Ishwar Chand Nanda (30 September 1892 - 3 September 1965) was an Indian dramatist. He is known as the father of Punjabi drama.
Life
He did B.A. Honors from Dayal Singh College, Lahore, where he was a student of Norah Richards, and then M.A. 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.
Works
Plays
Suhag or Dulhan (1913) one-act play
Bebe Ram Bhajni (1914) Subhaddra (1920) Var Ghar or Lily Da Viah (1930) Shamu Shah (1928)k Social Circle (1953) three one-act plays