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The real name of Damodar Das Arora was Damodar Gulatti. He was from Jhang and is known as the first ever writer of famous folktale of Punjab Heer Ranjha. He is said to be the eye-witness of this love story which was later converted into a poetic verse by Damodar Das. In his Qissa he has said that I belong to the same place as Heer and Ranjha. His Heer is considered the most authentic description of the events. The Heer he wrote is in Sandal Bari dialect which is surprisingly similar to Majhi dialect spoken today even after the lapse of five hundred years.
