Kulbir Singh Kaang Explained

Kulbir Singh Kaang
Birth Name:Kulbir Singh
Birth Date:1936
Birth Place:Amritsar, British Punjab
Death Date:November 1,
Death Place:Amritsar, Punjab, India
Nationality:Indian
Other Names:Dr. Kulbir Singh Kang
Known For:critic works
Occupation:Writer, critic

Kulbir Singh Kaang (Panjabi; Punjabi: ਕੁਲਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ ਕਾਂਗ), also spelled as Kulbir Singh Kang, was a noted, Shromani Sahitya Award winner, Punjabi writer and critic.[1] After serving the Punjabi literature, language and culture for more than 48 years,[1] he died after a prolonged illness on November 1, 2008[1] at his house in Amritsar in Indian Punjab.

Life

Kaang was born in 1936,[2] to father Gurcharan Singh, in Amritsar in British Punjab. He studied higher and received Master of Arts and PhD degrees.[2] Later, he joined as a lecturer in a government college in 1969 and got retired in 1994.

Literary works

Kaang published many books on noted Punjabi writers about their life and works, including Teja Singh,[3] Bawa Balwant[4] and Sujan Singh.[5] He published more than two dozen books[2] on various topics including critic, essays, journey literature etc. and also edit some books including Principal Sujan Singh Abhinandan Granth, Panjabi Sabhiachar, Hadsian Da Mausam and Amam Baksh De Qisse.[2]

Notes and References

  1. News: Punjab mourns death of Dr Kulbir Singh Kang . November 2, 2008 . PunjabNewspaper . May 5, 2012 . March 5, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110305214138/http://www.punjabnewspaper.com/wordpress/2008/11/02/punjab-mourns-death-of-dr-kulbir-singh-kang/ . dead .
  2. Book: Nibandh Parkash . . 1997 . . 132 . First . Punjabi . Karnail Singh Thind.
  3. Book: Teja Singh . . Kaang, Kulbir Singh . 1990 . 71 . 81-7201-018-4 . Makers of Indian Literature.
  4. Book: Bawa Balwant . Sahitya Akademi . Kaang, Kulbir Singh . 1998 . 77 . 81-2600-562-9 . Makers of Indian Literature.
  5. Book: Sujan Singh . Sahitya Akademi . Kaang, Kulbir Singh . 2003 . 53 . 81-260-1742-2 . Makers of Indian Literature.