Kulbir Singh Kaang

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Kulbir Singh Kaang
BornKulbir Singh
1936
Amritsar, British Punjab
Died November 1, 2008 (aged 71–72)
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Nationality Indian
Other names Dr. Kulbir Singh Kang
Occupation Writer, critic
Known for critic works

Kulbir Singh Kaang (Punjabi : ਕੁਲਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਕਾਂਗ), also spelled as Kulbir Singh Kang, was a noted, Shromani Sahitya Award winner, Punjabi writer and critic. [1] After serving the Punjabi literature, language and culture for more than 48 years, [1] he died after a prolonged illness on November 1, 2008 [1] at his house in Amritsar in Indian Punjab.

Punjabi language native language of Punjabi people

Punjabi is an Indo-Aryan language with more than 100 million native speakers around the world and especially in the Indian subcontinent. It is the native language of the Punjabi people, an ethnic group of the cultural region called the Punjab, which encompasses northwest India and eastern Pakistan.

Punjabi literature, specifically literary works written in the Punjabi language, is characteristic of the historical Punjab of India and Pakistan 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 Pakistan and India, respectively.

The culture of the Punjab encompasses the spoken language, written literature, cuisine, science, technology, military warfare, architecture, traditions, values and history of the Punjabi people native to the northern part of the Indian subcontinent. The term 'Punjabi' can mean both a person who lives in Punjab and also a speaker of the Punjabi language. This name originates from the Persian language 'panj', (five), and 'ab', (water). Combined together the word becomes Panjab or Punjab: land of the five rivers. Indus River, and the five other rivers to the south eventually join Indus or merge into it later in the downstream of the Punjab valley. All the rivers start and flow out of the Himalayas. These other five rivers are Jhelum River, Chenab River, Ravi River, Beas River and Sutlej River.

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Life

Kaang was born in 1936, [2] to father Gurcharan Singh, in Amritsar in British Punjab. He studied higher and received Master of Arts and PhD degrees. [2] Later, he joined as a lecturer in a government college in 1969 and got retired in 1994.

Literary works

Kaang published many books on noted Punjabi writers about their life and works, including Teja Singh, [3] Bawa Balwant [4] and Sujan Singh. [5] He published more than two dozen books [2] on various topics including critic, essays, journey literature etc. and also edit some books including Principal Sujan Singh Abhinandan Granth, Panjabi Sabhiachar, Hadsian Da Mausam and Amam Baksh De Qisse. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "Punjab mourns death of Dr Kulbir Singh Kang". PunjabNewspaper. November 2, 2008. Retrieved May 5, 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Karnail Singh Thind, ed. (1997). Nibandh Parkash (in Punjabi) (First ed.). Chandigarh: Panjab University Publication Bureau. p. 132.
  3. ↑ Kaang, Kulbir Singh (1990). Teja Singh. Makers of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 71. ISBN   81-7201-018-4.
  4. ↑ Kaang, Kulbir Singh (1998). Bawa Balwant. Makers of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 77. ISBN   81-2600-562-9.
  5. ↑ Kaang, Kulbir Singh (2003). Sujan Singh. Makers of Indian Literature. Sahitya Akademi. p. 53. ISBN   81-260-1742-2.
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