MODERN LITERATURE

In the literary sphere Punjab’s position is secound to none. In poetry the immortal songs of Bhai Vir Singh, Dhani Ram Chatrik, Amrita Pritam, Mohan Singh, Balwant Bawa, Preetam Singh Safeer, Avtar Singh Azad, Prabhjot Kaur and others have a soul moving quality. In thought, expression and universality of appeal Punjabi Poetry today is as rich and asthetic as the poetry of any other language of the country. In the sphere of drama, novel and short story, the path blazed by I.C.Nandha, Nanak Singh and Gurbax Singh had attracted first rate talent in Balwant Gargi , Sheela Bhatia, Gurdial Singh Khosla, Harcharan Singh, Sant Singh Sekhon, Kartar Singh duggal, Kulwant Singh, Navtej and a host of other writers. There is a regular spate of literary output of great merit. The short story seems to have found a rich fertile soil in Punjab, with the result that the Punjabi short story can hold its head high in competition with any regional short story. Even in all India sphere of Hindi, the Punjabi writters like Yashpal, Upinder Nath Ashok, Pt. Sudarshan, Mohan Rakesh, Dev Raj Dinesh, Charanjit, Chandergupt Vidyalankar, Rajiv Pannikar hold top positions. With the devotion of such votaries, the Punjab literature is destined to become one of the richest modern Indian literature in the years to come.

Source: punjabstate.com

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