Dev (artist)
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Dev (born 5 September 1947[1]) is a Punjabi artist and poet based in Switzerland.
Biography
Dev was born in 1947 in Jagraon, Punjab, India.[2][3] When he was 5 he moved to Nairobi,[4] where his father was working for the British Railways.[5] He returned to India in 1964. He published his first poetry collection in 1969.[3]
In 1979, he moved to Switzerland because he was highly influenced by Swiss artist Paul Klee.[5] Since then he has lived in various cities in and outside Europe such as Bern, Barcelona and Buenos Aires. He currently lives in Rubigen, Bern.[6]
Works
- Vidhroh - 1969
- Doosre Kinare Di Talash
- Matlabi Mitti
- Prashan Te Parvaz
- Hun Ton Pehchan
- Shabdant
Awards
- Schromani Pravesi Panjabi Sahitkar - 1992
- Sahitya Akademi award for his Punjabi poetry collection Shabant - 2001[7]