JIGAR JALANDHRI

BIO DATA OF SHIROMANI SAHITYAKAR JANAB JIGAR JALANDHRI

NAME                                JIGAR JALANDHRI(D.P. MARWAHA)

DATE OF BIRTH        18.01.1935         

FATHER’S NAME          LATE SHRI DES RAJ MARWAHA

MOTHER’SNAME         LATE SMT KAHAN DEVI    

PLACE OF BIRTH       VILL. SARANG DEV,TEHSIL AJNALA ,DISTT. AMRITSAR

EDUCATION     B.A.LL.B ADIB FAZIL                  

PROFESSION         IN THE SERVICE OF THE NATION THROUGH POETRY,   ADVOCATE

BEGINNING OF POETRY            STARTED POETRY IN 1955 AS THE DISCIPLE  OF PADAM   

                                                            SHRI JOSH MALSIANI

HONOURS AND AWARDS

AWARD FROM VICE CHANCELLOR PUNJABI UNIVERSITY AS THE BEST POET          1969

HONOURED BY ROTARY CLUB JALANDHAR 1979

UP URDU ACADEMY AWARD   1980

UP URDU ACADEMY AWARD 1985

ALL INDIA MEER ACADEMY AWARD 1985

SAHIR LUDHIANVI AWARD FROM LANGUAGE DEPT. PUNJAB 1986

HONOURED BY THE PRESIDENT OF INDIA IN RASHTRAPATI BHAVAN IN 1987

CIVIL DEFENCE SERVICES MEDAL 1987

CHARDIKALA LITERARY AWARD 1988

COMMUNAL HARMONY AWARD FROM NATIONAL THEATRE ARTS SOCIETY 1990

PUNJAB SARKAR PARMAN PATRA-The highest civilian award of the state . 1991