Surinder Dhanjal & Amrit Diwana talking about Pash- Punjabi Kalma.com

Pash was the pen name of Avtar Singh Sandhu (September 9, 1950 - March 23, 1988), an Punjabi poet. His strongly left-wing views were reflected in his poetry.
He was born in Talwandi Salem, Jalandhar, Punjab, growing up in the midst of Naxalite a revolutionary movement waged in punjab against the landlords, industrialists, traders, etc who control the means of production. He published his first book of revolutionary poems, Loh-Katha (Iron Tale) in 1970; his militant and provocative tone raised the ire of the establishment and a murder charge was hastily brought against him. He spent nearly two years in jail, before being finally acquitted. On acquittal, he became involved in Punjab's maoist front, editing a literary magazine, Siarh (The Plow Line). He became a popular political figure on the left during this period, and was awarded a fellowship at the Punjabi Academy of Letters in 1985. He toured the United Kingdom and the United States the following year; while in the U.S., he became involved with the Anti-47 Front, opposing Sikh extremist violence.The brilliant journey of poetry was cut short in the year 1988 when Paash who was in Punjab for a holiday from the US was shot dead by a group of Khalistani terrorists

Surinder Dhanjal (Poet, Critic, Journalist, Computer Scientist and Electrical Engineer) has published several books of Punjabi Poetry. His poetry is a unique combination of revolutionary, scientific, parvasee and modern sensibility. His poems have been translated in English, Hindi and Urdu. He has given poetry readings on Radio, TV, and stage in Canada, USA, UK, and India.
He was the founding Editor of literary and cultural magazine of Punjabi language WATNO DUR published in Canada from July 1973 to April 1986. He is the founding General Secretary of many organizations including Punjab Cultural Association Vancouver (November 1972), Punjabi Literary Association (currently known as Writers' Forum) Vancouver (1973), and a theatre organization Watno Dur Art Foundation Vancouver (1974). He directed the first Punjabi play of Canada in Vancouver on Dec 16, 1972, and directed the first local Punjabi play of Alberta in Grande Prairie in 1983.

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