Damodar Gulati

Damodar Gulati (Punjabi: ਦਮੋਦਰ ਦਾਸ ਅਰੋੜਾ, دمودر داس اروڑا) also known as Damodar Das Arora, was a Punjabi poet. He wrote the qissa Heer and Ranjha (ہیر رانجھے دا قصہ), adapted from a legend.[1][2] He states in the poem that he is from Jhang—the home of Heer, one of the poem's two main characters.[3] According to the Encyclopædia of Indian Literature, Gulati's work had Sikh influences.[4] Waris Shah later adapted Heer and Ranjha.[5]

References

1. Ray, Bharati (2009). Different Types of History. Pearson Education India. p. 204. ISBN 978-81-317-1818-6.
2. Gaur, I. D. (2008). Martyr as Bridegroom: A Folk Representation of Bhagat Singh. Anthem Press. p. 29. ISBN 978-81-905835-0-3.
3. Davis, Geoffrey V. (2017-07-05). Performing Identities: Celebrating Indigeneity in the Arts. Routledge. p. 51. ISBN 978-1-351-55462-6.
4. Datta, Amaresh, ed. (1949). Encyclopædia of Indian Literature. 3. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 2418.
5. Shah, Waris (1959). "Heer-Ranjha". Medieval Indian Literature: An Anthology. 3. Translated by Kanda, K. C. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. p. 1090.CS1 maint: date and year (link)

Further reading

• Gulati, Damodar (1959). "Heer". Medieval Indian Literature: An Anthology. 3. Translated by Neki, J. R. New Delhi: Sahitya Akademi. pp. 988–996. Selections from Gulati's Heer and Ranjha.