Hari Singh Dilbar

Hari Singh Dilbar (c. 1929 – 3 May 2017) was a well-known Indian Punjabi language writer and poet.[1]

Hari Singh Dilbar
Hari Singh Dilbar, at 19th Nabha Kavita Utsav (13-12-2015)
Hari Singh Dilbar, at 19th Nabha Kavita Utsav (13-12-2015)
BornHari Singh
c. 1929
Layallpur, British Punjab (present-day Faisalabad, Pakistan)
Died3 May 2017
Sirsa, Haryana
Pen nameHari Singh Dilbar
OccupationWriter, Poet
LanguagePunjabi
NationalityIndian
Period1943–2017
GenrePoetry, Punjabi culture

Born around 1929 in Layallpur, British Punjab (present-day Faisalabad, Pakistan) Dilbar has been writing and reciting poems since 1943.[2]

Early life

Dilbar was born as Hari Singh in 1929 in Layallpur (now Faisalabad), British Punjab.[1] After partition they moved to Jalandhar and then shifted to Sirsa (now in Haryana state). He did his schooling up to fifth standard. Dilbar worked in a sweetshop for many year and lived by selling snacks and samosas near the bus stand of Sirsa.[3][4]

Career

He started writing poetry in 1943.[1] A poet, he published many books on various subjects.[5][6] With a long journey of reciting satirical poems at the Red Fort Delhi, he had recited his verses before Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru to Narendra Modi, whom he had regaled with his lively satires. He travelled a number of foreign countries ad recent visit was to Australia.

Death

On 3 May 2017, he died of serious attack of diabetics at his residence in Sirsa City.[7] Writers and poets from the state expressed condolence of his demise.[3]

See also

References
  1. Sushil Manav (24 August 2009). "Reciting poems since 1943". The Tribune. Chandigarh: tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 29 February 2012. Hari Singh Dilbar, an octogenarian Punjabi poet from Sirsa, is a well-known figure amongst the literary circles.
  2. Rubinder Gill (19 November 2005). "Kavi darbar stirs up emotions". The Tribune. Chandigarh: tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 29 February 2012. Hari Singh Dilbar's couplets won the hearts of the audience.
  3. "Punjabi poet Dilbar passes away". Archived from the original on 20 August 2017. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  4. http://punjabitribuneonline.com/2017/05/%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%A6%E0%A8%BE-%E0%A8%B2%E0%A8%88-%E0%A8%96%E0%A8%BC%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%AE%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%B6-%E0%A8%B9%E0%A9%8B%E0%A8%87%E0%A8%86-%E0%A8%B9%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%86%E0%A8%82/
  5. "Dilbar De Chauke Chhakke: Author: Hari Singh Dilbar; ISBN 81-7883-540-1/ISBN 978-81-7883-540-2". Buy book online. a1webstores.com. Retrieved 29 February 2012.
  6. eServices, Web Key. "Lahore Book Shop & Publishers". Lahorepublishers.com. Retrieved 1 September 2017.
  7. "Punjabi satirist Hari Singh Dilbar battling with cancer, gets no help". Hindustan Times. 11 January 2015. Retrieved 28 September 2021.


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