Dr. Karnail Shergill

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My name is Karnail Singh Shergill, most people call me Karl. I am a medical doctor and have worked as a family practitioner and a hospital practitioner for more than 40 years. As a general practitioner I worked from my own two practices, Birstall Medical centre, and Border Drive Surgery in Leicester UK. As a hospital practitioner, I have worked as a speciality doctor in Gastroenterology in Leicester University Hospitals.

MBBS                           1974                       Guru Nanak Dev University, Punjab, India.

TRAB                            1977                       General Medical Council UK

MRCPI                         1986                      Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

FRCPI:                         1995                      Royal College of Physicians of Ireland                           

MRCGP                       2007                      Member of Royal College General Practitioners London UK

DFFP                           1998                      Royal College of Reproductive Medicine London UK

FPALA UK                   2006                      Panjabi Art and Literary Academy UK

PGC Med Ed.             2012                      DeMortfort University Leicester UK

Awards

Coeliac Trust Grant (1990)   

To study the epidemiology of coeliac disease in indigenous and South Asian populations of Leicester and the gynaecological and obstetric complications in coeliac disease 

Scientific Secretariat Award Ancona Italy (1995)

First prize for presentation of best short communication on my research `female fertility obstetric and gynaecological history in coeliac disease: a case control study.

Non-Resident Indian (NRI) excellence award (2003)

Awarded on 12.1.2004 by former PM of India Mr I K Gujral on my achievements in the field of research on celiac disease and Literature.

Queen Elizabeth Honour

Invitation and attended Queen Elizabeth Garden Party. Buckingham Palace.

Best Doctors award by Leicester Asian Doctors Society.

Awarded honour plaque by Akhar Kav Kabila Amritsar Punjab India.

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Research

My area of research interest has been Coeliac Disease. I have done research work on the various aspects of coeliac disease.  I disapproved the notion that coeliac disease does not exist in Asians. In my retrospective study I proved that South Asian are at a higher risk of having coeliac disease compared to Europeans. This has led to early and prompt diagnosis in South Asians and mostly Punjabis. In my comparative study I found that coeliac disease has obstetric and gynaecological problems; the main being infertility. I have published about 14 research papers on coeliac disease and other GI problems in world renowned journals. These papers can be referred to on Medline on my previous surname Sher et al.

I am also a short story writer. I have published many stories in many renowned  literary journals. My short stories were published in Amrita Pritam’s ‘Nagmani’. My well renowned short story Pandhravan Lal Cross was published in Nagmani Amrita Pritam. My short story book Pandhravan Lal Cross was published in 1992. This book was included in graduate course in Punjabi by Delhi University. One of the postgraduate students did her MPHILL on this book.  I continue to write short stories and my plan to publish another book soon.

I am also a poet and have written poetry in Punjabi and English. I have published two books in poetry. These are Hun Main Ajnabi Nanhi and Kaun Sutardhar. I am publishing a third book Bolde Parshave very soon. It will include all my Gazals I have written so far. These Gazals can be heard on Dr Karnail Singh Shergill account on YouTube and are sung by singer Raman Rahi. 

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I am also a novelist. My first novel. I have just published and released my novel ‘Lockdown Alfa’. This is a story of a stalker locking down humans during COVID 19 Lockdown.

List of my publications in Punjabi:

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• 'Pandhravan Lal Cross'. A collection of my best 12 short stories.

• Mankul Publications, Amritsar - Punjab 1992.

• Pandhravan Lal Cross' in 'The Very Best Stories in Punjabi' Editor. Amrita Pritam

• Prag Publication, Delhi 1974.

• Jhelum Vagda Riha Anthology by Khalid Hossain.         

• Hun Main Ajnabi Nanhi, Kav Sangreh Poetical anthology.  Akhar Publication.

• Kaun Sutardhar Kav Sangreh Calbar publications Patiala

• Lockdown Alpha, (Novel 2022) Preet Publication Patiala

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Punjabi Booklets:

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• Twenty questions on coeliac disease in Punjabi

• Twenty questions on ulcerative colitis in Punjabi

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My Literary Presentations:

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•  International Punjabi writers Conference Srinagar 1971

•  National Punjabi writers’ conferences from 1970 (Once a year)

•  Several National Punjabi Literary meetings at least once a month In Punjab and Delhi

•  UK National Punjabi writers’ conferences, UK

•  International Punjabi Writers conference Southall 1982

•  National Punjabi Writers’ Meetings of various Literary Associations

•  Punjabi Academy Leicester Annual Literary meetings with national and  international writers

•  International Punjabi writers Conference Leicester 1976

•  Organised by me on behalf of Punjabi Academy Leicester and UK

My Editorships

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• Student Editor (Punjabi section)         1961-1968

• Studied in Govt. School Tanda Urmur, Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India. I became editor of Punjabi section of school magazine ‘Akash’. I frequently published my assays, articles and poems in this magazine

• Foreign Editor and Patron of ‘AAKHAR’ Magazine along with Parminderjit and Mukhtar Gill I started and launched this literary magazine in 1973

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Acting Roles:

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I was a member of Amritsar Natak Kala Kainder under the direction of  Gursharan Singh, I performed leading roles in:

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• Loona a poetical play by Shiv Kumar,

• Leading role of Prince Pooran Bhagat: a difficult role of a Prince falling in love with young and beautiful stepmother queen. Directed by Gursharan Singh

• Paperweight; a play; Leading role of a revolutionary. Directed by Gursharan Singh

• Rishtey; a play ;  Leading role of Son caught in love triangle. Directed by Gursharan Singh

• Coffey House; a play .Leading Role of an absurd play on routine of life. Directed by Pandit Suresh Sharma

• Supporting Role; Role of a brother buried in his own innocence not knowing his brother

• Intentions to bring changes. Written and directed by Sardarjit Bawa