Ajmer Singh Aulakh
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Ajmer Singh Aulakh (19 August 1942 – 15 June 2017) was a renowned Punjabi playwright from Mansa district, Punjab.[1] He was born in 1942 at Kumbharwal Kumbharwal, Sangrur district, Punjab, India.
Born19 August 1942
Kumbharwal, Sangrur district, Punjab
Died15 June 2017 (aged 74)
Mansa, Punjab, India
NationalityIndian
Genredrama
Ajmer Singh Aulakh | |
|---|---|
Ajmer Singh Aulakh | |
| Born | 19 August 1942 Kumbharwal, Sangrur district, Punjab |
| Died | 15 June 2017 (aged 74) Mansa, Punjab, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Genre | drama |
| Spouse | Manjit Aulakh |
Books and plays
Aulakh published his first collection of one-act plays, Arbad narbad dhundukara (English: 'Eons and Nebulae') in 1978.
Collections of one-act plays
- Arbad narbad dhundukara (Eons and Nebulae)
- Begane bohar di chhan (Shade of the Alien Banyan)
- Anhe nishanchi (Blind Shooters)
- Gani[2]
Plays
- Ik Ramayan hor (One More Ramayana)*Niuṃ-jaṛa
- Satt begaane
- Kehar Singh di maut (Kehar Singh's Death)
- Ishaka bājha namāza dā hajja nāhī [3]
- Bhajian bahin (Broken Arms)
- Ikka sī dariā
- Jhanāṃ de pāṇī
- Aise jana wirale sam̆sāre
Awards
He won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2006 for his book Ishaka bājha namāza dā hajja nāhī (Plays).[4]