Dr Patar’s demise rendered great loss to Punjab, literature, and culture: MP Arora
MP (Rajya Sabha) from Ludhiana Sanjeev Arora has expressed his deep condolence over sudden demise of Dr Surjit Patar (79), an acclaimed Punjabi poet.
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May 11, 2024 03:10
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Ludhiana, May 11, 2024: MP (Rajya Sabha) from Ludhiana Sanjeev Arora has expressed his deep condolence over sudden demise of Dr Surjit Patar (79), an acclaimed Punjabi poet.
In a statement here on Saturday, Arora said he was shocked to know about the death of Dr Patar due to cardiac arrest at his residence here this morning.
Arora expressed his sympathies with the aggrieved family members including Dr Patar’s wife Bhupinder Kaur Patar and sons Manraj Patar and Ankur Patar.
Further, Arora said luckily, he had met Dr Patar a couple of times on occasions. He added during his meetings with Dr Patar he observed that Dr Patar was not only a renowned Punjabi poet but a great thinker, better human being, and noble cause. He said the deceased was completely down to earth.
He said people of Punjab especially those associated with literature and Punjab’s culture, are disturbed after listening about the Padma Shri Awardee Dr Patar’s death.
Arora said people of Punjab would always remain indebted to Dr Patar for the commendable work done by him for the Punjabi literature and the Punjabi culture as well. He said the creative writings of Dr Patar had crossed all boundaries, which is evident from the fact that his poems were translated into Hindi and other languages.
He recalled that initially Dr Patar served as a professor of Punjabi at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana, where he began his literary journey in Punjabi. He said the deceased poet would also be remembered for his decision to return Padma Shri in solidarity with protesting farmers at Delhi borders in the recent past.
Arora said Punjabi lovers like him were fond of Dr Patar’s poetry. He added Dr Patar had not only penned Punjabi poetry but had also writing dialogues for films like “Shaheed Udham Singh” and the Punjabi version of Deepa Mehta’s “Heaven on Earth.”
Further, he said Dr Patar’s demise is a great loss to Punjab, Punjabi literature and culture which could never be filled.
