J. S. Grewal

J. S. Grewal
Born India
Occupation Writer
Historian
Scholar
Awards Padma Shri

Jagtar Singh Grewal is an Indian writer, historian, scholar and a former vice chancellor of the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU).[1] After securing his PhD and DLitt from London, he joined the Guru Nanak Dev University where he founded the Department of History.[2] He was the first Dean of the Academic Affairs of the Universisyt and is a former member of faculty at Punjab University, Chandigarh. After his superannuation from GNDU in 1984, he joined the Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla as its director.[2]

Grewal is a member of the Religious Advisory Council of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation[1] and the head of the Institute of Punjab Studies, Chandigarh.[3] He has published several articles[3] and books on Sikh history[4] and is considered by many as a scholar on the subject.[2] Contesting Interpretations of the Sikh Tradition,[5] The Sikhs of the Punjab,[6] Sikh Ideology, Polity and Social Order,[7] Social and Cultural History of the Punjab,[8] Maharja Ranjit Singh: Polity, Economy and Society,[9] Kinship and State Formation,[10] The Sikhs: Ideology, Institutions, and Identity,[11] Guru Nanak in History[12] and Historical Writings on the Sikhs (1784-2011)[13] are some of his notable works and his researches have been subjected to studies on academic level.[14] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2005, for his contributions to Indian literature.[15]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Religious Advisory Council". Tony Blair Faith Foundation. 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Vice Chancellors of Guru Nanak Dev University". Guru Nanak Dev University. 2015. Retrieved December 1, 2015.
  3. 1 2 L. S. Bhat (1999). Geography in India: Selected Themes. Pearson Education India. pp. 99 of 307. ISBN 9788131726648.
  4. "Amazon profile". Amazon. 2015. Retrieved December 2, 2015.
  5. J. S. Grewal (1998). Contesting Interpretations of the Sikh Tradition. Manohar Publishers. p. 315. ISBN 9788173042553.
  6. J. S. Grewal (1998). The Sikhs of the Punjab. Cambridge University Press. p. 308. ISBN 9780521637640.
  7. J. S. Grewal (2007). Sikh Ideology, Polity and Social Order. Manohar Publishers. p. 303. ISBN 9788173047374.
  8. J. S. Grewal (2004). Social and Cultural History of the Punjab. Manohar Publishers. p. 185. ISBN 9788173045653.
  9. J. S. Grewal (2001). Maharja Ranjit Singh: Polity, Economy and Society. Guru Nanak Dev University. p. 112. ISBN 9788177700268.
  10. J. S. Grewal, Veena Sachdeva (2007). Kinship and State Formation. Manohar Publishers. p. 112. ISBN 9788173047183.
  11. J. S. Grewal (2009). The Sikhs: Ideology, Institutions, and Identity. Oxford University Press India. p. 400. ISBN 9780195694949.
  12. J. S. Grewal (1969). Guru Nanak in History. Punjab University Press. p. 348.
  13. J. S. Grewal (2012). Historical Writings on the Sikhs (1784-2011). SAB. ASIN B00A3K71R2.
  14. Indu Banga. "J.S. Grewal on Sikh History, Historiography and Recent Debates" (PDF). Institute of Punjab Studies, Chandigarh: 301–326.
  15. "Padma Awards" (PDF). Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India. 2015. Retrieved July 21, 2015.

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