Baldev Raj Gupta

Baldev Raj Gupta (also spelled Baladewa Rāja Gupatā; born 8 July 1942, in Chhamal, Sialkot District, British India) is an Indian academic in the field of linguistics, and a Punjabi and Hindi writer.[1]

In addition to his Doctorate in Punjabi linguistics, Gupta has an MA degree in Sanskrit and Punjabi, and a Post Graduate Diploma in French, Tamil and linguistics.[1] He is also fluent in Urdu and Dogri. He has taught at Punjabi University, Annamalai University and Jammu University, where he was the head of the Department of Punjabi. He holds positions on the academic boards and advisory committees of several literary and cultural organisations.

Gupta was recipient of award from Central Hindi Directorate for being the author of best book in Hindi by a non-Hindi writer for his book "Bhasha Vigyan - Bhashiki". Gupta is a Fellow of the Central Institute of Indian Languages.[2]

Publications

Gupta has over a dozen books in Punjabi, Hindi and English to his credit and has won awards for three of his books. His publications include:[1]

Punjabi
Hindi
English

References

  1. 1 2 3 Dutt, Kartik Chandra, ed. (1999). Who's Who of Indian Writers 1999: A-M. India: Sahitya Akademi. p. 425. ISBN 81-260-0873-3.
  2. Bhatti, B. R. (1991). "LSI Seminar, Jammu". Indian linguistics. Pune, India: Linguistic Society of India. 50: 200. ISSN 0378-0759. OCLC 1713804.


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