Ustad Daman

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1911 – 1984

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Who was Ustad Daman?

Ustad Daman was a Punjabi poet and mystic. He was the most celebrated Punjabi poet at the time of the Partition of British India in 1947. A severe critic of military dictators who ruled over Pakistan for many decades, his most quoted lines censure the state of affairs in his country:

He goes on:

Jidhar veykho sirgat paan

zindabad meyra Pakistan

Jidhar veykho kulchey naan

zindabad meyra Pakistan!

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Born
Sep 1, 1911
Lahore
Nationality
  • Pakistan
Died
Dec 3, 1984

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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