Ajmer Singh Aulakh
Ajmer Singh Aulakh | |
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 Ajmer Singh Aulakh | |
| Born | 19 August 1942 Pharwahi, Mansa district, Punjab |
| Died | 15 June 2017 (aged 74) Mansa, Punjab, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | drama |
| Spouse | Manjit Aulakh |
Ajmer Singh Aulakh (19 August 1942 – 15 June 2017) was a renowned Punjabi playwright from Mansa district, Punjab.[1] He was born in 1942 at Kishangarh urf Pharwahi, Mansa district, Punjab, India.
Books and plays
Aulakh published his first collection of one-act plays, Arbad narbad dhundukara (English: 'Eons and Nebulae') in 1978.
Collections of one-act plays
- Arbad narbad dhundukara (Eons and Nebulae)
- Begane bohar di chhan (Shade of the Alien Banyan)
- Anhe nishanchi (Blind Shooters)
- Gani[2]
Plays
- Ik Ramayan hor (One More Ramayana)*Niuṃ-jaṛa
- Satt begaane
- Kehar Singh di maut (Kehar Singh's Death)
- Ishaka bājha namāza dā hajja nāhī [3]
- Bhajian bahin (Broken Arms)
- Ikka sī dariā
- Jhanāṃ de pāṇī
- Aise jana wirale sam̆sāre
Awards
He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for his book Ishaka bājha namāza dā hajja nāhī (Plays).[4]
See also
References
- ^ "Eminent Punjabi writer Ajmer Singh Aulakh passes away". tribuneindia.com. Retrieved 19 June 2017.
- ^ Gānī. OCLC 24067995. Retrieved 8 July 2016 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ Ishaka bājha namāza dā hajja nāhī. OCLC 54073309. Retrieved 8 July 2016 – via worldcat.org.
- ^ "Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for his book Ishaka bājha namāza dā hajja nāhī". sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 8 July 2016.
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