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Khalid Farhad Dhariwal, born in Pasrur, Sialkot, Pakistan, on July 10, 1978, is a prominent Punjabi short story writer and a translator. Besides his mother language Punjabi, he is also well versed in Urdu, Hindi and Sindhi languages. His debut collection of short stories, 'Watandara’ (The Exchange) was published in 2007. This collection garnered widespread acclaim in literary circles. It was reviewed extensively in literary sessions and journals, with many critics providing their insights. Khalid has been honored with several literary awards, including the prestigious Pakistan Writers Guild Award for his fiction.
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Eesha Narang is M.A., M.Phil. (English) from Delhi University. She is an educator and has been teaching as Assistant Professor (English) at DAV College, Abohar since 2019. She is also a writer, a poetess and a translator. She has two books of translated poetry from Punjabi to English to her credit viz., 𝘗𝘰𝘦𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘚𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘴 and 𝘔𝘺𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘥 𝘔𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨𝘴. Her own maiden collection of poems in Punjabi “𝘐𝘩 𝘝𝘪 𝘔𝘦𝘪𝘯” has been published in 2023. She has recently published a book of translations of Punjabi Short Stories to English titled “QUILTING”.
May God forgive Munni’s father; when he was alive, I held certain significance. It has faded now. The daughter-in-law doesn’t give me any importance, and my son is the master of his own volition.