Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Dec 28: Punjabi Lekhak Sabha (PLS) here today organized a literary event to release a Punjabi Novel (Revised edition) titled ‘Bharam Bhulayian’ by Prof. Surinder Singh Seerat, a well known Ghazal writer and a novelist of Jammu, now an NRI in California (US).
Well known Punjabi writer from Kashmir S. Kanwal Kashmiri presided over the function and Dr. Mohan Tyagi from Punjabi University, Patiala was the Chief Guest.
Dr. Baljeet Kaur, HoD, Department of Punjabi, University of Jammu was the Special Guest on the occasion.
Dr. Monojit, President, Punjabi Lekhak Sabha and Dr. Baljeet Singh Raina, General Secretary PLS shared the dais.
Welcoming the guests Dr. Monojit gave the details of the activities of PLS and gave a brief of the contribution of Prof. Surinder Singh Seerat.
Papers of Dr. Mamta and Prof. Mohan Tyagi were presented on the work of life of Prof. Surinder Singh Seerat’s second edition of ‘Bharam Bhulayian’.
Dr. Baljeet Kaur in her address said that Department of Punjabi is working on all the Punjabi writers of Jammu & Kashmir. She said that now a team of scholars have been raised who can have discussions on the life and works of the State’s writers.
S. Kanwal Kashmiri, in his presidential address, said that ‘Bharam Bhulayian’ is related to the issues of the State. He said that though the novel is based on a very small story but is very strong in the technique applied to write the novel.
Prominent among others who were present in the function included Dr. Kusum Sandhu, Dr. M.P Singh, Rajdeep Singh, Balwinder Singh Deep, Joginder Singh Paandhi and others.
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