Punjab Arts Council (PAC), or as popularly known Punjab Kala Parishad, has decided to install the statutes of those who have contributed to the state’s literary richness. To begin with, the Council will install statues of five such eminent personalities.
“Punjab’s history is replete with those who have contributed immensely to the beauty of its literature and now, the Punjab Kala Parishad would take a lead in keeping alive their memory by installing statues of five such eminent personalities,” said the state Tourism and Cultural Affairs Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu.
Sidhu, while speaking on the occasion of ‘Birha Da Sultan — A musical tribute to Shiv Kumar Batalvi’, said that this novel beginning is proposed to be made from May 6, that is the death anniversary of Shiv Batalvi who would always be with us in the form of his songs.
“The contribution of Shiv Kumar Batalvi to the literary scenario of Punjab is unmatched and unparalleled and would remain etched in the golden words because they have left indelible impressions on the sands of time,” said Sidhu.
The Minister said that the mesmerizing words penned by Shiv Batalvi echo everywhere and every soul can relate to them as they have deep connection with each emotion of human life.