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Qadir Yar

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Qadir Yar
Born	Qadir Baksh 1802 Machhike,Punjab,Sikh Empire (now inPunjab, Pakistan)
Died	1892
Occupation	Poet

Qadir Yar (1802–1892), bornQadar Baksh, was a MuslimSandhu Jat^[1]^[2] and a poet of thePunjabi language. Born inGujranwala, he wrotePunjabi Qissa likeQissa Purana Bhagat,Raja Rasal.^[3]

Life

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Qadir Yar was born in the village Machhike, inGujranwala District in Punjab (now in Pakistan) during the rule of the Sikh Empire. He belonged to an agriculturalist family and was Sandhu by caste. The details of his life are not available, except that he received his education at the villagemosque.^[4]

He was the court poet of the Lahore Sikh Darbar, during the reign ofMaharaja Ranjit Singh.^[5]

Works

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Digitization of Qissa Puran Bhagat by Qadir Yar

Qadir Yar started his literary career withMehraj Nama (1832), the longest poem composed by him and containing 1014 couplets. The poem gives a fictional account of ProphetMuhammad's journey through the seven skies. It tells the story of Puran Bhagat. His other significant works includeQissa Sohni Mahinwal,Hari Singh Nalwa Di Var, andVar Rani Kokilan.^[4]

References

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M.Athar Tahir (1988).Qadir Yar: A Critical Introduction. Punjab Adabi Board Lahore Pakistan. P. 141.

^Tahir, M. Athar (1988).Qadir Yar: A Critical Introduction. Pakistan Punjabi Adabi Board.ISBN 978-969-411-107-0.
^Singh, Nagendra Kr (2001).Encyclopaedia of Muslim Biography: I-M. A.P.H. Publishing Corporation.ISBN 978-81-7648-233-2.
^Sujit Mukherjee (1998).A Dictionary of Indian Literature (One): Beginnings – 1850. Hyderabad: Orient Longman Limited. p. 56.
^^a ^bN.S Tasneem (1992).Qadir Yar. Makers of Indian Literature. New Delhi:Sahitya Akademi.ISBN 81-7201-264-0.
^Sisir Kumar Das (2005).History of Indian Literature. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 457.ISBN 978-81-7201-006-5.