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Shiv Kumar Batalvi was born in village Lohtian (Pakistan) on October 8, 1937.
After Partition he migrated to Batala along with his parents.
His father was a patawri.
He only studied up to matric.
He worked as a patawri for a short time when he was young.
He moved to Chandigarh in 1965.
His first book on poetry Peeran Da Paraga was published in 1960.
After coming to Chandigarh he joined the State Bank of India as a librarian.
He was a heavy drinker.
He became famous after the publication of Loona.
Alcoholism took his life at a young age on May 6, 1973.
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