Ishwar Chander Nanda

Ishwar Chand Nanda (30 September 1892 - 3 September 1965) was an Indian dramatist. He is known as the father of Punjabi drama. 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.