Kumar Vikal Explained

Kumar Vikal
Birth Name:Kumar Vikal
Birth Date:1935
Birth Place:Punjab, India
Death Date:1997
Death Place:Chandigarh, India
Occupation:Panjab University, secretarial job
Language:Hindi
Citizenship:Indian
Genre:Free verse Poetry
Subject:Radical Social Change

Kumar Vikal (1935–1997) was a prominent poet of Hindi language. He belonged to Punjab, India. He was most popular during the 1970s to 1990s, the period which coincides with rise and fall of Naxalite and militant movements in Punjab. His poetry expressed the problems of oppressed and marginalized sections of the society. Secular and humanitarian content of his poetry helped in building communal harmony during the period when the Punjab region was facing Hindu-Sikh communal tension during 1980–1990. His poetry reflect a tinge of Punjabiat also which is regarded by critics as similar to Krishna Sobti, another well known Hindi writer from Punjab.[1]

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  1. Web site: The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Books. tribuneindia.com. 20 April 2017.
  2. Web site: एक छोटी-सी लड़ाई / कुमार विकल - कविता कोश. kavitakosh.org. 20 April 2017.
  3. Web site: रंग ख़तरे में हैं / कुमार विकल - कविता कोश. kavitakosh.org. 20 April 2017.
  4. Web site: निरुपमा दत्त मैं बहुत उदास हूँ / कुमार विकल - कविता कोश. kavitakosh.org. 20 April 2017.