Pritam Singh Kasad
Pritam Singh Sahni, or "Kasad"[1] (1924–2008) was a Punjabi poet[2] from New Delhi, India. Kasad was very active in the Punjabi Kavi circles. He has authored more than 20 books of Punjabi poetry. Apart from that, he was a very talented playwright.
His family moved from Gah, Pakistan during Partition of India in 1947. He struggled to support his family and settle in new place. Still he found time to write and also go to various cities to participate all over India. He even received a letter of appreciation from Jawaharlal Nehru in 1962. In 1999, he was part of the Kavi Darbar celebrating birthday of Atal Bihari Vajpayee. He is survived by his two sons in Japan, one daughter in Canada and three daughters in Delhi.
Works
- November 1956 – Aazadi De Vedi tei- A collection of patriotic poems.
- November 1958 – Jaag Manukhata Jaag- A collection of social reform poems
- April 1961 – Kesri Nishan- Poems on sovereignty in Sikhism
- January 1986 – Kharag Khalsa- Poems describing the glory of Khalsa Panth
- 1990 – Rutan de Parchawe- A collection of romantic poems.
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