1936 – 1973
Shiv Kumar Batalvi was a poet of passion, agony and separation. He was the youngest one to receive Sahtiya Akademi Award in 1957 for writing Puran Bhagat, Loona, a verse play. Shiv Kumar batalvi is considered as the John Keats of Punjabi poetic tradition. Batalvi often adopted a female persona in his poetry to express himself and the anguish of his heart.
