Ishwar Chander Nanda

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Ishwar Chand Nanda (30 September 1892 - 3 September 1965[1]) was an Indian dramatist. He is known as the father of Punjabi drama.[2][3][4][5]

Life

He did B.A. Honors from Dayal Singh College, Lahore, where he was a student of Norah Richards,[6] and then M.A. English from Punjab University, Lahore. He later became a Professor at Dayal Singh College, where he worked till his retirement on August 15, 1947. After partition settled in New Delhi, where he lived for the rest of life.[2]

Works

Plays

  • Suhag or Dulhan (1913) one-act play
  • Bebe Ram Bhajni (1914)
  • Subhaddra (1920)
  • Var Ghar or Lily Da Viah (1929)
  • Shamu Shah (1928)
  • Social Circle (1949) three one-act plays[7]

References

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