Kirpal Singh Narang
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Kirpal Singh Narang | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 April 1912 |
| Died | 5 July 2019 Chandigarh |
| Awards | Padma Bhushan |
Kirpal Singh Narang was an Indian historian, educationist and the vice-chancellor of Punjabi 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 in Amritsar in Punjab of the British India,[3] he published several books on the history of Punjab and Sikhs,[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 the Padma Bhushan, in 1975, for his contributions to education and literature.[9]
- Kirpal Singh Narang (1953). History of the Punjab, 1526-1849. Uttar Chand Kapur. p. 496. ASIN B0007K4EVY.
- History of the Punjab: 1500 -1558, by K.S. Narang and M.R. Gupta, Rev & enl ed.
- Kirpal Singh Narang; Hari Ram Gupta (1967). History of the Punjab, 1526-1857. Uttar Chand Kapur.
- Kirpal Singh Narang; Hari Ram Gupta (1969). History of the Punjab, 1500-1858. U.C. Kapur.
- Kirpal Singh Narang (1969). Islam. Punjabi University. p. 115. OCLC 930597970.
