Surjit Paatar

Surjit Paatar

Surjit Patar is an Indian Punjabi language poet.

Biography

Surjit Patar obtained a Master's degree from Punjabi University, Patiala ,did Ph.D in Literature on Transformation of Folklore in Guru Nanak Vani from Guru Nanak Dev University ,Amritsar and joined the academic profession. He retired as Professor of Punjabi from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. He started writing poetry in mid-sixties. Among his works of poetry are Hawa Vich Likhe Harf (Words written in the Air), Birkh Arz Kar (Thus speaks the Tree), Hanere Vich Sulghdi Varnmala (Words smouldering in the Dark) ,Lafzanh Di Dargah (Shrine of Words) ,Patjhar Di Pazeb (Anklet of Autmn )and Surzameen (Music Land )

He has translated into Punjabi the three tragedies of Garcia Lorca, the play Nag Mandala of Girish Karnad, and poems of Bertolt Brecht and Pablo Neruda. He has also adapted plays from Giradoux, Euripides and Racine. He has written tele-scripts on Punjabi poets from Sheikh Farid to [Shiv Kumar ).

Awards

*1993: Sahitya Akademi Award

References


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