Ajaib Kamal
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Ajaib Kamal (1933-2011) was a writer of the Punjabi language. Born in the Hoshiarpur District of the Punjab, he later moved to Kenya.[1] As a poet and playwright, his work is considered part of the modernist tradition in Punjabi literature.[2] Beginning as a writer of ghazals, he later shifted to other verse forms and is considered a specialist of the long verse form in Punjabi.[2] He has also written several dramas in Punjabi including Chaanak Anne Han, Hatheli Te Ugya Shehr, Dahri Wala Ghora, and Langra Aasmaan.[2]
References[]
- ^ Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature (Vol. 1), ed. Amaresh Dhatta (Sahitya Akademi: 2006), p. 109.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature (Vol. 1), ed. Amaresh Dhatta (Sahitya Akademi: 2006), p. 110
Categories:
- 1933 births
- 2011 deaths
- Kenyan Sikhs
- Kenyan poets
- Indian male poets
- Kenyan people of Indian descent
- People from Hoshiarpur
- Indian emigrants to Kenya
- Kenyan people of Punjabi descent
- Poets from Punjab, India
- Punjabi-language poets
- Dramatist and playwright stubs