Charan Dass Sidhu

Charan Dass Sidhu (1938–2013) was an Indian playwright and author in the Punjabi language. His contribution to the Sahitya Akademi's Makers of Indian Literature series profiles Ishwar Chander Nanda, regarded as the father of Punjabi drama, tracing Nanda's role in shaping the Punjabi theatrical tradition through original plays grounded in village life and idiomatic speech.