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Punjabi literature, specifically literary works written in the Punjabi language, is characteristic of the historical Punjab of Pakistan and India and the Punjabi diaspora. The Punjabi language is written in several scripts, of which the Shahmukhi and Gurmukhī scripts are the most commonly used in Western Punjab and Eastern Punjab , respectively.
Poets of Punjabi language (Shahmukhi: پنجاب دے شاعر, Gurmukhi: ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੇ ਕਵੀ). This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
In the Punjabi tradition, friendship, loyalty, love and qaul (verbal agreement or promise) are given utmost importance and most of the stories in the qisse hinge on these critical elements. Qisse are attributed to have inspired folk music in Punjabi and have added depth and richness to its delivery.
The other poets who contributed significantly to the growth of modern Punjabi poetry in the initial years include Amrita Pritam, Harbhajan Singh and Shiv Kumar Batalvi. Mohan Singh has been hailed as the greatest Punjabi poet of the 20th century [ 10 ] He is hailed by many modern artists including Hadiqa Kiani who refers to him, and recites his ...
Shiv Kumar Batalvi was born on 23 July 1936 (though a few documents related to him state 8 October 1937) in the village Bara Pind Lohtian in the Shakargarh Tehsil of Gurdaspur District (now in Narowal District of Punjab, Pakistan) into a Punjabi Hindu Brahmin family to father, Pandit Krishan Gopal Sharma, the village tehsildar in the revenue department, and mother, Shanti Devi, a housewife.
Sharif Kunjahi (Punjabi: شریف کنجاہی ()) (1914 – 2007) was a leading writer and poet of Punjabi language.. He was among the first faculty members of the Department of Punjabi Language at University of Punjab in the 1970s and contributed to Punjabi literature as a poet, prose writer, teacher, research scholar, linguist, lexicographer and translator.
Anwar Masood (Urdu: انورمسعود, Punjabi: انورمسعود Punjabi: ਅਨਵਰ ਮਸਊਦ; born 8 November 1935) is a Pakistani poet and educationist known for his comic poetry. [1] However, his works include other genres as well. He writes in Punjabi, Urdu, and Persian languages. [2] [3]
Waris Shah [b] (Punjabi: [ʋaːɾɪs ʃaːɦ]; 23 January 1722 – 24 June 1798) was a Punjabi poet, social critic and qissa-writer, belonging to the Sufi Chishti order.He is widely celebrated for his magnum opus – Heer – a poetic narration of a traditional Punjabi folktale in an epic format, which is now considered a marvel of Punjabi literature and storytelling traditions.