Awara’s poetry is noted for its expression of social protest and human struggle.The tone and diction of these poems were nationalist revolutionary and they were first published in a volume named
Bijii di Tarak (The Lap of Lightning). It was confiscated by the
British Government under the title
Bhaghawat (Rebellion), followed in 1941 by Main Baghi Han (I am a Rebel). The rebellion at this state has gone from mere political defiance of the British rulers to the more fundamental spiritual rebellion against the belief in an all-pervading divinity and the principles and tactics of
institutional religion. Awara saw the variety of religions in
India as obstacles in the way not only of the National struggle for freedom but also of basic humanity. He died in 1982. ==Further reading==