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| ਚਿੱਠੀ-ਪੱਤਰ | ਸਾਵਨ 547 |
Newsletter | Jul 2015 |
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"Because things are the way they are, things will not stay the way they are."
- Betrolt Brecht
 It is human tendency to take things for granted, and we usually take those things for granted which are instrumental in shaping our lives and which help us become what we are. For example, we have failed to appreciate nature and the natural resources that humans as a race have tremendously enjoyed and exploited. We have been witnessing the way human activities have led to global warming and a drastic change in the climatic cycle on the planet. Nature's wrath has also been witnessed during the last few years in an unprecedented way. Similarly, we cannot take our past for granted because it is our roots in the past on basis of which our present would shape our future. It is always advisable to learn from history so that the mistakes that we have done in past are not repeated.
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During
the months between April and June 2015, we have digitized
photographs, books and magazines from the collections of Punjab State Archives Department, Punjab Vidhan Sabha and personal collection of Raja Budhishwar Pal of Kangra.
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| Total Pages |
406,099 |
| No. of Books |
4072 |
| No. of Photographs |
569 |
| No. of Magazines |
63 |
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News of the Month
(From Spokesman Weekly, 10 Oct 1951)
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Ad of the Month
(From The Sikh Review, Sep 1970)
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Shiv Kumar Batalvi (1937-1973), named Birha da Sultan by Amrita Pritam, was born to Krishan Gopal and Shanti Devi at Village Lohtian District Sialkot, (now in) Pakistan. After partition, he, along with his family, moved to Batala. He married Aruna and had two children, Meharban and Puja. He shifted to Chandigarh in 1968 and worked for a bank. His poetry is known for "its heightened passion, pathos and separation" (Wikipedia).
His works include Peedan Da Paraga (1960), Lajwanti (1961), Aate Dian Chirian (1962), Mainu Vida Karo (1963), Birha Tu Sultan (1964), Dardmandan Dian Aahin (1964), the feminist work Loona (1965), Main te Main (1970), Aarti (1971). Many of his works were published posthumously including Alvida (1974), Birhara (1975), Asaan Te Joban Rutte Marna (1976), Sagar Te Kaniyan (1982), Shiv Kumar - Sampooran Kaav-Sangreh (1983), Sareehn De Phull and Ghazlan Wali Dakhni (1981). He also translated Humayun Kabir's English work titled Indian Heritage into Punjabi titled Bharti Virsa.
He was awarded by Bhasha Vibhag, Punjab for Peedan Da Paraga and Aate Dian Chirian. He became the youngest to achieve Sahitya Academy Award in 1967 for his feminist epic Loona.
He used to recite and sing his own poems which further added to his popularity. A lot of works have been produced about Shiv. A lot of research has also been taken upon the works of the author. He remains one of the most popular poets of Panjabi among the youth of Panjab. He has written in various genres including ghazal, khulli kavita (free verse) and maha-kaav (epic). Many renowned singers including Jagjit Singh-Chitra Singh, Surinder Kaur, Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan, Mahendra Kapoor, Asa Singh Mastana, Hans Raj Hans, Jasbir Jassi and Rabbi Shergill have sung the poet's works. A 'Shiv Kumar Batalvi' award is given to the Best Writer every year.
2 books written by Shiv have been digitized and are online on PDL. |
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 This time, we have selected two books and three collections for adoptions. You may also choose to adopt from the complete list of books.
| 600 Questions |
Book |
$33 |
Adopt |
| Blue Star Ghalughara |
Book |
$57 |
Adopt |
| Dr. Surinder Singh Collection |
Manuscripts |
$514 |
Adopt |
| Dr. Gurdarshan Dhillon Collection |
Books/Magazines |
$4745 |
Adopt |
| Baba Sarabjot Singh Bedi Collection |
Manuscripts |
$10349 |
Adopt |
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PDL
is also offering an opportunity to adopt three complete collections of
Dr. Surinder Singh, Dr. Gurdarshan Dhillon and Baba Sarabjot Singh
Bedi. The collections, respectively, consist of 3 manuscripts, 203 books
and magazines and 85 manuscripts. Your support by adopting these
collections will help us digitize around 90,000 pages and keep these
collections online for all times to come. |
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Thank You
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We thank our contributors who extended monetary, in-kind or
voluntary support. We appreciate it.
| Avneet Kaur (Chandigarh, India) |
Darshan Teji (IL, USA) |
Gurvinder Singh (TX, USA) |
| Dr. Jagjit Singh Grewal (Ludhiana, India) |
Jasdeep Singh (Moga, India) |
Kulwarn Singh Virk (BC, Canada) |
| Lori Way (IN, USA) |
Malkit Singh (Mohali, India) |
Preeti Singh Narula (TX, USA) |
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| Panjab Digital Library |
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Chandigarh (India) - 160027 |
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