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Shiv Kumar Batalvi


Born
in Sialkot, Pakistan
July 23, 1936

Died
May 07, 1973

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Shiv Kumar 'Batalvi' (Punjabi: ਸ਼ਿਵ ਕੁਮਾਰ ਬਟਾਲਵੀ) was a well-known Punjabi language poet. He was most famous for his romantic poetry which was noted for its heightened passion, pathos, separation and lovers' agony. He became the youngest recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1967 for his epic verse play based on the ancient legend of Puran Bhagat, Luna (1965), now considered a masterpiece in modern Punjabi literature. With this work, he also created the modern Punjabi genre of kiss.

Today, he is counted amongst the stalwarts of modern Punjabi poetry, like Mohan Singh and Amrita Pritam, all of whom are popular on both sides of India-Pakistan border.
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Average rating: 4.34 · 2,807 ratings · 147 reviews · 28 distinct worksSimilar authors
ਲੂਣਾ

4.21 avg rating — 1,426 ratings — published 1965 — 4 editions
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Shiv Kumar: Sampuran Kav Sa...

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chup de awaz

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shiv kumar de samuchi kavita

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Me and Me

4.44 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 2004 — 2 editions
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Atte Dian Chirian

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Asan Joban Rute Marna

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Stories From Panchatantra: ...

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Panchatantra Ki Kahaniyan

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“Flowers of sin, like some black sun,
Bloom in my dreams
Their perfume-sodden fragrance
Spreading through each heartbeat.”
Shiv Kumar Batalvi

“A girl whose name is Love
Is lost.
Simple, beautiful,
She is lost.”
Shiv Kumar Batalvi, Me and Me

“Where perfumed rivers flow,
Is the home of my beloved.
Where passing breezes halt,
Is the home of my beloved.

Where dawn arrives on bare toes,
Where night paints henna-beams on feet,
Where fragrance bathes in moonlight,
Is the home of my beloved.

Where rays of light roam nakedly,
In green forests of sandalwood.
Where the flame seeks the lamp,
Is the home of my beloved.

Where sunsets sleep on wide waters,
And the deer leap.
Where tears fall for no reason,
Is the home of my beloved.

Where the farmer sleeps hungry,
Even though the wheat is the color of my beloved,
Where the wealthy ones lie in hiding,
Is the home of my beloved.

Where perfumed rivers flow,
Is the home of my beloved.
Where passing breezes halt,
Is the home of my beloved.”
Shiv Kumar