Career
He is known as the father of Punjabi drama. He did Bachelor of Arts Honors from Dayal Singh College, Lahore, where he was a student of Norah Richards, and then Master of Arts English from Punjab University, Lahore. He later became a Professor at Dayal Singh College, where he worked till his retirement on August 15, 1947.
After partition settled in New Delhi, where he lived for the rest of life.