity in the whole world due to his unique poetry and Ba Tarnumam presentation. are being achieved
Shehbaz Khan, General Secretary of the Creation Center (Reg.), said that the Sandhu family has considered the name of international poet Kanwar Iqbal Singh, the current president of the Creation Center, for the Surinder Pal Singh Sandhu Memorial First Award. Which is a very proud thing for the entire creative center The event was presided over by the president of the center Kanwar Iqbal Singh, Dr. Paramjit Singh Mansa, Mr. Kewal Singh Ratra, Mr. Navchetan Singh, Gurtej Singh Sandhu, Maheshinder Singh Sidhu etc. While renowned poet Baldev Raj Komal joined as the chief guest In the second round, after conducting the poetry court of the selected poets, eminent scholars Dr. Anurag Sharma, Dr. Ram Murthy, Dr. Paramjit Singh Mansa, Principal Navchetan Singh, poet Sant Sandhu Prof. Narendra Kumar Parashar, National Awardee Mangal Singh Bhandal, Ashu Kumra, Baldev Raj Komal, Malkit Singh Meet, etc. discussed the poetry and personality of Sandhu Sahib and Kanwar Iqbal Singh and highlighted their many aspects. Assistant media in-charge Rajini Walia said in a press note that the entire presidency and the Sandhu family honored poet Kanwar Iqbal Singh with the Surinderpal Singh Sandhu Memorial Award. There, the chief guest Baldev Raj Komal and Gurtej Singh Sandhu were also honored!
On this occasion Karamjit Singh Sandhu, Santokh Singh Pannu, Engineer Avtar Singh Thind, Satnam Kaur Ratra Tejbir Singh, Avtar Singh Gill, Gurdeep Gill, Gurpreet Singh Bhalla, Kanwal Noor Singh Bhalla, Hardev Singh Lakhan Kalan, Jasnoor Singh Bhalla, Gurdeep Singh, Sucha Singh, Major Singh Sohi, Hardeep Singh Dhot, Prem Singh Ratra, Avtar Singh Arora, etc., and many other eminent literary personalities were present.