Hardiljeet Singh
Hardiljeet Singh | |
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| Born | Hardiljeet Singh Sidhu 14 September 1932 |
| Died | 28 December 2014 (aged 82) |
Hardiljeet Singh Sidhu was an Indian writer.[1]
Biography[edit]
Lali was born in a landlord family belonging to village Fatehgarh near Lehragaga in Sangrur district in Punjab. He was married to Satwant Kaur in 1967 and had two sons and a daughter. Lali taught at Linguistics department in Punjabi University, Patiala before he retired. Though he never got published any book of his own, he was known to be a virtual treasure trove of world of art and literature. He carried on the oral tradition imparting a great deal of knowledge to those around him.[2][3]
Noted Panjabi poet Navtej Bharati wrote a poetry book Lālī (ਲਾਲੀ) named after him and dedicated to him.[4]
Death[edit]
Lali died on 28 December 2014 at Patiala.[5]
References[edit]
- ^ Nirupama Dutt (1 April 2015). "Telling Tales of Lali, the Savant". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015.
- ^ Vishav Bharati (29 December 2014). "Scholar Hardaljit Singh who inspired many writers dies at 88 in Patiala". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015.
- ^ "Bhootwara veteran Lali Baba passes away". Times of India. 29 December 2014.
- ^ Amrita Chaudhry (10 April 2012). "Lali immortalized by Canada-based author". The Indian Express.
- ^ "Scholar 'Lali Baba' passes away at 82". The Tribune. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2015.