Darshan Buttar

Darshan Buttar
Nabha Poetry Festival, 2016
Nabha Poetry Festival, 2016
Born (1939-08-14) 14 August 1939 (age 85)
Nabha, Punjab Province, British India
OccupationNovelist
LanguagePunjabi
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Notable worksKhaṛāwāṃ, Maha Kambani
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award (2013)

Darshan Buttar (born in Nabha, Punjab, India) is an Indian poet known for his short poems in Punjabi. His work is a part of the syllabus at the Punjabi University, Patiala.[1]

Books

  • Maha Kambani (The Ultimate Trembling)
  • Salaabi Hawa (Damp Wind)
  • Shabad Shehar te Ret (Word, City and Dust)[2]
  • Aud de Baddal (The Dry Clouds).
  • Khaṛāwāṃ [3]

Awards

He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2012 for his book Maha Kambani (The Ultimate Trembling).[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Punjabi poet Buttar wins Sahitya Akademi award". hindustantimes.com. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. ^ Shabad Shehar te Ret (Word, City and Dust). OCLC 41532414. Retrieved 7 July 2016 – via worldcat.org.
  3. ^ Khaṛāwāṃ. OCLC 47224465. Retrieved 7 July 2016 – via worldcat.org.
  4. ^ "Sahitya Akademi Award winners for 2012 Punjab (work 'Maha Kambani)". sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. ^ "4 Punjab writers announce to return their Sahitya Akademi awards". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.


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