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Indian lyricist (–)

Musical artist

Hardev Dilgir ( – 25 January ) best known as Dev Tharike Wala, was an Indian lyricist.^[1][2][3] He is known for his hit kali, Tere Tille Ton, sung by Kuldeep Manak.^[1]

Early life

Dev was born as Hardev Singh, in ,^[2] to father S.

Ram Singh in the village of Tharike^[3][4] in British Punjab. He got his elementary education from the village school where he took admission in ^[4] Then he went to high school in Lalton kalan village nearby and then to Ludhiana for higher education.^[2]

Career

While studying in Lalton village high school, his Punjabi teacher, Hari Singh Dilbar, a well known Punjabi writer and novelist, encouraged him to write some poetry^[5] 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 Darb