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| Born | Mitter Sain Goyal 20 October 1952 Bhotna, Punjab, India |
| Occupation | Advocate, Punjabi Writer |
| Alma mater | Law Graduate from Panjab University Campus, Chandigarh |
| Notable works | Novels: Tahteesh and Kaurav Sabha |
| Spouse | Raj Rani |
| Children | Chat Con |
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Mitter Sain Meet (born 20 October 1952) is a Punjabi novelist. [1]
Below is the list of books written by Meet along with their names in Gurmukhi:
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