Javed Boota

Chantilly, Virginia, United States

Javed Boota, a life-long student of classical and modern Punjabi literature, was born in Lahore. He has emerged as a fiction writer, translator, transliterator, and literary editor. Among his recognized translated books into Punjabi are Hindi writer Yushpal’s remarkable two volume novel Jhuta Sach on the Partition and Krishna Sobati’s acclaimed novella Mitro Marr Jaani. His acclaimed translation of Chekov’s play Proposal into Punjabi has been part of the syllabus at one of the institutes of higher learning in Lahore. He has transliterated Gurmukhi script poetry of Pash, Veena Varma’s book of short stories 'Mull di Tivein,' Rushpal Singh Ojla’s book of poems 'Shikra' and Ravindar Sahra’s poetry titled 'Kujh Nah Kaho' into Shahmukhi. Boota is a co-founder of the Academy of the Punjab in North America and the quarterly 'Sanjh Punjabi' Magazine. He exudes a deep passion for Punjabi as he says, “I ate, drank, smelled, and spoke Punjabi.”