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Dalip Kaur Tiwana was born on 4 May, 1935 in Rabbon, Ludhiana District, Punjab, British India, is an Indian writer (1935–2020). Discover Dalip Kaur Tiwana's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 85 years old?
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novelist, short-story writer |
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85 years old |
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Taurus |
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4 May, 1935 |
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4 May |
| Birthplace |
Rabbon, Ludhiana District, Punjab, British India |
| Date of death |
2020 |
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India
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Dalip Kaur Tiwana Height, Weight & Measurements
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She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.
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Dalip Kaur Tiwana Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Dalip Kaur Tiwana worth at the age of 85 years old? Dalip Kaur Tiwana’s income source is mostly from being a successful writer. She is from India. We have estimated Dalip Kaur Tiwana's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
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$1 Million - $5 Million |
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Timeline
Dalip Kaur Tiwana (4 May 1935 – 31 January 2020) was one of the foremost novelists and short-story writers of contemporary Punjabi literature.
She won awards, both regional and national, and was a widely translated author.
She retired as Professor of Punjabi, and Dean, from Punjabi University, Patiala.
She is widely credited as a tour-de-force in the creation of the contemporary literature in the Punjabi language.
Dalip Kaur Tiwana was born on 4 May 1935 in the village of Rabbon in the Ludhiana district of Punjab in a well-to-do land-owning family in British India.
She was educated at Patiala, where her uncle, Sardar Sahib Tara Singh Sidhu was Inspector General of Prisons.
She had a distinguished academic career.
She earned first class honors in the pursuit of her M.A., and then received a PhD degree from the Panjab University, Chandigarh.
In 1963, she joined the Punjabi University, Patiala as a lecturer and then went on to become professor and head of the department of Punjabi, and dean, faculty of languages.
She was also a UGC National Lecturer for a year.
She often lectured in England, United States, and Canada where she also received awards for her contributions to the literature.
She was married to sociologist and poet and professor Bhupinder Singh and has a son Dr Simranjit Singh, who is an assistant professor of electronics engineering at Punjabi University.
Dr. Tiwana lived with her family on the campus of Punjabi University, Patiala, where she was life fellow and writer-in-residence.
She received this award in 2004 for her contribution to literature and education.
Who Am I? (trans. Dr. Rajinder Singh) Who am I is the story of a young and educated married woman, who feels suffocated in her monotonous life and chooses to renounce the world for self-realization.
She follows a group of sadhus and sadhvis to Hardwar, but from there moves on alone in her quest for truth.
The characters in Tiwana's novels and short-stories are the downtrodden and the innocent rural folk with suppressed desires and passions.
Tragedy and irony mark the main elements of her fiction.
Complex inner duality of the female psyche is the chief theme of Tiwana.
Besides her achievement in fiction, Tiwana has also written two books on literary criticism.
On 14 October 2015, she renounced her Padma Shri award (the highest honor for an Indian writer bestowed by the country) against increasing 'intolerance' in the country.
