Balwant Gargi Bio Part 1-ਬਲਵੰਤ ਗਾਰਗੀ ਭਾਗ 1

Balwant Gargi was born on December 4, 1916, in the village of Sehna, Barnala Panjab, to Sh. Shiv Chand Garg, an irrigation department head clerk. Balwant was the family's second son. Gargi completed his M.A. (English) and M.A. (Political Science) degrees from FC College in Lahore after finishing his primary and secondary education. He also studied theatre with Norah Richards at her Kangra Valley school. He wrote various plays such as Loha Kutt, Kesro, Kanak Di Balli, Sohni Mahiwal, Sultan Razia, Soukan, Mirza Sahiba, and Dhooni di Agg, as well as short stories such as Mircha Wala Sadh, Pattan di Berhi, and Kuari Disi. His plays have been translated into 12 languages and performed worldwide, including in Moscow, London, New Delhi, and the United States.
Balwant Gargi was a pioneer of Punjabi playwriting, and the production and transmission of his plays such as Sanjha Chulha on Doordarshan garnered national acclaim. Gargi's short stories began to be published in English alongside his theatrical corpus. Folk Theatre of India, a book published in New York City, and The Naked Triangle (Nangi Dhup) and The Purple Moonlight (Kashni Vehra), two semi-autobiographical books in English and Punjabi, catapulted him to the forefront of global attention.
Gargi received the Sahitya Akademi award, India's highest literary honour, in 1962 for his book Rang Manch. Following this, he received the Padma Shri in 1972 and the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Punjabi Playwriting in 1998.
Visions of Panjab had a chance to meet when he visited Toronto Iqbal Mahal and Nuzhat Sadiqui interviewed him we present here for the audience.

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Shukriya ji Pehli war gargi ji nu dekh sun k maza aa gaya

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ਪੰਜਾਬੀ ਮਾਂ ਬੋਲੀ ਦੇ ਵੇਹੜੇ da ਇੱਕ ਹੋਰ ਖੁਸ਼ਬੂਦਾਰ ਫੁੱਲ | ਕਲਸੀ ਸਾb, ਸਾਡੇ ਨਾਲ ਸ਼ੇਅਰ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਧੰਨਵਾਦ |

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Our pleasure Thanks

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ਮਿਹਰਬਾਨੀ ਸਾਂਝੇਆ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ।ਬੜੀ ਚਿਰੋਕਣੀ ਖ਼ਾਹਸ਼ ਸੀ ਗਾਰਗੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਨੂੰ ਦੇਖਣ ਦੀ।

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You got it Thanks

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Bhut badiya mn kush ho gha

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ਬਹੁਤ ਵਧੀਆ ਜੀ

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Thank you bhai sahib for sharing this video. You have indeed done something amazing for which people who love Punjabi literature will be grateful.

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It's my pleasure

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ਬਹੁਤ ਵਧੀਆ ਧੰਨਵਾਦ

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Thanks, Kalsi Sahib, the first drama on a scale , which impressed me was “Gagan Main Thaal”

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He wrote many Thanks for info

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Wah kammal

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Excellent

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Eh channel bnaun vale nu,Sat Slama

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Thank you

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ਮੇਰੇ ਪਿੰਡ ਸਹਿਣੇ ਦੇ ਜੰਮਪਲ ਸਨ ਗਾਰਗੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ

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ਆਨੰਦ ਆ ਗਿਆ, I wish I could explain my happiness.

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So nice of you

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Why aren’t more videos of our gems i have been searching his videos interviews from last few years and now i finally find him thanks a lot

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ਮੇਹਰਬਾਨੀ ਕਲਸੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ। ਕਿੱਥੇ ਲਕੋ ਕੇ ਰੱਖਿਆ ਸੀ ਇਹ ਦੁਰਲੱਭ ਖ਼ਜਾਨਾ? ਆਡੀਓ ਜੇਕਰ ਦਰੁਸਤ ਹੁੰਦੀ ਤਾਂ ਨਸ਼ਾ ਦੁੱਗਣਾ ਹੋਣਾ ਸੀ।

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Please check your equipment

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Bohat shukriya gargi saab di koi interview nhi mil rahi c🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

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Pehli vaar gargi nu boldya sunea..2023

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ਪਹਿਲੀ ਵਾਰ ਸੁਣ ਰਿਹਾਂ। ਕਿਸ ਵਰ੍ਹੇ ਹੋਈ ਇਹ ਇੰਟਰਵਿਊ ਕੋਈ ਦੱਸ ਦੇਵੇ ਤੇ ਸ਼ੁਕਰੀਆ

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It was taped on 20th March 1984 thanks for watching

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ਸ਼ੁਕਰਾਨੇ

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Punjab da heera

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ਪਾ ਦਿਓ ਸਾਰੀਆਂ ਵੀਡੀਓ... ਮਰਨ ਤੋੰ ਪਹਿਲਾਂ ਦੇਖ ਲਈਏ...

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I have been waiting to see Mr Gargi’s interview. Thanks for this video. So sad I don’t see any footage of his stage plays. Mahal saab can you please tell us which year was this interview recorded in 🙏🏻

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Thanks

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Thanks for appreciation these interviews were recorded September 4th 1984

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ਜੇ ਹੋਰ ਵੀ ਵੀਡੀੳ ਹਨ ਤਾਂ ਕ੍ਰਿਪਾ ਕਰਕੇ ਅਪਲੋਡ ਕਰ ਦਿੳ ਜੀ

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ਯੂਨੁਵਰਸਿਟੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਅੱਲ੍ਹੜ ਉਮਰ ਯਾਦ ਆ ਜਾਂਦੀ ਹੈ,ਗਾਰਗੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਨੂੰ ਬੋਲਦਿਆਂ ਸੁਣਦਿਆਂ।

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Very nice...who are the 2 person opposite to gargi sahab

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Iqbal Mahal and Madam Nuzhat Sadiqi

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ਮੈ ਬੋਹਤ ਖੁਸਨਾਸੀਬ ਹਾ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਹਸਤੀ ਮੇਰੇ ਪਿੰਡ ਸਹਿਣੇ ਦੇ ਜੰਮਪਾਲ ਹਨ ਜੋ ਕਿ ਬਰਨਾਲਾ ਜਿਲ੍ਹਾ ਚ ਪੈਦਾ ਹੈ ਇਹਨਾਂ ਦਾ ਜਨਮ ਪਿੰਡ ਸਹਿਣੇ ਦੀ ਨਹਿਰੀ ਕੋਠੀ ਚ ਹੀਯਾ ਜੋ ਅਜ ਇਕ ਖੰਡਰ ਬੰਨ੍ ਚੁੱਕੀ ਆ

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Mostly business class has moved to cities leaving village properties becoming derelict

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Why too much delay to upload this precious interview? Thank you for up....

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Thanks

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part 2

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Similar story taken ..Amir Khan's Secret Superstar movie

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If you could please answer when this video was recorded. Thank you.

[@joginderkalsi]

It was recorded on 20th March 1984

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ਅੱਗ ਞਰਗਾ ਮੌਲਿਕ ।Literary dynamite.

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Indeed

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Aawaz clear nahi hai

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ਗਾਰਗੀ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਦੀ ਅਵਾਜ਼ ਸੁਣਾਈ ਨਹੀਂ ਦਿੰਦੀ। ਸੁਆਦ ਖ਼ਰਾਬ ਹੋ ਗਿਆ।

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Please check your equipment it can be only mono channel

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ਕੋਈ ਵੀਰ ਇਹ ਦੱਸ ਸਕਦਾ ਕਿ ਇਹ ਕਿਹੜੇ ਸਾਲ ਦੀ ਹੈ ਵੀਡੀਉ ???

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1983

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Thanks for watching. This was recorded on September 4th 1984

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Recording correct date 20th March 1984

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Sound mere hi phone me sahi nahi hai ya bakiyon ko bhi problem ho rahi hai sound ki

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Please check your phone

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U can use earphone

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It is in audible. Can it be .adequate a bit loud.

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Please check you system

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Year of interview?

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1983

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Recorded 20th March 1984

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Correction recorded on 20th March 1984