Pen name Hari Singh Dilbar Period 1943–present Occupation Writer, Poet Name Hari Dilbar | Role Writer Nationality Indian | |
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Genre Poetry, Punjabi culture | ||
Hari singh dilbar
Hari Singh Dilbar (Punjabi: ਹਰੀ ਸਿੰਘ ਦਿਲਬਰ; born c. 1929 - died 3 May 2017) was a well-known Punjabi writer and poet.
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Hari Singh Dilbar King Of Punjabi Funny Poetry
Early life
Dilbar was born as Hari Singh in 1929 in Layallpur (now Faisalabad), British Punjab. After partition they moved to Jalandhar and then shifted to Sirsa (now in Haryana state). He did his schooling up to fifth standard. Dilbar worked in a sweetshop for many year and lived by selling snacks and samosas near the bus stand of Sirsa.
Career
He started writing poetry in 1943. A poet, he published many books on various subjects. With a long journey of reciting satirical poems at the Red Fort Delhi, he had recited his verses before Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru to Narendra Modi, whom he had regaled with his lively satires. He travelled a number of foreign countries ad recent visit was to Australia.
Death
On 3 May 2017, he died of serious attack of diabetics at his residence in Sirsa City. Writers and poets from the state expressed condolence of his demise.