Chaman Lal (writer)

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Chaman Lal (born 27 August 1947 in Rampura Phul, Bathinda district Punjab) retired as a professor in Hindi translation from Jawaharlal Nehru University. He is now Honorary advisor to Bhagat Singh Archives and Resource Centre, Delhi Archives of Delhi Govt.cn date is March 2021

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Lal won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002 but returned the award in protest in 2016. [3] [4]

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References

  1. Bhagat Singh's jail notebook. OCLC   137222971 . Retrieved 12 July 2016 via worldcat.org.
  2. Bhagatasiṃha sampūrṇa dastāveja. OCLC   19326018 . Retrieved 12 July 2016 via worldcat.org.
  3. Lal also won MHRD award for Hindi writer of Non Hindi speaking areas,but that too returned in protest against attack on JNU. He won Shiromani Hindi Sahitkar award of Language department of Punjab Govt., which he did not return. "Chaman Lal, retired JNU professor, flays govt stand on Kanhaiya Kumar". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. 26 February 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.
  4. "JNU row: Former prof Chaman Lal to return award to HRD". zeenews.india.com. 25 February 2016. Retrieved 12 July 2016.