Taunsa Sharif
Taunsa (Urdu, Balochi, Punjabi, Saraiki: ) is a city in Taunsa District of Punjab province of Pakistan and capital of this district.
Location
Taunsa is located on the Karachi-Peshawar Highway, which is also known as Indus Highway. It is approx ...
, then part of
India
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. He was famous for his satires and was a
Hindu
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Hindi
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.
Personal life
His father, Dhanpat Rai, was a shopkeeper in the Baloch tribal area of Taunsa Sharif. village name was Mangrotha which is about 04 km from Taunsa Sharif. Taunsvi married Shrimati Kailashwati, in 1944. He has three children Rani, Phool Kumar and Suman.
He studied up to higher
secondary school
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at Taunsa Sharif and higher education from
Lahore
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. He migrated to
Delhi
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after partition of the sub-continent. His favorite city was Lahore which according to him was attached to his soul. The decision of partition dejected him a lot.
He died on 12 September 1987.
His works
He wrote many books, and the daily column Pyaz ke Chhilke in