Chaman Lal is an Indian academic and author. He is currently Professor in Hindi translation and Chairperson at Centre of Indian Languages, Jawaharlal Nehru University

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Jawaharlal Nehru University, also known as JNU, is located in New Delhi, the capital of India. It is mainly a research oriented postgraduate University with approximately 5,500 students and a faculty strength of around 550.-History:...

 in New Delhi

New Delhi

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Early life and education

Lal was born on 27 August 1947 in Rampura Phul

Rampura Phul

Rampura Phul is a city and a municipal committee in Bathinda district in the Indian state of Punjab. It is located on Patiala-Bathinda State Highway . It named so because it is located in between two villages Rampura & Phul Town. Phul Town serves as a Tehsil for villages in nearby area...

 town of Bathinda district in Punjab

Punjab (India)

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 and had his early education there. He received an Master of Arts

Master of Arts (postgraduate)

A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...

 degree in Hindi and Punjabi from Panjab University, Chandigarh

Panjab University, Chandigarh

Panjab University is one of the oldest universities in India. The university campus is residential, spread over an area of in sectors 14 and 25 of the city of Chandigarh...

. He has an MA in linguistics and a Ph.D in Hindi from Jawaharlal Nehru University New Delhi.

Career

Prior to his current position at Jawaharlal Nehru University, Lal was the head of the Department of Hindi at Punjabi University

Punjabi University

Punjabi University, located at Patiala, is one of the premier institutions of higher education in Punjab, India. Panjabi University teaches and researches in science, engineering and technology, humanities, social sciences, performing arts and sports....

, Patiala. He served as Hindi Officer in Corporation Bank

Corporation Bank

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, Bombay, and as sub-editor in the newspaper Jansatta

Jansatta

Jansatta is a leading Hindi daily belonging to the Indian Express Group. Established in 1983, today it is published from Delhi and Kolkata.-History:The Indian Express Group was known for its proximity to Jayaprakash Narayan, fondly known as JP...

in New Delhi before joining Punjabi University as a lecturer in Hindi in 1985. He also served for two years at Guru Nanak Dev University

Guru Nanak Dev University

Guru Nanak Dev University was established at Amritsar, India on November 24, 1969 to commemorate Guru Nanak Dev's birth quincentenary celebrations. Guru Nanak Dev University campus is spread over 500 acres near village of Kot Khalsa, nearly 8 km west of the Amritsar City on Amritsar - Lahore...

, Amritsar, during 1994-95 as Reader in Hindi Translation.Dr. Chaman Lal is a well-known writer of Hindi, Punjabi, and English.He is presently Visiting Professor on Hindi Chair at The University of the West Indies, Trinidad&Tobago for year 2011.

Ideology

Chaman Lal is committed to progressive, rational and scientific humanist outlook and influenced by Marxist thought. During the emergency (1975–77), he was imprisoned for seven months.

Honours and awards

1. Sahitya Akademi National Translation Prize-2002


2. National Award by Central Hindi Directorate-2001


3. Shiromani Hindi Sahityakar Award by Punjab Govt.-2003


4. Justice Shardacharan Setu Samman, Kolkata-2006


5. Honoured by many cultural organizations.

Hindi

• Bhagat Singh Aur Unke Sathiyon Ke Dastavej (Co- edited), ( Preface by Shiv Verma, close associate of Bhagat Singh ) 1986/87
• Bhagat Singh Ke Sampooran Dastavej (Edited) ( 2004), ( Preface by Bhagat Singh’s younger brother Kultar Singh)
• Bhagat Singh ke Rajnitik Dastavez (Edited), NBT, New Delhi (Hindi) 2007

• Shaheed Bhagat Singh: Dastavezon ke Aiane Mein (Edited) (Published by Govt. of India Publication Division 2007
• Ghadar Party Nayak-Kartar Singh Sarabha 2007
• Bhagat Singh, Medha publications Delhi 2009

Punjabi

Bhagat Singh:Vicharvan Inqlabi, (Punjabi), Navyug Press, New Delhi 2009

Ghadar party Naik Kartar Singh Sarabha (Punjabi), NBT, New Delhi, 2008

Inqlabi Itihas De Sunehari Panne (History) (Punjabi) 2005

Punjabi Translation of Manmath Nath Gupt’s ‘Bharat Ke Krantikari’, (Close associate of Bhagat Singh, Serialized in Ghadar Party Memorial Hall Jalandhar’s Punjab journal ‘DeshBhagat Yaadan’, edited by legendary Ghadarite Baba Gurmukh Singh)

Marathi

Bhagat Singh:Sampuran Vangmay(Edited) (Preface by Justice P.B. Sawant, retired Supreme Court Judge ) 2007
Apart from his writings on Bhagat Singh,he also delivered thirty lectures in India and abroad during Bhagat Singh centenary(2006–08)

Criticism

Yashpal Ke Upanyason Mein Rajnitik Chetna. 1986

Pratinidhi Hindi Upanayas. 1988

Yashpal Ke Upnayas 2002

Sahitya Sanskriti Ka Pragatisheel Samajshastriya Avlokan 2002

Guru Ravi Das: Dalit Sahitya Ke Agardoot 1998

Kavita ke Manviya Sarokar 2005

Dalit Sahitya: Eik Mulyankan 2008

Edited

Vartman Ke Rubru (Selected Prose Writings and Evaluation of Paash) 2000
Dalit Aur Ashwet Sahitya 2001
Hindi Patarkarita:Vividh Aayam 2006
Yashpal Ke Upanyas:Vividh Preprekshya 2006
Jagdish Chander:Dalit Jivan ke Upanyaskar-2010

Edited And Translation

Beech Ka Raasta Nahin Hot-Paash 1989

Samay ‘o Bhai Samay-Paash 1993, (Winner of Sahitya Academy National Translation Prize -2001)

Lahu Hai Ke Phir Bhi Gata Hai –Paash 1998

Jab Janjire Tootengi-Paash 2002

Sampooran Kavitayen-Paash 2004

Kabhi Nahin Socha Tha -Surjit Patar 1998, (Winner of Central Hindi Directorate’s National Award for Year 2001)

Dr. Daljit Singh Ki Pratinidhi Kavitayen (Edited & Translated) 2003

TejaSingh (Translation) 1997

Dharamguru (Translation) 2005

Andhere Mein Sulgati Varanmala-Surjit Patar-Translation with introduction of poet's Sahitya Akademi award winning collection,2010

Shreshath Kahanian-Waryam Sandhu (Selection&Trans.), 2009

Books in English

The Punjabi and Dalit Images in Indian literature (Criticism) 1998

Gurmukhi Manuscripts in Patiala 1990

Storms Never Know Defeat-Paash (Edited) 1989

Dalit and Woman in Indian Literature (edited-bilingual) 2001

Criticism

Punjabi Novel Te Desh Di Wand Da Parbhav,Amritsar, 1985

Prasangvash,Haranad,Delhi, 1996

Shahkar Sahita Te Sahitkar,Chetna Prakashan Ludhiana, 2000

Edited And Translation

Vartman De Rubru Kala,Sahit Te Sabhiachar,Punjabi University,Patiala, - Luxun 1999

Ekam-Translation-(Birender Kumar Bhattacharya ‘s novel),NBT,New Delhi, 1987

Bharti Jailan Vich Panj Vareh-Translation-Mary Tylor,Tarakbharti,Barnala(Punjab) 1985/2006

Books in Marathi

Sampuran Bhagat Singh Vangmaya (Translation with preface by retired Supreme court judge P.B.Sawant) 2007

Paash Chya Nivadak Kavita (Translated) 2008



Apart from these books his writings are available on his blogger and wordpress blogs