Full Name Kulbir Singh Known for critic works Nationality Indian Name Kulbir Kaang | Role Critic Occupation Writer, critic | |
Born 1936 Amritsar, British Punjab Died November 1, 2008, Amritsar | ||
Other names Dr. Kulbir Singh Kang | ||
Kulbir Singh Kaang (Punjabi: ਕੁਲਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਕਾਂਗ), also spelled as Kulbir Singh Kang, was a noted, Shromani Sahitya Award winner, Punjabi writer and critic. After serving the Punjabi literature, language and culture for more than 48 years, he died after a prolonged illness on November 1, 2008 at his house in Amritsar in Indian Punjab.
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Life
Kaang was born in 1936, to father Gurcharan Singh, in Amritsar in British Punjab. He studied higher and received Master of Arts and PhD degrees. 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, Bawa Balwant and Sujan Singh. He published more than two dozen books 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.