Ishwar Chander Nanda Explained

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]}

Life

He did B.A. Honors from Dayal Singh College, Lahore, where he was a student of Norah Richards,^[5] 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.^[6]

Works

Plays

• Suhag or Dulhan (1913) one-act play
• Bebe Ram Bhajni (1914)
• Subhaddra (1920)
• Var Ghar or Lily Da Viah (1930)
• Shamu Shah (1928)k
• Social Circle (1953) three one-act plays^[7]

Notes and References

1. Book: ਪੰਜਾਬ ਕੋਸ਼ ਜਿਲਦ ਦੂਜੀ. ਭਾਸ਼ਾ ਵਿਭਾਗ ਪੰਜਾਬ . ਰਛਪਾਲ ਸਿੰਘ ਗਿੱਲ . Punjabi. 2004 . 201.
2. Book: Oxford Reference . 978-0-19-564446-3 . 14 September 2014. Lal . Ananda . 2004 . Oxford University Press .
3. Book: Sī. Aila Nāraṅga. History of Punjabi Literature, 850-1850 A.D.. 9. 1987. National Book Shop.
4. Book: J. S. Grewal. The Emergence of Punjabi Drama: A Cultural Response to Colonial Rule. 33. 1986. Guru Nanak Dev University.
5. Book: Sant Singh Sekhon. Kartar Singh Duggal. A History of Punjabi Literature. 1992. 333. Sahitya Akademi Publications. 978-81-7201-292-2.
6. Web site: Ishwar Chander Nanda . 14 September 2014.
7. Book: ਮੰਚ ਦਰਸ਼ਨ . ਡਾ. ਰਘਬੀਰ ਸਿੰਘ . 2007 . ਪਬਲੀਕੇਸ਼ਨ ਬਿਊਰੋ ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਯੂਨੀਵਰਸਿਟੀ ਪਟਿਆਲਾ . 978-81-7380-153-2. Punjabi. 147–148, 167 .