SATI KUMAR: A Poet of Simplicity in Complexity
Sati Kumar is a prominent poet of the 1960s, who made his presence felt in the Paryogsheel Lehar. He explored themes of human sexuality and expressed them in an unhibited, off-beat and bold manner. The Existentialist complexities were revealed, with ease, through Impressionistic flashes, in his poetry. His poems were short, normally, but not without subtle touches of his creative artistry. He developed a unique style of expressing the most difficult, intellectual and complex matters, through simple language and yet maintain high standards. In the Post-Paryogsheel Lehar Era, Sati Kumar and Harinam preferred to be labelled under the poets of the NEW POETRY(Naveen Kavita) or NAVEEN KAVITA DE KAVI..
I published his following poems, in PARYOGSHEEL KAAV-DARPAN(1964 - Edited by Ravinder Ravi):
1. NINDEYAKAARI 2. TOON PAR-ANG NAHEEN SUTTI
A second edition of this book was published in 2007, by the National Book Shop, Delhi, India.
He was not a prolific poet but whatever he wrote, created a stir in the literary circles. He started his poetic career, in the 60s, with the publication of his first Collection of poetry: PANCHAM. It was followed by his second Collection:GHORIAAN DI UDEEK. Both books created heated reactions in the literary circles, thereby bringing Sati Kumar to the limelight. RAHAAO(1977) and TAANBEY DA RUKH(1979) established him as a Punjabi poet of unique accomplishments.
He translated and published the selected BULGARIAN POETRY, in Punjabi, under the title: AJOKI BULGARIAN KAVITA. He also translated the Bulgarian play, written by Jagarov, and published it in Punjabi, under the title of SARKARI WAKEEL.
He translated and published several books in Hindi. He translated RAMAYNA and MAHA BHARATA and published them in Europe.
He translated his selected poems,and published them in English, under the title: RUNAWAY COW(1969).
Sati Kumar went, on a Scholarship, for higher studies, to Bulgaria. He married IVANKA there and then moved to Stockholm(Sweden), where they had their daughter: ADITI.
When I was on my way to Canada, from Kenya, as an immigrant, in October, 1974, I broke my journey, in London, England. On the invitation of Sati Kumar, I and Tarsem Singh Purewal(Editor: DES PARDES) flew to Stockholm, in November, 1974, to enjoy the welcoming and warm hospitality of Sati Kumar and his wife Ivanka. We met with the Swedish writers and also took a CRUISE to FINLAND. I have written about this memorable visit, in my travelogue/Safernama: SIMRATIYAAN DE DESH
(Second Edition-2006 - National Book Shop, Delhi, India).
Sati Kumar won the Bhasha Vibhag Shiromani Sahitkar(Badeshi) Award, apart from several other awards.
He was suffering from Cancer and that took his life. I miss him just like my other contemporaries but the memories of my friends are everlasting.
See his attached pictures and titles of some of his books.
Sati Kumar is a prominent poet of the 1960s, who made his presence felt in the Paryogsheel Lehar. He explored themes of human sexuality and expressed them in an unhibited, off-beat and bold manner. The Existentialist complexities were revealed, with ease, through Impressionistic flashes, in his poetry. His poems were short, normally, but not without subtle touches of his creative artistry. He developed a unique style of expressing the most difficult, intellectual and complex matters, through simple language and yet maintain high standards. In the Post-Paryogsheel Lehar Era, Sati Kumar and Harinam preferred to be labelled under the poets of the NEW POETRY(Naveen Kavita) or NAVEEN KAVITA DE KAVI..
I published his following poems, in PARYOGSHEEL KAAV-DARPAN(1964 - Edited by Ravinder Ravi):
1. NINDEYAKAARI 2. TOON PAR-ANG NAHEEN SUTTI
A second edition of this book was published in 2007, by the National Book Shop, Delhi, India.
He was not a prolific poet but whatever he wrote, created a stir in the literary circles. He started his poetic career, in the 60s, with the publication of his first Collection of poetry: PANCHAM. It was followed by his second Collection:GHORIAAN DI UDEEK. Both books created heated reactions in the literary circles, thereby bringing Sati Kumar to the limelight. RAHAAO(1977) and TAANBEY DA RUKH(1979) established him as a Punjabi poet of unique accomplishments.
He translated and published the selected BULGARIAN POETRY, in Punjabi, under the title: AJOKI BULGARIAN KAVITA. He also translated the Bulgarian play, written by Jagarov, and published it in Punjabi, under the title of SARKARI WAKEEL.
He translated and published several books in Hindi. He translated RAMAYNA and MAHA BHARATA and published them in Europe.
He translated his selected poems,and published them in English, under the title: RUNAWAY COW(1969).
Sati Kumar went, on a Scholarship, for higher studies, to Bulgaria. He married IVANKA there and then moved to Stockholm(Sweden), where they had their daughter: ADITI.
When I was on my way to Canada, from Kenya, as an immigrant, in October, 1974, I broke my journey, in London, England. On the invitation of Sati Kumar, I and Tarsem Singh Purewal(Editor: DES PARDES) flew to Stockholm, in November, 1974, to enjoy the welcoming and warm hospitality of Sati Kumar and his wife Ivanka. We met with the Swedish writers and also took a CRUISE to FINLAND. I have written about this memorable visit, in my travelogue/Safernama: SIMRATIYAAN DE DESH
(Second Edition-2006 - National Book Shop, Delhi, India).
Sati Kumar won the Bhasha Vibhag Shiromani Sahitkar(Badeshi) Award, apart from several other awards.
He was suffering from Cancer and that took his life. I miss him just like my other contemporaries but the memories of my friends are everlasting.
See his attached pictures and titles of some of his books.
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