D. P. Singh (writer)

Dr. D. P. Singh (nee Dr. Devinder Pal Singh), born 1956, is an Indo-Canadian scientist,[1][2][3] educationist,[4][5] author[6][7] science fiction writer,[8] Sikh theologian,[9][10][11][12] and TV host.[13] As a widely travelled person, mostly for his academic research, and promotion of science[14][15] in developing countries, he has published about 100 research papers in Acoustics, Polymer Physics, Condensed Matter Physics and Material Science. Besides, he has published over 1000 general articles on the topics related to Science, Environment and Religion.[16]

Due to his outstanding contributions for the cultivation of scientific temper[17][18] and environmental awareness[19] among people, the Peace on Earth Organization, Canada, in 2010, honored him with the "Life Time Achievement Award". Though he writes in English and Punjabi, his works have also been translated into Hindi, Shahmukhi, and Marathi languages.

Early life

Born in 1956, at Hoshiarpur, Punjab, India, Devinder received M.Sc. (Physics) degree from Panjab University, Chandigarh, in 1978. Started his professional career at SGGS Khalsa College, Chandigarh, India. In 1986, received Ph.D. degree from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. Served several Higher Education institutions, as part of the Punjab Education Services, Govt. of Punjab, during 1980-2008. After joining Shivalik College, Nangal in 1980, he excelled in popular science communication in Punjabi and English languages, but later on focussed on Science fiction,[20] environmental[21][22] and theological writings.[9]

Career

After a 30 years long educational career, as Associate Professor in Physics, at Punjab Education Services, Govt. of Punjab, India, Dr. Singh moved to Canada in 2008. Herein, he founded[5] an educational Center, dedicated to helping University/College/Senior Secondary students to achieve their academic dreams in the fields of Physical Sciences, and Humanities. Since 2013, he has served as Director,[23] and Educational Consultant to several academic institutions[24][25] in GTA, Canada. During 2014-2020, he has worked as Associate Dean at International University of California,[26] USA and is currently working as Honorary Director, Center for Understanding Sikhism,[27] Mississauga, ON, Canada.

Works

Physics research

With about 100 research papers in Physics and allied fields to his credit[1] Dr. Singh has guided one dozen research students and supervised two M. Phil. theses. Besides, he established Acoustics Research Center, Mississauga, Canada to actively pursue his research interests[28] in Acoustics. Having participated in about 50 conferences/ seminars within Canada and abroad, he is a member of several international research societies.[29] In addition, he is the referee panel member of several reputed research journals of Canada, USA, Nigeria, and India.

Scientific literature

Besides publishing 20 books and about 1000 general articles on various aspects of science and technology,[30][31][32] he has also translated 4 books from English to Punjabi.

Science fiction writings

In the genre of science fiction, Dr. Singh has authored/published[8][33][34][35] two books for general readers, four books for children and about 45 stories, to date, in various newspapers and magazines of Canada, USA, India, and Pakistan in Punjabi, Hindi, and English.

Sikh Theology

As Director, Center for Understanding Sikhism,[36] Mississauga Canada, he played a vital role in the promotion of teaching and research in Sikh Theology [37][38] in India and Canada. With three books, two booklets, and about 200 articles on Sikh theology to his credit, he has delivered about one dozen invited talks on ‘Sikh Religion and Philosophy,’ at various educational institutions within India and Canada. Five of his articles have been included in different books edited by eminent Sikh scholars. He has reviewed[39] thirteen books authored by eminent Sikh writers.

Media

Over 70 of his talks on Sikhism, science, and social topics have been telecast by Jhanjer TV, Sanjha Punjab TV, Channel Punjabi Toronto Dateline TV, Vision TV, and Hello Canada TV, Canada. He has also participated in the science programs of DD Punjabi, Doordarshan Jalandhar, Vision Punjab TV, Kharar, Punjab and Global Punjab TV, Chandigarh, India. Many of these talks are also available on Youtube.[40][41] About 50 of his radio programs [42] on science and religion have been broadcast by Ajj Di Awaz Radio, Desh Punjab Radio, Parvasi Radio, Punjabi Dunia, AVR Media Productions, Canada and All India Radio, Jalandhar, India.

Awards

  • 2011 "Excellent writing Award" by Ajj Di Awaz Radio & Daily Punjabi, Canada
  • 2010 "Life Time Achievement Award" by Peace on Earth Organization, Canada
  • 2006 "Lala Hardyal Memorial Award" for best Science Communication in mass media by Paryas Kala Manch, Nangal, India
  • 2003 "ISWA SAMMAN" for longstanding contribution to the popularisation of science, by Indian Sc. Writers’Association, N.Delhi, India
  • 2001 "Principal Trilochan Singh Bhatia (Children Literature and Gian Vigyan) Award", by Punjabi Sath, Lambrhan, Jalandhar, India
  • 2000 "Dr. M. S. Randhawa" (Gian Sahit) Award for the book Vigyan Prapatian ate Masle,[43] by LDP, Govt. of Punjab, India
  • 1997 "Sarvotam Bal Sahit Pustak Purskar" for his book Robot, Manukh te Kudrat, by LDP, Govt. of Punjab, India
  • 1994 "Hanibal Sahit Rattan Purskar" for his book C. V. Raman-Life and Times, by Sahit Rang Gathan (Sarang Lok) Archived 19 May 2017 at the Wayback Machine, Chandigarh, India
  • 1991 "Sarvotam Bal Sahit Pustak Purskar" for the book Satrang, by LDP, Govt. of Punjab, India

References

  1. ^ a b "Profile: Devinder Pal Singh". ResearchGate.
  2. ^ "Ultrasonic Society of India" (PDF). ultrasonicsindia.org. USI, India. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
  3. ^ "ORCID".
  4. ^ "Devinder Pal Singh | CanBridge Learning - Academia.edu".
  5. ^ a b "D. P. Singh". LinkedIn.
  6. ^ Sahit De Sang. "ਵਿਗਿਆਨਕ ਅਤੇ ਵਾਤਾਵਰਣੀ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਦੇ ਰਚੇਤਾ – ਡਾ.ਡੀ.ਪੀ.ਸਿੰਘ". Vision Punjab TV. Vision Punjab TV, Canada. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. ^ Major Nagra Show. "World Earth Day 2020". Hello Canada! Major Nagra Show. Major Nagra. Retrieved 22 April 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Science Fiction Writings in Punjabi: The Contemporary Scenario". 31 March 2020.
  9. ^ a b "Devinder Pal Singh (Center for Understanding Sikhism) - PhilPeople".
  10. ^ Academic Organizing Committee. "International Conference 2013". iuscanada.com. IUS, Montreal, QC, Canada. Retrieved 20 April 2015.
  11. ^ Rajwant Singh Chilana (12 December 2005). International Bibliography of Sikh Studies (First ed.). USA: Springer, Dordrecht, Springer. p. 543. ISBN 978-1-4020-3043-7.
  12. ^ Charcha Da Mudda. "ਅਸੀਂ ਬਾਬੇ ਨਾਨਕ ਦੇ ਸੁਨੇਹੇ ਤੋਂ ਬਹੁਤ ਦੂਰ ਆ ਗਏ ਹਾਂ". Vision Punjab TV. Vision Punjab TV Canada. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
  13. ^ Interview. "Gurbani and Scientific Temper". jhanjartv.com. Jhanjar TV. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2018.
  14. ^ "Workshop on science coverage ends". tribuneindia.com. Tribune News Service, Chandigarh, India. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  15. ^ "Scientists attend media workshop". The Tribune Trust. Newspaper. Retrieved 9 August 2010.
  16. ^ Ecological Concerns in Sri Guru Granth Sahib, Sikhnet.com, 14 Jan. 2021
  17. ^ Nawan Zamana Sunday Edition. "ਵਿਗਿਆਨਕ ਅਤੇ ਵਾਤਾਵਰਣੀ ਸਾਹਿਤ ਦੇ ਰਚੇਤਾ- ਡਾ. ਡੀ. ਪੀ. ਸਿੰਘ". nawanzamana.in. Nawan Zamana. Retrieved 22 September 2019.
  18. ^ ਅਜਬ ਸੂਰਜੀ ਧੱਬੇ ਤੇ ਕੋਵਿਡ-19 ਮਹਾਂਮਾਰੀ (ਨਵੀਆਂ ਖੋਜਾਂ-ਨਵੇਂ ਤੱਥ), Parvasi Weekly, Canada, 15 May 2020
  19. ^ "Sutlej waters turn toxic, kill fish". tribuneindia.com. The Tribune Trust, Chandigarh, India. Retrieved 24 November 2001.
  20. ^ Science Fiction Writings in Punjabi: The Contemporary Scenario, Mithila Review, India, 31 March 2020
  21. ^ ਵਾਤਾਵਰਣੀ ਵਿਸ਼ਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਲੇਖਕ ਡਾ. ਡੀ. ਪੀ. ਸਿੰਘ, ਕੈਨੇਡਾ ਨਾਲ ਇਕ ਮੁਲਾਕਾਤ, Parvasi Weekly, Canada, 19 July 2019
  22. ^ Environmental Activity Report. "Special status for Punjab sought". The Tribune Trust. The Tribune. Retrieved 10 January 2012.
  23. ^ CanBridge Learning, GTA, Ontario, Canada
  24. ^ Beaconhouse, GTA, Ontario, Canada
  25. ^ Brock Academy, GTA, Ontario, Canada
  26. ^ The International University of California, USA
  27. ^ "Center for Understanding Sikhism". c4usikhism.com. CUS, Canada. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
  28. ^ "Dr. D. P. Singh, M. Sc.(Physics), Ph. D."
  29. ^ Life Member 035. "Ultrasonic Society of India" (PDF). ultrasonicsindia.org. USI, India. Retrieved 10 May 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  30. ^ Virk, Hardev Singh (2019). My Book of Reviews. New Delhi, India: Sanbun Publishers. pp. 65–73. ISBN 978-81-7010-464-3.
  31. ^ "Articles by Dr. Devinder Pal Singh".
  32. ^ Hunt, Peter (2004). International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. UK: Routledge Publishers. p. 1086. ISBN 978-0415290548.
  33. ^ ਕਿਧਰੇ ਦੇਰ ਨਾ ਹੋ ਜਾਏ (ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਗਲਪ ਕਹਾਣੀ), Punjab Times, USA, 18 April 2020
  34. ^ ਤਾਲਾ-ਬੰਦੀ (ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਗਲਪ ਕਹਾਣੀ), 5abi.com, Punjabi Kahani, 6 May 2020
  35. ^ "ਕਰੋਨਾ.......ਕਰੋਨਾ......ਗੋ ਅਵੇ" (ਕਰੋਨਾ ਵਾਇਰਸ ਬਾਰੇ ਬਾਲਾਂ ਲਈ ਵਿਗਿਆਨ ਗਲਪ ਕਹਾਣੀ), 5abi.com, Punjabi Kahani, 15 April 2020
  36. ^ Ekam Singh (7 June 2022). During the pandemic, Sikh temples have become a model for civic spaces, The Architect's Newspaper, USA.
  37. ^ Speaker Profiles, 36th World Religions Conference- 2016, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, ON, Canada
  38. ^ Dr. M.S. Tiagi and Dr. K.J.P. Singh (Ed.) (23 November 2019). ਗੁਰੂ ਨਾਨਕ ਬਾਣੀ ਚਿੰਤਨ- ਸਿਧਾਂਤ ਤੇ ਵਿਹਾਰ (First ed.). Barnala, Punjab, India: Tarakbharti Parkashan. p. 280. ISBN 978-938-9498-15-8.
  39. ^ Review. "Prof. Puran Singh: Scientist, Poet & Philosopher". sikhchic.com. Sikh Chic. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  40. ^ Interview. "Environmental Teachings". jhanjartv.com. Jhanjar TV. Retrieved 25 May 2015.
  41. ^ Interview. "Religion, Science and Mankind". jhanjartv.com. Jhanjar TV. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 31 May 2019.
  42. ^ Talk: About God particle By Dr. Davinderpal Singh on Parvasi Radio, CJMR 1320, 6 July 2012
  43. ^ "No promotion for officials ignoring Punjabi". The Tribune, Chandigarh, India. The Tribune News Service. 3 November 2000. Retrieved 10 May 2010.