Shiv Kumar Batalvi, a renowned Punjabi poet, author, playwright from East Punjab died very young on May 6, 1973 at the age of only 36. His early death brings to mind Urdu poet Majaz who had also died ...

Are you 30-ish, Punjabi and with a penchant for passionate poetry? A hunt is on for the ideal individual to play the legendary Punjabi poet Shiv Kumar Batalvi in a bio-pic to be directed by Mudazzar ...

Punjabi poets honor Shiv Kumar Batalvi on his 51st death anniversary, praising his rich contributions to language and culture, especially his magnum opus "Loona". Punjabi poets remembered the rich ...

Litterateurs from Ludhiana remembered the poetry of renowned Punjabi poet, Shiv Kumar Batalvi on Monday, in an event organized to mark his death anniversary at Punjab Agricultural University.

Verses of the much-loved Punjabi poet Shiv Kumar Batalvi (23 July, 1936 – 7 May, 1973) suggest that he lamented the fact that his city, whose name he carried with him as his nomenclature, did not ...

The Punjabi poet penned soulful poems like 'Maye ni maye' and 'Ajj din chadeya tere rang varga' that was used in a song in Imtiaz Ali's Love Aaj Kal. Says producer Sunil Bohra, "Batalvi's poems have ...

In literary circles, many comparisons are drawn between Shiv Kumar Batalvi and John Keats. Though with Keats my association is through his odes, with Batalvi I spent many days and nights of my life.

Some people never die, for they live through their work. Shiv Kumar Batalvi (1936-1973), whose 85th birth anniversary falls on Saturday, was one such personality and poet who continues to live in the ...