Kirpal Singh Narang | |
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| Born | (1912-04-12)12 April 1912 |
| Died | (2019-07-05)5 July 2019 Chandigarh |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Kirpal Singh Narang was an Indian historian, educationist and the vice-chancellor ofPunjabi University.[1] He was the second in line of the vice-chancellors of the university (1966–75) and the longest serving among them.[2] Born on 12 April 1912 inAmritsar inPunjab of theBritish India,[3] he published several books on the history of Punjab andSikhs,[4][5][6][7] which included four volumes of Punjab history and a book on Islam.[8] The Government of India awarded him the third highest civilian honour of thePadma Bhushan, in 1975, for his contributions to education and literature.[9]
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