Gyan Chand Jain

Gyan Chand Jain
Born	1923 Seohara, Bijnore district, India
Died	August 2007 Porterville, California
Occupation(s)	Urdu scholar, writer
Known for	Urdu

Gyan Chand Jain (1923-2007) was an Indian writer and scholar of Urdu literature.^[1] Born in 1923 at Seohara of Bijnore district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Jain was known for his scholarship on Ghalib literature.^[1] He authored several books including Aik Bhasha: Do Likhawat, Do Adab^[2] and Urdu Ki Nasri Dastanain,^[3] the latter considered by many as his masterpiece.^[4]

Jain received the Sahitya Akademi Award for Urdu in 1982. He was honored by the Government of India, in 2002, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri^[5] He died, aged 85, in August 2007 at Porterville, California.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "The world of urdu poetry". The world of urdu poetry. 18 August 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
^ Gyan Chand Jain (2012). Aik Bhasha: Do Likhawat, Do Adab. p. 312. ISBN 978-9695621677.
^ Gian Chand Jain (1969). "Urdū kī nas̲rī dāstānen̲". Anjaman Tarraqi-i-Urdu. p. 848. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
^ "Dawn". Dawn. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
^ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

External links

Gyan Chand Jain (2012). Aik Bhasha: Do Likhawat, Do Adab. p. 312. ISBN 978-9695621677.
Gian Chand Jain (1969). "Urdū kī nas̲rī dāstānen̲". Anjaman Tarraqi-i-Urdu. p. 848. Retrieved 27 January 2015.

Recipients of Padma Shri in Literature & Education

1950s