Dev (born 5 September 1947[1]) is a Punjabi artist and poet based in Switzerland.
Biography edit
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 edit
- Vidhroh - 1969
- Doosre Kinare Di Talash
- Matlabi Mitti
- Prashan Te Parvaz
- Hun Ton Pehchan
- Shabdant
Awards edit
- Schromani Pravesi Panjabi Sahitkar - 1992
- Sahitya Akademi award for his Punjabi poetry collection Shabant - 2001[7]
References edit
- ^ "Dev". Sik Isea. Retrieved 20 April 2019.
- ^ Singh, Paramjeet (2018). Legacies of the Homeland: 100 Must Read Books by Punjabi Authors. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1642494235.
- ^ a b Malhotra, R. P.; Arora, Kuldeep (2003). Encyclopaedic Dictionary of Punjabi Literature: A-L. Global Vision Pub House. p. 103. ISBN 978-8187746515.
- ^ "Info zum Künstler". www.art.ist-galerie.de. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Wege zur Kunst: 28 Künstler öffneten die Türen zu ihren Ateliers". Internetportal BERN-OST (in Swiss High German). 19 November 2012. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ Schweiz, Webmanufaktur Fritschy & Cie AG, Bern. "_artundweise kunst- und denkraum, lorraine, bern". _artundweise kunst- und denkraum, lorraine, bern (in German). Retrieved 15 April 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ "..:: SAHITYA : Akademi Awards ::." sahitya-akademi.gov.in. Retrieved 15 April 2019.