Hardiljeet Singh

Hardiljeet Singh
He's in that pic
Born	Hardiljeet Singh Sidhu (1932-09-14)14 September 1932
Died	28 December 2014(2014-12-28) (aged 82)

Hardiljeet Singh Sidhu was an Indian writer.[1]

Biography

Lali was born in a landlord family belonging to village Fatehgarh near Lehragaga in Sangrur district in Punjab. He was married to Satwant Kaur in 1967 and had two sons and a daughter. Lali taught at Linguistics department in Punjabi University, Patiala before he retired. Though he never got published any book of his own, he was known to be a virtual treasure trove of world of art and literature. He carried on the oral tradition imparting a great deal of knowledge to those around him.[2][3]

Noted Panjabi poet Navtej Bharati wrote a poetry book Lālī (ਲਾਲੀ) named after him and dedicated to him.[4]

Death

Lali died on 28 December 2014 at Patiala.[5]

References

1. Nirupama Dutt (1 April 2015). "Telling Tales of Lali, the Savant". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 5 January 2015.
2. Vishav Bharati (29 December 2014). "Scholar Hardaljit Singh who inspired many writers dies at 88 in Patiala". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015.
3. "Bhootwara veteran Lali Baba passes away". Times of India. 29 December 2014.
4. Amrita Chaudhry (10 April 2012). "Lali immortalized by Canada-based author". The Indian Express.
5. "Scholar 'Lali Baba' passes away at 82". The Tribune. 20 December 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2015.