Diwan Singh

Diwan Singh Kalepani (Diwan Singh Dhillon) (b.22 May 1897 d. 14 January 1944) was a Punjabi poet, freedom fighter and President of the Indian Independence League's regional wing in Port Blair. He participated in the Indian freedom movement and the Non-cooperation movement in the 1920s.[1] He wrote poetry in free verse and composed two volumes: Vagde Pani (‘Running Waters’) in 1938, and Antim Lehran (‘Winding Waves’) which were published posthumously in 1962.[1] His poetry often criticized the British Raj and of organized religion.[1]

  1. ^ a b c Singh, Atamjit. "Twentieth Century Punjabi Literature" (249-288) in Handbook of Twentieth Century Literatures of India (ed. Nalini Natarajan). Greenwood Press, London: 1996, 253.