SAS Nagar, October 6 - Giani Jhanda Singh, father of Ipta, Punjab vice president and dramatist Gurmail Sham Nagar, passed away at the age of 82. President of Ipta Punjab Sanjivan Singh said that Giani Jhanda Singh was able to achieve good status by getting one son and nine daughters to get higher education while dealing with severe economic depression and hardships. His son Gurmel Sham Nagar is a hardworking teacher and is also active in the field of theater with integrity and honesty.
Writer Ripudaman Singh Rup, IPTA, Punjab General Secretary Inderjit Rupowali, IPTA, Chandigarh President Balkar Sidhu and General Secretary Kanwal Nain Singh Sekhon and IPTA activists Rabinder Singh Rabbi, Aman Bhogal, Dalbar Singh, Harjit Kanth, Dr. Kuldeep Deep, Kirti Kripal, Dr. Suresh Mehta, Gurvinder Singh, Bittu Mansa, Sompal Hira, Gurmeet Pahra, Balbir Mudal, Gamanu Bansal, Pradeep Sharma, Dr. Harbhajan Singh, Narinder Neena, Ashok Puri, Vicky Mahesri, Indjit Moga and Sarghi Prewar's colorists Ranjivan Singh, Sanjeev Diwan. 'Cuckoo', Narinder Nasreen and Ritturag have expressed deep grief over the separation of Giani Jhanda Singh and others. In his memory, Kirtan and Atim Ardas will be held on October 8 at Gurudwara Tahli Sahib, village Sham Nagar (Amritsar Sahib) from 12 noon to 1 pm.