Shiv Kumar Batalvi
1936 – 1973

Shiv Kumar Batalvi

Shiv Kumar Batalvi

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.

Shiv Kumar Batalvi Poetry

Ghazal

Nazam