Randhir Singh Chand
Birth
Randhir Singh Chand is counted among the early prominent Punjabi ghazal poets, who played a vital role in shaping the form and expression of the Punjabi ghazal.
Dr. Randhir Singh Chand was a Punjabi poet, ghazal writer, editor, and critic. He was born on August 24, 1943, in the village of Partabpura, Jalandhar district, in the home of S. Balbir Singh. Randhir Singh Chand developed a passion for reading, writing, critiquing, and editing literature during his student life. While studying in the 10th grade, he edited a song collection titled "Vanjare," which received a good response from literary circles. Randhir Singh worked as a research assistant at Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. After that, he also served as a lecturer in a government college.
Dr. Randhir Singh Chand began his poetic journey in 1960. Initially, he composed some songs and poems. Dr. Chand authored poetry books such as "Mere Gumnam Din," "Gumbad," "Ik Suraj Mera Vi," "Barf De Ghar," "Raat Shehar Te Ret," and others. In addition, he published collections of Pakistani Punjabi ghazals titled "Supnehar Hawawan" and one-act plays titled "Dhuppan Chhavan." Randhir Singh edited "Udas Khirkiyan Te Suraj" (a collection of poems by five poets), one story collection, "Nange Rukh Badalde Mausam," and "Ghazal Us Ne Cheri" (a collection of prominent ghazals by Indian and Pakistani ghazal writers), thereby fulfilling his responsibility in editing work. Dr. Chand's ghazals address various concerns of the multi-layered life of modern humans. The self-centered human encounters situations of loneliness, sadness, separation, pain, suffocation, dissatisfaction, strangeness, isolation, and more.
Dr. Randhir Singh Chand passed away on March 26, 1992, but he remains alive in the memories of his readers, students, friends, and admirers as a scholar, writer, and professor.