Punjabi poet Surjit Patar and others during the release of the special edition of a magazine.
Tribune News Service
Jalandhar, August 30
Popular poet Dr Surjit Patar today released the special edition of a monthly Punjabi magazine ‘Apnee Awaaz’ dedicated exclusively to the farmers’ agitation. Releasing the edition, the poet said the magazine has poems, songs and articles penned by renowned litterateurs and activists dedicated to the ongoing agitation of the farmers on the Delhi borders.
Academician Dr Jaspal Singh Randhawa, renowned journalist Satnam Singh Manak and Punjab Press Club president Dr Lakhvinder Johal were among those who released the special edition of the magazine. The magazine also carries a recent poem ‘Eh mela hai’ penned by Patar on the farmers’ protest. NRI and chief editor of the magazine Surinder Singh Sunner appealed to litterateurs to contribute for his monthly magazine. He said every year a cash prize of Rs 1 lakh would be announced for one person with commendable contribution to Punjabi literature.
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