Dalip Kaur Tiwana
Dalip Kaur Tiwana (4 May 1935 – 31 January 2020) was an Indian novelist and short-story writer. She wrote about contemporary Punjabi literature. She won awards, both regional and national, and was a widely translated author.[1]
In 1963, she joined the Punjabi University, Patiala as a Lecturer and then went on to become Professor[2] and Head of the Department of Punjabi, and Dean, Faculty of Languages. She was also a UGC National Lecturer for a year.
In 2004, she was awarded the Padma Shri Award in 2004.[3]
Tiwana died on 31 January 2020 of lung disease in Punjab, India at the age of 84.[4]
References
- ↑ "Dr. Dalip Kaur Tiwana". Ludhianadistrict.com. Archived from the original on 6 January 2009. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
- ↑ "Privacy Policy | Punjab News - Quami Ekta Punjabi Newspaper (ਕੌਮੀ ਏਕਤ…". Archived from the original on 2012-09-08. Retrieved 2020-02-01.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 November 2014. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
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