Punjabi poet Dr Jaswant Singh Neki passed away in Delhi. He was 90. Famous for 'neo-metaphysical' poetry, he had written more than 20 books of prose and poetry. Neki's most famous collections included 'Asle Ton Ohlse Tak' "Simriti De Kiran Ton Pehlan' (Before Shedding Memory, 1975) and 'Koi Naon na Jane Mera' (2000) autobiography in prosody. Neki awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1979 for his work, 'Karuna di Chhoh Ton Magron' (The Compassionate Touch). He was also a well-known Sikh scholar. Trained as a physician, most of us know him in his avatar as a man of medicine - psychiatrist, public health policy expert, Head of the Department at The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Delhi, and Director of the Post Graduate Institute (PGI), Chandigarh, Punjab. He also found time to spend time in Africa as advisor to the World Health Organization.
