- Balwant Gargi
Balwant Gargi (1916–April 22, 2003) (
Punjabi : ਬਲਵੰਤ ਗਾਰਗੀ, Balwant Gārgi,Hindi : बलवंत गार्गी, Balwant Gārgi) was a renowned Punjabi dramatist and short story writer.He wrote several plays, including “Nangi Dhup” (an
autobiography ), “Loha Kutt”, “Husin Chehere Kesro”, “Kanak Balli”, “Soni Mahiwal”, “Sultan Razia”, “Soukan,” “Mirza Sahiba” and “Dhooni di Agg” and short stories “Mircha Wala Sadh”, “Pattan di Berhi” and “Kuari Disi”.He was awarded the
Sahitya Akademi award , the highest literary award, in 1962 for his play “Rang Manch”.Balwant Gargi taught for two years at the
University of Washington and directed several plays.
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