Hardev Dilgir ( pa, ਹਰਦੇਵ ਦਿਲਗੀਰ; 1939 – 25 January 2022) best known as Dev Tharike Wala, was an Indian lyricist. He is known for his hit

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, ''

Tere Tille Ton ''Tere Tille Ton'' ( pa, ਤੇਰੇ ਟਿੱਲੇ ਤੋਂ) is a kali released in 1976 on Kuldeep Manak's first LP, Ik Tara, by HMV. The music was composed by Kesar Singh Narula and the lyrics were penned by Hardev Dilgir (also known as Dev ...

'', sung by

Kuldeep Manak Kuldeep Manak, also spelled as Kuldip Manak (born Latif Mohammed Khan; 15 November 1951 – 30 November 2011), was an Indian singer best known for singing a rare genre of Punjabi music, ''kali'', also known by its plural form ''kalian'' or kali ...

Early life

Dev was born as Hardev Singh, in 1939, to father S. Ram Singh in the village of

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. He got his elementary education from the village school where he took admission in 1945. Then he went to high school in

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village nearby and then to

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for higher education.

Career

While studying in Lalton village high school, his

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teacher,

Hari Singh Dilbar Hari Singh Dilbar (c. 1929 – 3 May 2017) was a well-known Indian Punjabi language writer and poet. Born around 1929 in Layallpur, British Punjab (present-day Faisalabad, Pakistan) Dilbar has been writing and reciting poems since 1943. Earl ...

, a well known Punjabi writer and novelist, encouraged him to write some poetry and Dev wrote a song for children, as he was a child himself at that time, named ''Chal Chakk Bhaine Basta School Challiye'' which was published in a magazine named ''Bal Darbar''. This encouraged him a lot and he continued writing. Later he started writing stories under the name ''Hardev Dilgir'' and wrote about 35 books of stories and songs like ''Zaildarni'' ''Rohee Da Phull'', ''Ikk See Kurhi'' etc. He got a job as a teacher in 1960 and his first song was recorded in 1961. His friends encouraged him to write songs and as he was inspired by

Inderjit Hasanpuri Inderjit Hasanpuri ( pa, ਇੰਦਰਜੀਤ ਹਸਨਪੁਰੀ also spelled as Inderjeet Hassanpuri and born as Inderjit Singh Kharal, was a well known songwriter/lyricist, producer, and writer from Punjab, India. He died on 8 October 2009 ...

's song ''Sadhoo Hunde Rabb Warge, Ghund Kaddh Ke Khair Na Paaiye'', he has written some songs for singer 'Prem Kumar Sharma', who was selected by

HMV Sunrise Records and Entertainment, trading as HMV (for His Master's Voice), is a British music and entertainment retailer, currently operating exclusively in the United Kingdom. The first HMV-branded store was opened by the Gramophone Company ...

. The singer recorded Dev's first songs including ''Bhabi Teri Dhaun De Utte Gutt Mehladi Naag Ban Kaala'' and few more. Dev was inspired to write ''Heer'' (lyrics) by a painting of

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by the noted Sobha Singh. He continued songwriting under the name, ''Dev Tharike Wala''. His lyrics/songs were sung by many singers like Karamjit Dhuri,

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, Swaran Lata,

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Narinder Biba Narinder Biba ( pa, ਨਰਿੰਦਰ ਬੀਬਾ) was a very well known Punjabi singer from Punjab, India. She is known for singing Punjabi folklores, love romances of Punjab like Mirza Sahiban, Sassi Punnun and Sikh historical moments lik ...

and many modern

singers.

With Kuldeep Manak

He met singer

and penned many folklores for him. The first songs of Dev recorded by

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included ''Jaimal Phatta'' and ''Kaulan'' (Raja Rasalu), both released on 7-inch EP,

Punjab Dian Lok Gathawan ''Punjab Dian Lok Gathawan'' ( pa, ਪੰਜਾਬ ਦੀਆਂ ਲੋਕ-ਗਾਥਾਵਾਂ; also spelled as Punjab Diyan Lok Gathawan), the 7 inch, 45 rpm, was the first EP of Kuldeep Manak released by HMV (a subsidiary label of EMI) in 1973 ...

, by

in 1973. Lyrics of Dev under the genre,

Kali Kali (; sa, काली, ), also referred to as Mahakali, Bhadrakali, and Kalika ( sa, कालिका), is a Hinduism, Hindu goddess who is considered to be the goddess of ultimate power, time, destruction and change in Shaktism. In t ...

, became so popular that people started regarding the singer,

, as ''King of Kalian'' although Manak sang only 13–14 Kalian in his career. This was due to the record breaking popularity of one of his kalian, ''

'' that was released on Manak's first LP,

Ik Tara ''Ik Tara'' ( pa, ਇਕ ਤਾਰਾ), also spelled as Iktara or sometimes Ektara', was the first LP record of Kuldeep Manak released by HMV in 1976. It was released after about one year of recording as the record manager of HMV, Zaheer Ahmad, ...

, by

in 1976. Dev has penned almost every

Punjabi Qissa A Punjabi Qissa ( pa, (Shahmukhi), (Gurmukhi); plural: Qisse) is a tradition of Punjabi language oral story-telling that emerged in South Asia with the fusion of local Punjabi people and migrants from the Arabian peninsula and contemporary Ira ...

(''Folk story'') even those that were not so commonly known in the society including Bego-Inder, Jani Chor, Roda-Jalali, Kehar Singh-Ram Kaur and more.

Films

He also wrote lyrics for many Punjabi films including Sassi Punnu in which Kuldeep Manak sang his song, ''Ajj Dhee Ik Raje Di''. The film "Balbeero Bhabhi" featured his song "Sucheya Ve Bhabhi Teri" and "Datta Te Bhagat Soormen." The title track of the blockbuster hit Punjabi film "

Putt Jattan De ''Putt Jattan De'' is a 1983 Punjabi film produced by Devinder Singh Gill and Iqbal Dhillon and directed by Jagjit Gill. It starred Daljeet Kaur and Baldev Khosa with Hindi stars Shatrughan Sinha and Dharmendra making special appearances. Suri ...

" (1981) was written by Dev Tharikewala and sung by

Personal life and death

Dilgir was married to Preetam Kaur, who died on 18 July 2018. He died in Tharike from a heart attack on 25 January 2022, at the age of 82.

References

External links

English translation and review of Tharikewalla lyrics
* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dilgir, Hardev 1939 births 2022 deaths Punjabi artists Punjabi-language songwriters Punjabi-language writers Punjabi-language lyricists Indian Sikhs People from Ludhiana district