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| name = Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor
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| caption = Urdu , Punjabi Humor and Satarist
| caption = Urdu , Punjabi Humor and Satarist
| birth_date = 27 June 1910
| birth_date = 27 June 1910
| birth_place = Lyallpur Punjab Undivided India
| birth_place = Lyallpur,Punjab, British India
| death_date = 05 May 1980
| death_date = 5 May 1980
| death_place = Poona Maharashtra
| death_place = Poona Maharashtra
| nationality = Indian
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'''Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor'''.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1182606|title=Literary notes: Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor and his satirical writings|last=Parekh|first=Rauf|date=2015-05-18|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref>([[:ur:کنہیا_لال_کپور|کنہیا لال کپور]])<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ncpul.in/urdu/Anthology/Prose/Prose-2/About%20the%20Author.html|title=Prose-2 (About the Author)|website=www.ncpul.in|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> also known a'''s K.L Kapur''' (June 27 1910 &#x2013; 05 May 1980) was an Urdu satirist known for his sharp wit, ironical style and derisive parodies. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/long-reads/in-i-have-done-my-bhartiya-karan-kanhaiyalal-kapoor-asks-what-it-takes-to-become-indian-6272271.html|title=In 'I Have Done My Bhartiya-karan', Kanhaiyalal Kapoor asks what it takes to become Indian - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref>. He got fame for his unique writing style and natural talent as a result he was awarded the [[:File:Ghalib Award.jpg|Ghalib award]] in the year 1974 by then President of India Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed for his outstanding contributions to Urdu literature<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.rekhta.org/Authors/kanhaiya-lal-kapoor/profile|title=Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor - Profile & Biography|website=Rekhta|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref>
'''Kanhaiyalal Kapoor'''<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1182606|title=Literary notes: Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor and his satirical writings|last=Parekh|first=Rauf|date=2015-05-18|website=DAWN.COM|language=en|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> (June 27, 1910 &ndash; 5 May 1980), also known as '''K.L Kapur''', was an Urdu satirist known for his sharp wit, ironical style and derisive parodies.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|url=https://www.firstpost.com/long-reads/in-i-have-done-my-bhartiya-karan-kanhaiyalal-kapoor-asks-what-it-takes-to-become-indian-6272271.html|title=In 'I Have Done My Bhartiya-karan', Kanhaiyalal Kapoor asks what it takes to become Indian - Firstpost|website=www.firstpost.com|language=en|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> He was renowned for his unique writing style and natural talent as a result he was awarded the [[:File:Ghalib Award.jpg|Ghalib award]] in the year 1974 by then President of India Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed for his outstanding contributions to Urdu literature.


==Biography==
==Biography==
===Early life===
===Early life===
Kapoor was born in undivided India in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad) a part of Pakistan. He finished his Primary education in a local school where he got a chance to learn Farsi language. He completed is metric from Kamalia goverment school in 1928. He completed his Bachelor of Arts from DAV college Lahore. There he was found to be excellent in English and Sanskrit and he chose English as a choice for doing his Master of Arts. He completed his Master of Arts in the year 1934. During his M.A he got married to Srimati Pushpavati in the year 1931.
Kapoor was born in undivided India in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad) a part of Pakistan. He finished his Primary education in a local school where he got a chance to learn the [[Persian language|Persian]] language. He completed his metric from Kamalia government school in 1928. He completed his Bachelor of Arts from DAV college Lahore. There he was found to be excellent in English and Sanskrit and he chose English as a choice for doing his Master of Arts. He completed his Master of Arts in the year 1934. During his M.A he married Srimati Pushpavati in the year 1931.


===Expanded description===
===Expanded description===
During his admission in Master of Arts he was interviewed by [[Patras Bokhari]] , one of the foremost humorists of Urdu and on seeing him he said "Are you normally this tall or you have made special arrangement for this interview ?" Since he was 6.5 feet tall.
During his admission in Master of Arts he was interviewed by [[Patras Bokhari]], one of the foremost humorists of Urdu and on seeing him he said "Are you normally this tall or you have made special arrangement for this interview?" since he was 6.5 feet tall.


[[Patras Bokhari]] was impressed by Kapoor's wit and humor and encouraged him to write in Urdu. He was also a fan of [[Krishan Chander]] when he was informed that he lives in same hostel. Inspired by them he started writing Urdu satires. Infact his first parody was on Krishan chanders Yarkan, which Krishan chander liked but he never published that.
[[Patras Bokhari]] was impressed by Kapoor's wit and humor and encouraged him to write in Urdu. Kapoor was strongly affected by [[Krishan Chander|Krishan chander]]'s writing, and was ecstatic knowing that they happen to share same hostel. Influenced by all these remarkably renowned literary scholars, Kapoor started writing Urdu satires. In fact his first parody was on Krishan Chanders Yarkan, which was appreciated by Krishan Chander but Kapoor never published it.


Before partition he worked as a lecturer in D.A.V college Lahore from 1934 to 1947. After partition he left Lahore migrated to Ferozpur and then Moga in Punjab where he was appointed as lecturer in 1947 and retired as a principal of DM College in Moga. He served as a principal from 1964 to 1973. He was also a Founding member and principal of AD College in Dharamkot(Moga) from 1973 to 1975 before he moved to Jalhandhar in 1978 and then Poona from 1979 to 1980.He continued his writings in form of Urdu satire and writing columns in Punjab Kesari and Hind Samachar.
Before partition he worked as a lecturer in D.A.V college Lahore from 1934 to 1947. After partition he left Lahore migrated to Ferozpur and then Moga in Punjab where he was appointed as lecturer in 1947 and retired as a principal of DM College in Moga.<ref name=":0" /> He served as a principal from 1964 to 1973. He was also a founding member and principal of AD College in Dharamkot(Moga) from 1973 to 1975 before he moved to Jalhandhar in 1978 and then Poona from 1979 to 1980. He continued his writings in form of Urdu satire and writing columns in Punjab Kesari and Hind Samachar.


Some of his notable parodies include '''Ghalib Jadeed Shoara Ki Ek Majlis Mein''<nowiki/>' (‘Ghalib in an Assembly of Modern Poets’) and his Saleem ki bhagavat (Satire on romance between Anarkali and Prince Saleem.)<ref>{{Citation|chapter=APPENDIX. All Journals in JSTOR, by Collection|date=2012-12-31|pages=387–392|publisher=Princeton University Press|isbn=9781400843114|doi=10.1515/9781400843114.387|title=JSTOR }}</ref>
Kapoor, along with Shafeeq-ur-Rahman, is one of Urdu’s prominent parodists. His other parodies include ‘Saleem and Anarkali’<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/23333652?read-now=1&seq=3#page_scan_tab_contents|title=JSTOR: Kanhaiyalal Kapoor|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>, ‘Chaar malangon ki daastaan’, ‘Jaana Hatim Tai ka’ and ‘Mir ki shaeri ka nafsiyaati tajzia’. In these parodies, he mostly satirised the writers and literary trends of Urdu. But his ‘Urdu adab ka aakhri daur’ (the last era of Urdu literature) is a parody of [[Muhammad Husain Azad|Muhammad Hussain Azad’s]] famous work [[Aab-e hayat (Azad)|Aab-e-hayat.]] Progressive poets and writers often became the butt of his satire and his article ‘Comrade Sheikh Chilli’ is a good example of it.


Some of his famous works include Urdu: Sango-o-Kisht<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/sang-o-khisht-kanhaiyaa-laal-kapuur-ebooks-3|title=Sang-o-Khisht by Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor|website=Rekhta|language=en|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> (1942) , chang-o-rubab<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/chang-o-rubab-kanhaiya-lal-kapoor-ebooks-1|title=Chang-o-Rubab by Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor|website=Rekhta|language=en|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> (1944) , sheesha-o-teesha<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/sheesha-o-teesha-kanhaiyaa-laal-kapuur-ebooks|title=Sheesha-o-Teesha by Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor|website=Rekhta|language=en|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> (1946), Nae-Shugoofay <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/nae-shugoofay-kanhaiyaa-laal-kapuur-ebooks|title=Nae Shugoofay by Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor|website=Rekhta|language=en|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref>(1988), Bal-o-par<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/baal-o-par-ebooks|title=Baal-o-Par by Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor|website=Rekhta|language=en|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> (1954) , Gard-eKarwan<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/gard-e-karwan-kanhaiya-lal-kapoor-ebooks|title=Gard-e-Karwan by Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor|website=Rekhta|language=en|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> (1960) , Gustakhiyan <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/gustakhiyan-kanhaiyaa-laal-kapuur-ebooks|title=Gustakhiyan by Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor|website=Rekhta|language=en|access-date=2019-09-03}}</ref> (1965) . Some of his notable comedy Hindi books include Hasya-chalisa (1966) and commorade sheikh chilli (1968)
Some of his other works in Urdu include: Sango-o-Kisht (1942), Chang-o-rubab (1944), Sheesha-o-teesha (1946), Nae-Shugoofay (1988), Bal-o-par (1954), Gard-eKarwan (1960), and Gustakhiyan (1965). A collection of his Urdu books can be found on Rekhta.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rekhta.org/Authors/kanhaiya-lal-kapoor/ebooks|title=Urdu Books of Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor|website=Rekhta|access-date=2019-10-13}}</ref> His notable comedy Hindi books include Hasya-chalisa (1966) and Commorade Sheikh Chilli (1968).


Some of his Punjabi books include Dekh kabira roya (1973) , Bhul-Chuk (1967), Moge Di Muskaan and Til-Phul(1964)
Some of his Punjabi books include Dekh kabira roya (1973), Bhul-Chuk (1967), Moge Di Muskaan and Til-Phul(1964).


===Death and afterward===
===Death and afterward===
K.L Kapoor passed away in Poona, Maharashtra India following a cardiac arrest on 05th May 1980<ref name=":0" />. His teachings are still being followed as a part of curriculum in many universities <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rekhta.org/resources/university-syllabus|title=India-university-syllabus-urdu|last=|first=|date=|website=|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref>. Many of his works are also being revisited at this time.
K.L Kapoor died in Poona, Maharashtra India following a cardiac arrest on 5 May 1980. His teachings are still included in many universities' curricula (e.g. Master of Arts in Urdu Mumbai University<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mu.ac.in/portal/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/4.92-M.A.-Part-I-Urdu.pdf|title=Mumbai University M.A Urdu Syllabus|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> and Delhi University<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.du.ac.in/du/index.php?page=revised-syllabi-2|title=Revised-Syllabi 2019 -20 - University of Delhi|website=www.du.ac.in|access-date=2019-10-13}}</ref>)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rekhta.org/resources/university-syllabus|title=India-university-syllabus-urdu|last=|first=|date=|website=|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> Many of his works are also being revisited at this time.


==Honours, decorations, awards and distinctions==
== Awards and accolades ==
[[File:Ghalib Award.jpg|thumb|Ghalib Award Certificate presented to K.L. Kapoor by Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed then President of India.]]
[[File:Ghalib Award.jpg|thumb|Ghalib Award Certificate presented to K.L. Kapoor by Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed then President of India.]]
Honored by Ghalib Award in the year 1974 (Refer Certificate below).
*Honored by Ghalib Award in the year 1974 (Refer Certificate below).
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*Bhasha Vibhaag (Govt of Punjab) has also an award dedicated in name of him known as kanhaiya lal Kapoor<ref>[http://www.panjabdigilib.org/pdl/Downloads/MNLhtml/JunJul-2014/index.html Award (Reference in Section About Anant singh Kabli)]</ref> in honour of him. This is award for Urdu books written and published in Punjab.

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*K.L Kapoor park in Moga honour of him in year 1982.
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Bhasha Vibhaag (Govt of Punjab) has also an award dedicated in name of him known as kanhaiya lal Kapoor [http://www.panjabdigilib.org/pdl/Downloads/MNLhtml/JunJul-2014/index.html Award (Reference in Section About Anant singh Kabli)] in honour of him.This is award for urdu books written and published in Punjab.

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[https://foursquare.com/v/k-l-kapur-park/5273a09111d2e1498ee66dc9 K.L Kapoor] park in Moga honour of him in year 1982.


==Biographies and Books on K.L Kapoor==
==Biographies and Books on K.L Kapoor==
[https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/kanhayya-lal-kapoor-hayat-o-khidmat-nihal-nazim-ebooks/ Kanhayya-lal-kapoor-Hayat-O-Khidmat] by Dr Nazim Nihal
*[https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/kanhayya-lal-kapoor-hayat-o-khidmat-nihal-nazim-ebooks/ Kanhayya-lal-kapoor-Hayat-O-Khidmat] by Dr Nazim Nihal
*[https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/kapoor-nama-kulliyat-e-nasr-kanhaiya-lal-kapoor-kanhaiya-lal-kapoor-ebooks/ Kapoor Nama] by Dr Haroon Usmani.

[https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/kapoor-nama-kulliyat-e-nasr-kanhaiya-lal-kapoor-kanhaiya-lal-kapoor-ebooks/ Kapoor Nama] by Dr Haroon Usmani.
*[https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/urdu-tanz-o-mizah-ka-krishn-kanhaya-kanhaya-lal-kapoor-shakhsiyat-o-fan-ebooks/ Urdu-tanz-o-mizah-ka-krishn-kanhaya:kanhaya-lal-kapoor] by Dr Haroon Usmani
*[https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/detail/kanhayya-lal-kapoor-hayat-aur-karname-s-j-sadiq-ebooks kanhayya lal kapoor hayat aur karname] by S. J. Sadiq

[https://www.rekhta.org/ebooks/urdu-tanz-o-mizah-ka-krishn-kanhaya-kanhaya-lal-kapoor-shakhsiyat-o-fan-ebooks/ Urdu-tanz-o-mizah-ka-krishn-kanhaya:kanhaya-lal-kapoor] by Dr Haroon Usmani
==Published works, References and Notes==
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==External links==
https://www.dawn.com/news/1182606 by [[Rauf Parekh|Dr Rauf Parekh]]

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https://www.rekhta.org/poets/kanhaiya-lal-kapoor/profile

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==Further Reading ==

https://www.rekhta.org/Authors/kanhaiya-lal-kapoor/ebooks

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[[Dilip Kumar]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gxzUSvE2nY&feature=youtu.be Interview]

[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=BjC6DQAAQBAJ&pg=SL26-PA88&lpg=SL26-PA88&dq=%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2+%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0++sahitya&source=bl&ots=PaxTnfwV18&sig=ACfU3U0aGS4mRyLVmXWv_9YKVwxmIUfVUA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwifj7rYk9jjAhWIqI8KHQEiCPYQ6AEwFXoECAcQAQ#v=onepage&q=%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE%20%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0%20%20sahitya&f=false Bhartiya Sahitya Ki Pahchan]

[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=ZxBWUA0esHkC&pg=PA86&lpg=PA86&dq=kanhaiya+lal+kapoor&source=bl&ots=vkPH8kHjki&sig=ACfU3U0mJHwWB_vefaj813N3OkCEjqu1hQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjy6p766trjAhVl6XMBHZlgCFM4FBDoATARegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=kanhaiya%20lal%20kapoor&f=false Language and Literature: Divers Indian Experiences]

[https://books.google.co.in/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA3861&lpg=PA3861&dq=kanhaiya+lal+kapoor&source=bl&ots=Y8MAB2mIt-&sig=ACfU3U1QEMPtwvJ_DIfB2bnh_gyJJGd1xQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiyo4Dd69rjAhWhheYKHQNVBVs4HhDoATAAegQICRAB#v=onepage&q=kanhaiya%20lal%20kapoor&f=false Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature]

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[https://www.rekhta.org/khaka/kanhaya-lal-kapoor-mirza-adeeb-khaka Article (Urdu)] by [[Mirza Adeeb|Mirza Nadeeb]]


==References==
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[http://www.pahalpatrika.com/frontcover/getrecord/275 Article (Hindi)] by RaajKumar Keswani
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{{reflist}}


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==Further reading ==
[http://www.ncpul.in/urdu/Anthology/Prose/Prose-2/About%20the%20Author.html http://www.ncpul.in/urdu/Anthology/Prose/Prose-2/About%20the%20Author.html (Urdu Article)]


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*https://www.rekhta.org/poets/kanhaiya-lal-kapoor/profile
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[https://archive.urdu.siasat.com/news/%DA%A9%D9%86%DB%81%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%DA%A9%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1-1980-1910-913057/ Urdu Siasat News paper Artcile (Urdu Article)]
*Library of Congress<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n89203680.html|title=LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)|last=Congress|first=The Library of|date=|website=id.loc.gov|lccn=n89203680|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2019-12-25}}</ref>
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*[[Dilip Kumar]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6gxzUSvE2nY Interview]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=ZxBWUA0esHkC&dq=kanhaiya+lal+kapoor&pg=PA86 Language and Literature: Divers Indian Experiences]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&dq=kanhaiya+lal+kapoor&pg=PA3861 Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature]
*[https://books.google.com/books?id=BjC6DQAAQBAJ&dq=%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B9%E0%A5%88%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE+%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2+%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AA%E0%A5%82%E0%A4%B0++sahitya&pg=SL26-PA88 Bhartiya Sahitya Ki Pahchan]
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*[http://www.pahalpatrika.com/frontcover/getrecord/275 Article (Hindi)] by RaajKumar Keswani
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*[https://archive.urdu.siasat.com/news/%DA%A9%D9%86%DB%81%DB%8C%D8%A7-%D9%84%D8%A7%D9%84-%DA%A9%D9%BE%D9%88%D8%B1-1980-1910-913057/ Urdu Siasat News paper Article (Urdu Article)]
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*[https://www.rekhta.org/khaka/kanhaya-lal-kapoor-mirza-adeeb-khaka Article (Urdu)] by [[Mirza Adeeb|Mirza Nadeeb]]


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Latest revision as of 12:23, 27 September 2023

Kanhaiyalal Kapoor
Urdu , Punjabi Humor and Satarist
Born27 June 1910
Lyallpur,Punjab, British India
Died5 May 1980
Poona Maharashtra
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Writer,lecturer, Principal
SpousePushpavati Kapoor
Children7

Kanhaiyalal Kapoor[1] (June 27, 1910 – 5 May 1980), also known as K.L Kapur, was an Urdu satirist known for his sharp wit, ironical style and derisive parodies.[2] He was renowned for his unique writing style and natural talent as a result he was awarded the Ghalib award in the year 1974 by then President of India Dr. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed for his outstanding contributions to Urdu literature.

Biography

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Early life

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Kapoor was born in undivided India in Lyallpur (now Faisalabad) a part of Pakistan. He finished his Primary education in a local school where he got a chance to learn the Persian language. He completed his metric from Kamalia government school in 1928. He completed his Bachelor of Arts from DAV college Lahore. There he was found to be excellent in English and Sanskrit and he chose English as a choice for doing his Master of Arts. He completed his Master of Arts in the year 1934. During his M.A he married Srimati Pushpavati in the year 1931.

Expanded description

[edit]

During his admission in Master of Arts he was interviewed by Patras Bokhari, one of the foremost humorists of Urdu and on seeing him he said "Are you normally this tall or you have made special arrangement for this interview?" since he was 6.5 feet tall.

Patras Bokhari was impressed by Kapoor's wit and humor and encouraged him to write in Urdu. Kapoor was strongly affected by Krishan chander's writing, and was ecstatic knowing that they happen to share same hostel. Influenced by all these remarkably renowned literary scholars, Kapoor started writing Urdu satires. In fact his first parody was on Krishan Chanders Yarkan, which was appreciated by Krishan Chander but Kapoor never published it.

Before partition he worked as a lecturer in D.A.V college Lahore from 1934 to 1947. After partition he left Lahore migrated to Ferozpur and then Moga in Punjab where he was appointed as lecturer in 1947 and retired as a principal of DM College in Moga.[1] He served as a principal from 1964 to 1973. He was also a founding member and principal of AD College in Dharamkot(Moga) from 1973 to 1975 before he moved to Jalhandhar in 1978 and then Poona from 1979 to 1980. He continued his writings in form of Urdu satire and writing columns in Punjab Kesari and Hind Samachar.

Some of his notable parodies include 'Ghalib Jadeed Shoara Ki Ek Majlis Mein' (‘Ghalib in an Assembly of Modern Poets’) and his Saleem ki bhagavat (Satire on romance between Anarkali and Prince Saleem.)[3]

Some of his other works in Urdu include: Sango-o-Kisht (1942), Chang-o-rubab (1944), Sheesha-o-teesha (1946), Nae-Shugoofay (1988), Bal-o-par (1954), Gard-eKarwan (1960), and Gustakhiyan (1965). A collection of his Urdu books can be found on Rekhta.[4] His notable comedy Hindi books include Hasya-chalisa (1966) and Commorade Sheikh Chilli (1968).

Some of his Punjabi books include Dekh kabira roya (1973), Bhul-Chuk (1967), Moge Di Muskaan and Til-Phul(1964).

Death and afterward

[edit]

K.L Kapoor died in Poona, Maharashtra India following a cardiac arrest on 5 May 1980. His teachings are still included in many universities' curricula (e.g. Master of Arts in Urdu Mumbai University[5] and Delhi University[6])[7] Many of his works are also being revisited at this time.

Awards and accolades

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Ghalib Award Certificate presented to K.L. Kapoor by Dr Fakhruddin Ahmed then President of India.
  • Honored by Ghalib Award in the year 1974 (Refer Certificate below).
  • Bhasha Vibhaag (Govt of Punjab) has also an award dedicated in name of him known as kanhaiya lal Kapoor[8] in honour of him. This is award for Urdu books written and published in Punjab.
  • K.L Kapoor park in Moga honour of him in year 1982.

Biographies and Books on K.L Kapoor

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References

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  1. ^ a b Parekh, Rauf (2015-05-18). "Literary notes: Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor and his satirical writings". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  2. ^ "In 'I Have Done My Bhartiya-karan', Kanhaiyalal Kapoor asks what it takes to become Indian - Firstpost". www.firstpost.com. Retrieved 2019-09-03.
  3. ^ "APPENDIX. All Journals in JSTOR, by Collection", JSTOR, Princeton University Press, 2012-12-31, pp. 387–392, doi:10.1515/9781400843114.387, ISBN 9781400843114
  4. ^ "Urdu Books of Kanhaiya Lal Kapoor". Rekhta. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  5. ^ "Mumbai University M.A Urdu Syllabus" (PDF).
  6. ^ "Revised-Syllabi 2019 -20 - University of Delhi". www.du.ac.in. Retrieved 2019-10-13.
  7. ^ "India-university-syllabus-urdu".
  8. ^ Award (Reference in Section About Anant singh Kabli)

Further reading

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  1. ^ Congress, The Library of. "LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. LCCN n89203680. Retrieved 2019-12-25.
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