Surjit Patar Explained

Surjit Patar
Native Name:ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਪਾਤਰ
Birth Name:Surjit Hundal
Birth Date:1945 1, df=y
Birth Place:Pattar Kalan, Punjab Province, British India
Death Place:Ludhiana, Punjab, India
Education:Guru Nanak Dev University (PhD)
Language:Punjabi

Surjit Patar (born Surjit Hundal; Panjabi; Punjabi: ਸੁਰਜੀਤ ਪਾਤਰ; 14 January 1945 – 11 May 2024) was an Indian Punjabi language writer and poet from Punjab.[1] His poems enjoy immense popularity with the general public and have won high acclaim from critics.[2]

Biography

Patar hailed from the village of Pattar (Panjabi; Punjabi: ਪੱਤੜ) Kalan in Jalandhar district from which he got his surname.[3] His father's name was Harbhajan Singh and mother's Harbhajan Kaur. He had four older sisters. His father had migrated to Kenya for work and would only return home for short time after every five years. He matriculated from a nearby village school. After that admitted in as science student in a college in Kapurthala. But the next year, he took up Arts.[4]

Patar graduated from Randhir College, Kapurthala and then went on to get a Master's degree from Punjabi University, Patiala and then a PhD in Literature on "Transformation of Folklore in Guru Nanak Vani" from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. He then joined the academic profession and retired as Professor of Punjabi from Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. He started writing poetry in the mid-1960s. Among his works of poetry are "Hawa Vich Likhe Harf" (Words written in the Air), Birkh Arz Kare (Thus Spake the Tree), Hanere Vich Sulagdi Varnmala (Words Smouldering in the Dark), Lafzaan Di Dargah (Shrine of Words), Patjhar Di Pazeb (Anklet of Autumn) and Surzameen (Music Land).

Patar translated into Punjabi the three tragedies of Federico García Lorca, the play Nagmandala of Girish Karnad,[5] and poems of Bertolt Brecht and Pablo Neruda. He also adapted plays from Jean Giraudoux, Euripides and Racine.[6] [7] He wrote television scripts on Punjabi poets from Sheikh Farid to Shiv Kumar Batalvi.[8]

Patar was president of the Punjab Arts Council, Chandigarh.[9] Earlier, he had held the office of the President, Punjabi Sahit Akademi, Ludhiana. He was awarded Padma Shri in 2012.[10]

Death

Patar died of cardiac arrest at his residence on Barewal Road in Ludhiana, on 11 May 2024, at the age of 79.[11] [12] According to his family members, he did not wake up that morning and was declared dead after arriving in the hospital.[13] [14]

Works

Among Patar's works are "Candles",[15] "Hanere Vich Sulagdi Varanmala",[16] "Aiya Nand Kishore",[2] "Hanera Jarega Kiven", "Fasla", and "Koi Daalia Cho Langeya Hawa Bann Ke".[17]

Filmography

Surjit Patar wrote dialogues for the Punjabi films Shaheed Uddham Singh and Videsh, the Punjabi version of Deepa Mehta's film Heaven on Earth.[18]

Awards

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Ramgarhia kom News, January-2020 . 27 January 2023 . 27 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230127210729/http://www.ramgarhiakom.com/2020/news/news_doc/01_jan_20.html . live .
  2. Singh . Surjit . Spring–Fall 2006 . Surjit Patar: Poet of the Personal and the Political . Journal of Punjab Studies . 13 . 1. 265 . His poems enjoy immense popularity with the general public and have won high acclaim from critics. .
  3. Book: Singh, Paramjeet. Legacies of the Homeland: 100 Must Read Books by Punjabi Authors. 7 April 2018. Notion Press. 978-1-64249-424-2. en. 3 November 2020. 12 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240512143840/https://books.google.com/books?id=lbZUDwAAQBAJ&q=Surjit+Patar&pg=PT268#v=snippet&q=Surjit%20Patar&f=false. live.
  4. "Surjit Patar: Poet of the Personal and the Political", by Surjit Singh, Punjabi University, Patiala, Page 265, Paragraph 3 and 4, https://punjab.global.ucsb.edu/sites/secure.lsit.ucsb.edu.gisp.d7_sp/files/sitefiles/journals/volume13/13.1.2_Singh.pdf
  5. Book: Vatsyayan, Anupam. Re-visiting and Re-staging. 14 December 2016. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. 978-1-4438-5731-4. en. 3 November 2020. 12 May 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240512171625/https://books.google.com/books?id=7-22DQAAQBAJ&q=Nagamandala+Surjit+patar&pg=PA69#v=snippet&q=Nagamandala%20Surjit%20patar&f=false. live.
  6. Web site: Issue 17: March 1998 . Seagull Theatre Quarterly . 13 May 2024.
  7. Web site: Surjit Patar . Modern Poetry in Translation . 13 May 2024.
  8. News: Padma awardee Punjabi poet Patar passes away in Ludhiana at 79 . 13 May 2024 . The Times of India . 12 May 2024.
  9. Web site: Eminent poet Surjit Patar is new Punjab Arts Council chief. 23 August 2017. The Indian Express. en-US. 29 January 2020. 29 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200129181743/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/eminent-poet-surjit-patar-is-new-punjab-arts-council-chief-4809036/. live.
  10. Web site: Punjabi poet Surjit Patar gets Padma Shri. 26 January 2012. The Indian Express. en-US. 29 January 2020. 29 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200129202018/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/punjabi-poet-surjit-patar-gets-padma-shri/. live.
  11. Web site: Majeed . Shariq . Dr Surjit Patar to be cremated with full state honours on May 13 . The Times of India . 11 May 2024 . 11 May 2024 . 11 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240511103021/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ludhiana/dr-surjit-patar-to-be-cremated-with-full-state-honours-on-may-13/articleshow/110033527.cms . live .
  12. News: PTI . 11 May 2024 . Punjabi poet, writer Surjit Patar passes away at 79 . 11 May 2024 . The Hindu . en-IN . 0971-751X . 11 May 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240511042934/https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/punjab/punjabi-poet-writer-surjit-patar-passes-away-at-79/article68163927.ece . live .
  13. "Eminent Punjabi poet Surjit Patar is no more" – The Indian Express, Written by Raakhi Jagga, Ludhiana, Updated: 11 May 2024, https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/eminent-punjabi-poet-surjit-patar-is-no-more-9321524/
  14. "Renowned Punjabi poet Padma Shri Dr Surjit Patar passes away at 79" – Hindustan Times, by Tarsem Singh Deogan, 11 May 2024, Ludhiana, https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/renowned-punjabi-poet-padma-shri-dr-surjit-patar-passes-away-at-79-101715401825132.html
  15. Patar . Surjit . Ami P. Shah . Spring–Fall 2006 . Punjabi Poetry – with translations by Randi L. Clary, Gibb Schreffler, and Ami P. Shah . Journal of Punjab Studies . 13 . 1.
  16. Patar . Surjit . Gibb Schreffler . Spring–Fall 2006 . Punjabi Poetry – with translations by Randi L. Clary, Gibb Schreffler, and Ami P. Shah . Journal of Punjab Studies . 13 . 1.
  17. Web site: Surjit Patar . kavishala.com . 13 May 2024 . en.
  18. News: Eminent Punjabi poet Surjit Patar dies at 79 . 13 May 2024 . The Tribune (India).
  19. News: Eminent Punjabi poet Surjit Patar is no more . 13 May 2024 . The Indian Express . 11 May 2024 . en.
  20. News: पद्मश्री से सम्मानित साहित्यकार और पंजाबी कवि सुरजीत पातर का निधन, 79 साल की उम्र में दुनिया को कहा अलविदा . 13 May 2024 . आज तक . 11 May 2024 . hi.
  21. Web site: 2008 . The Anād Foundation . 13 May 2024 . en . 13 January 2012.
  22. News: Saraswati Samman for Patar . Jatinder Preet . Punjab Panorama . 30 April 2010 . 30 April 2010 . 4 November 2013 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131104201100/http://punjabpanorama.blogspot.in/2010/05/saraswati-samman-for-patar.html . live .
  23. Web site: 23 December 2019 . SELF STUDY REPORT FOR REACCREDITATION (Volume –I) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20191223120942/https://www.suniv.ac.in/documents/Sambalpur%20University%20NAAC%20SSR-%20Volume-1.pdf . 23 December 2019 . 13 May 2024.
  24. Web site: Padma Awards. pib. 27 January 2013. 27 January 2013. 24 May 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20130524145714/http://www.pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=79881. live.
  25. News: Punjabi litterateur Surjit Patar conferred Kusumagraj Award. Business Standard India. Business Standard. 7 March 2014. 8 August 2015. Press Trust of India. 24 September 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924143316/http://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/punjabi-litterateur-surjit-patar-conferred-kusumagraj-award-114030701112_1.html. live.

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