Pakistani literary society honours singer Sidhu Moosewala with 'Waris Shah International Award' posthumously
Tribune Web Desk
Chandigarh, July 24
Flamboyant Punjabi singer Sidhu Moosewala has been posthumously honoured with ‘Waris Shah International Award’ in Pakistan on Sunday.
The honour was bestowed on Sidhu by Pakistan-based literary society “Punjabi Virsa” along with poet Dr Surjit Singh Patar and writer Harjinder Pal Jinder.
The award is given to Punjabi writers and litterateurs for promoting Punjab culture. Sidhu Moosewala has become the first singer to be honoured with this award.
Pakistani writer and president of the Waris Shah International Award Committee, Ilyas Ghumman, has shared a picture on Twitter where a group of Punjabi writers and singers can be seen commemorating Sidhu with the prestigious award. “24/7/2022 Sheikhupura Punjab Pakistan Sidhu Moose Wala honoured with ” Waris Shah International Award” in a huge gathering of Punjabi writers & singers,” the caption of the post reads.
24/7/2022 Sheikhupura Punjab Pakistan
Sidhu Moose Wala honoured with ” Waris Shah International Award” in a huge gathering of Punjabi writers & singers pic.twitter.com/qLfW6beUBr— ILYAS GHUMMAN (@ILYASGHUMMAN5) July 24, 2022
This is for the second time that the award will be conferred on an Indian personality. Earlier in 2000, poetess Amrita Pritam was given this honour.
