Darshan Buttar

Darshan Buttar
Nabha Poetry Festival, 2016
Born (1954-10-07) 7 October 1954 (age 72)
Nabha, Punjab Province, British India
CitizenshipIndian
OccupationNovelist
Writing career
LanguagePunjabi
Notable worksKhaṛāwāṃ, Maha Kambani
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award (2013)

Darshan Buttar (born in Nabha, Punjab, India) is an Indian poet known for his short poems in Punjabi. His work is a part of the syllabus at the Punjabi University, Patiala.

Books

Awards

He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2012 for his book Maha Kambani (The Ultimate Trembling).

References

  1. ↑ "Punjabi poet Buttar wins Sahitya Akademi award". hindustantimes.com. 21 December 2012. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  2. ↑ Shabad Shehar te Ret (Word, City and Dust). OCLC 41532414.
  3. ↑ Khaṛāwāṃ. OCLC 47224465.
  4. ↑ "Sahitya Akademi Award winners for 2012 Punjab (work 'Maha Kambani)". sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 7 July 2016.
  5. ↑ "4 Punjab writers announce to return their Sahitya Akademi awards". dnaindia.com. Retrieved 7 July 2016.