Curriculum vitae

1 Name Lal, Chaman known as Dr. Chaman lal

Ph.26162095® 26704656(o)Mob.-09868774820

4 Present Position Professor in Hindi Translation,Centre of Indian Languages

5 Pay Scale Basic pay – Rs 16400/- in the scale of 16400/22400

7 Academic Qualifications M.A. (Hindi, Punjabi and Linguistics) M.Phil, PhD. (Hindi)

P.G. Diploma in Translation

P.G. Diploma in Journalism

DETAILS:

2: Hindi novel

3: Indian Dalit Literature

9 LANGUAGES KNOWN
Hindi,Punjabi and English
10. PROFESSIONAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
1 Research Fellow in Centre of Indian Languages, Jawaharlal Nehru

University, New Delhi (1977-82). Completed research for-M.Phil

and Ph.D. degrees and taught Hindi for one year to undergraduate

and post-Graduate students (including foreigners and non-Hindi

speaking Students)

2 Hindi Officer in Corporation Bank, Bombay (1982-83) to implement

Official Languages Act of Government of India and to teach Hindi to

non- Hindi knowing employees, to translate official documents, from

English to Hindi and Vice-versa.

3 Sub-Editor in 'Jansatta', Hindi daily from New Delhi. !Po translate and sub

the news, sometimes did reporting on academic and cultural activities of

Delhi (1984-85)

4 a) Lecturer in Department of Hindi, Punjabi University, Patiala (Punjab)

(1985-90).

b) Senior Lecturer in Department of Hindi, Punjabi University, Patiala

(1990-93), to teach Hindi Literature to M.A. and M.Phil classes, to

Supervise research of M.Phil and Ph.D. research scholars.
c) Reader in Translation Department of Hindi, GNDU, Amritsar (1994-95).
d) Reader in Department of Hindi, Punjabi University, Patiala (1996-

till 12.04.05)

e) Professor in Hindi Translation ,J.N.U.,New Delhi since 13.04.05

5 Member. of Research Board of Humanities and Education (as outside

Expert) of North East Hill University (NEHU) Shillong for 2002-04

6 Member Academic Council, Punjabi University, Patiala during 2002-03

7 Member Punjabi University Senate (Fellow) during 2002-03
11 EXPERIENCE OF GUIDING/CONDUCTING RESEARCH

WORK

1) Five year experience of research for doing M.Phil.and Ph.D. degree (1977-82)

onwards, Continues till date. Four research students working for Ph.D. degree

research.

3) Wrote many research papers along with teaching duties till date.

a) Title of M.Phil research dissertation 'Desh Ka Vibhajan aur Punjabi

Upanyas' (Partition of the Country and Punjabi Novel)

b) Title of Ph.D. thesis 'Yashpal Ke Upanyason Mein Rajnitik Chetna' (Political

Consciousness in the Novels ofYashpal).

over the country, including theses from J.N.U. & D. U. Delhi.

Conducted Viva-Voice examination of few Researchers out of these.

Evaluated one D.Litt. theses. many M.Phil and Translation course dissertations

1) Hindi Novel

2) Courses on Translation

3) Hindi Journalism

4) Western Poetics

5) Prem Chand (Special study)

6) Upendra Nath ashq (Special study)

7) Hindi Prose

8) Sociology of Literature

9) Comparative Literature

10) Fiction

all classes in year 2002-2003.

2) Participated in the drafting of syllabuses for M.Phil and M.A. Courses as

member of M.Phil course committee, P.G. Board of Studies.

3) Prepared twenty plus lessons for B.A. (Hindi), M.A. (Hindi) and M.A.(Punjabi)

courses for Indira Gandhi National Open University(IGNOU) New Delhi,

Punjabi University Patiala and Panjab University, Chandigarh.

4) Enriched University Library by recommending and getting subscribed more

than forty Hindi literary periodicals and hundreds of new standard books.

5. 
   Organized five national level Seminars in the University(P.U.Patiala)
   

1) As Secretary of Literary association of the Department organized Literary -

functions and lectures of eminent writers.
c) Administrative Assignments:

1) Head, Department of Hindi, Punjabi University, Patiala.(2002-04).

2) As Secretary of Administrative Committee of the Department (ACD), held

meetings according to University Calendar .

3) Remained Prefect of Hostel during student life.
14. MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL/ACADEMIC BODIES:
1) Life Member 'Bhartiya Anuvad Parishad(Delhi).

2) Life Member, 'Indian History Congress' .

3) Life Member 'Panjabi Bhasha Akademi', Jalandhar

4) Life Member, 'Punjab Academy of Social Sciences, Literature and Culture',

Jalandhar

5) Life Member, Punjabi Sahit Academy, Ludhiana

1) Twenty nine Books in Hindi (Seventeen), Punjabi (Eight) and English

(four).

2) More than five hundred-research papers/articles/book reviews/translations

my articles in Telgu and other languages (details given separately)

3) Telegu and Gujrati translation of Paash's poetry from Hindi translation of

mine, published in book form. Many further translations in Marathi, Urdu,

Bengali like languages from mine translation published in various parts of

the country .

1) Awarded Sahitya Akademi National Translation Prize for translation of

Punjabi poet Paash’s poetry in Hindi in year 2002.

2) Awarded Shiromani Hindi Sahityakar Award by Govt. of Punjab for year 2003.

3) Awarded Central Hindi Directorate (Human Resources Ministry) national

award for non-Hindi speaking Hindi writers on editing and Hindi translation of

Punjabi poet Surjit Patar for year 2001. Award presented by Prime Minister of

India on 30.4.2003.

4) Honoured by Bharti Dalit Sahitya Akademi, Madhya Pradesh with 'Sant

Raidass Sahitya Rattan Sanmaan' on 7th February, 2004.

5) Awarded ‘Justice Shardacharan Mitra Bhasha Setu Samman’ by ‘Apni Bhasha’

Kolkata for year-2006.

6) Honoured by Radical forum at Moga on 7th May, 2000.

7) Honoured by Paash Library Karnal on 23rd March, 2002.

8) Honoured by citizen forum at Yamunanagar on 24th March, 2002.

17.CURRENT ACADEMIC INTERESTS:

1) Working on Indian Dalit Literature.

2) Working on translation and editing of eminent writers/thinkers.

3) Interested in Hindi Literature depicting Punjabi life, supervising research

mostly on such literature.
18. ORGANISING SEMINARS/CONFERENCES/LECTURES etc:

1) Organised ‘Lecture-cumTranslation’ workshop in Centre of Indian Languages

,J.N.U.,New Delhi on 11^th May 2oo5.

1) Organised national seminar on 'Yashpal's Novels' at Punjabi University,

Patiala on 2-3 March, 2004.

2) Organised national seminar on 'Hindi Journalism' in Punjabi University

Patiala on 5.2.2003.

3)Organised as Joint Convener four day National Seminar on 'Black and ..Dalit

Literature: Some Recent Trends' at Indian Institute of Advanced study,

Shimla 14-17 October 1997.

4) Orgainsed as Convener a special lecture of Professor Aijaz Ahmed on 'Post-

Colonial Theories and the 'Post' Condition' at Punjabi University, Patiala on

6.5.1997.

5) Organised as Secretary two days Seminar on 'Contemporary Hindi-Drama' at

Punjabi University, Patiala in October 1996.

6) Organised as Organising Secretary two day National Seminar on 'M.N. Roy &

the National Idea' at Punjabi University, Patiala on 16-17 September 1996.

7) Orgainsed as Convernor two day National Seminar on 'Dalit Life in Jagdish

Chander's Novels' at Jalandhar on 14-15 October1995.

8) Organised 3 day National Symposium on’Dalit and Woman in Indian Literature’

At Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra on 14-16 April,1995.

9) Organised 'Rubaru' (face to face) Programmes of eminent Hindi writers-

Bhisham Sahni, Krishna Sobti and Jagdish Chander at Shimla, Chandigarh,

Patiala and Kurukshetra in 1994-95.

10) Co-organised young writers meet of Hindi, Punjabi and English Language

writers at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla in December, 1993.

11) Organised National Writers Conference on Paash anniversary on 9th Sept. 1989

at Jalandhar.

12) Organised National Writers Convention on Paash anniversary in September

2000 at Jalandhar.

13) Organised Writers meet at Paash's birth anniversary in September 2002.

14) Organised Panjabi writers conference on 7-8 April, 1973 at Rampura Phul.

Presented paper on 'Modern Panjabi Poetry and Contemporary Reality.

15) Organised lecture cum discussion on 31st July, 1967 at Public Library,

Rampura Phul (Bathinda) to commemorate Prem Chand birth anniversary.

16) Organised competitive seminar for students on’The City in Asian Literature’,in

Collaboration with’Katha’ at SLL&CS,JNU,New Delhi on 20/10/05.

17) Organised eminent Translation theorist Mona Baker’s workshop on Translation

At JNU, New Delhi on 9^th January ‘06

18) Organised Chinese writer Ma Yuan’s face to face programme at JNU on

10/01/06 in collaboration with Katha.

19. PRESENTATIONS/ LECTURES/ PARTICIPATION IN

SEMINARS/ CONFERENCES/ REFRESHER

COURSES/ WORKSHOPS etc.
A) Presentations of papers/participation in seminars
1) Paper presented in International seminar on Luxun, organised by Centre of

Afro Asian Studies, J.N.U., New Delhi in November 1981, 'The Relevance of

Luxun to Indian Society' (English).

2) Participated as delegate in International Conference on Translation', organised

by School of Languages, J.N.U., New Delhi in 1984 at Vigyan Bhavan, New

Delhi.

Communication, New Delhi in 1985.

4) Presented paper on 'Creative process of political poetry in Hindi' (Panjabi) at

Desh Bhagat Yaadgar Hall, Jalandhar in November, 1985.

5) Presented paper on 'Social consciousness in Sundari (A Panjabi novel by Bhai

Veer Singh)' in Hindi at Bhasha Sangam. national seminar at Allahabad in

1987.

6) Presented paper on 'Political consciousness in Partition Novel' (English) at

Delhi in March 1990.

7) Presented paper on 'The Depiction of Punjabi oppressed classes in 'Dharti Dhan

Na Apna' (A novel by Jagdish Chander) at a national seminar organised by

Department of Correspondence Courses, Punjabi University, Patiala in April,

1990.

poet Paash' (English) at Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla on 29th

June, 1992.

9) Presented paper on 'The Significance of Rahul Sankartyayna' (English) at

Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla in October, 1993.

10) Participated in two week 'National Workshop on Literary Translation'

conducted by Sahitya Akademi at New Delhi from 20th December 1991 to 2nd

January 1992.

11) Paper 'The image of Panjabi Community in Hindi. Literature: Post 1984

Scenario' accepted for 'International Conference on Panjab Studies', held at

Coventry University, U.K. on 27-28 June, 1994. Paper presented in absentia and

published.

12) Stayed as 'Associate' at Inter University Centre, Indian Institute of Advanced

Study, Shimla during June 1992, October 1993 and July 1996 for three months

to do independent research, participated in almost all the seminars during this

period and made a presentation on 'Indian Reality: through the eyes of a

Panjabi Poet" on 29th June, 1992 and 'The Significance of Rahul Sankartyayna'

in October 1993. .

13) Presented paper on Panjabi poet Sukhinder (Panjabi) at a seminar

organised by Punjabi Department of Delhi University on 11th Feb., 1994.

'Dalit & Woman in Indian Literature' at Kurukshetra University on April 17,

1995.

15) Presented paper on the novels of Jagdish Chander in a seminar on

16) Presented paper on 'Love theme in Gurbax Singh Preetlari' (Panjabi) in a

seminar organised at Delhi on 23-25 April, 1995.
17) Presented paper on 'Partition and Panjabi Novel' (English) in a National

seminar on 'Partition and Indian Literature' organised by School of

International Studies, J.N.U., New Delhi on 24-25 March, 1996.
18) Presented paper on 'Partition and Manto's stories' at a national seminar on

Manto organised by Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla on 20-22

May, 1996.

19) Presented paper on 'Dalit Literature: Cultural Action for Freedom' (Hindi) at

National Seminar on 'Black and Dalit : some issues' held at Indian Institute of

Advanced Study, Shimla on 14-17 October, 1995.

held at GNDU, Amritsar on 21.2.1997.

seminar in Bathinda on 20.4.1997.

national seminar on 'Nirala"" and Firaq' held at Indian Institute of Advanced

Study, Shimla on 15.9.1997.
23). Presented paper on 'Dalit Novel about Women' (Hindi) at a national seminar on

Dalit literature at Hazaribagh University on 2.10.1997.

24) Presented paper on 'Women's Images in Katyayani’s poetry (Hindi) at a

national seminar in Panjab University, Chandigarh on 19.11.1997.

University, Chandigarh in Feb,1998.

national workshop held at N.C.E.R.T., New Delhi in March 1998.

at a national seminar held at Panjab University, Chandigarh on 26.2.1999.

College, Ujjain on 20.11.1999. (Honored at the occasion).

Seminar held at Panjab University, Chandigarh, on 30.11.1999.

1999.
31) Participated in National Workshop on freedom struggle songs' at

N.C.E.R.T., New Delhi in March 2000.
32) Participated in M.A. Course Writers meet at IGNOU, New Delhi on the

theme of 'Hindi Novel' on 16-17, November 2000.

meeting held at Chandigarh on 11.11.2000.

Panjab University, Chandigarh on 26.2.2002.

seminar held at India International centre, New Delhi in November 1999.

by Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi at I.I.C. New Delhi in February 2001.

department of Kolkata University in October 2002.

at a national seminar on Yashpal, organised by Sahitya Akademi at

Kolkata on 21.12.2003.
39) Presented paper on Impact of Globalization on Panjabi literature at

Jalandhar in April, 2000.

University, Chandigarh in 1978.

42) Presented paper on'Modern Punjabi Poetry at Rampura Phul in 1973.

43) Presented paper on language question at Jalandhar in October 1999.

45) Made presentation on Translation at Sahitya Akademi on 21/8/04.

Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla from 3rd June to 23rd June 2000.

47) Presented paper on Prem Chand’s novel ‘Rangbhumi; at A.M.U. Aligarh.on

13/3/05

University,Chandigarh on’Ambedkar’s Philosophy and Dalit Liberation’ held on 28/3/5-

49)Presented paper in Punjabi on ‘Contemporary literary Scene and poetry of Prof.

Mohan Singh’, held at Punjabi University, Patiala on29/3/05. 50) Presented paper on ‘Dalit discourse in Prem Chand’ writings’ in an international

Seminar on Prem Chand held at Delhi by Sahitya Akademi on 27^th Oct.’05.

B) Presiding over the sessions in seminars , conferences etc.
1) Presided over inaugural session of national convention of Dalit writers at

New Delhi in April 2002.

Bhagat Singh at Yamunanagar on 24.3.2002.

3) Presided over and delivered lecture at Writers Conference at Shivpuri(M.P.)

on 26/12/04.

4) Presided over and delivered lecture in a seminar on Dalit Literature (Panjabi)

held at Panjabi Bhavan, Ludhiana on 30.7.2000.

on 11.4.1999.

May 1998.

7).Presided over a session and delivered lecture at Dalit Writers meet at

Chandigarh in November 1999.

8) Presided over a session of a national seminar on Prem Chand at A.M.U.

Aligarh on 12/3/05.

9) Presided over session on ‘Prem Chand:Dalit Discourse’ and delivered address

At a national seminar on Prem Chand at Vanasthli Vidyapeeth, Vanasthli.

Refresher Course held by Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi in April,

1994.

2) Delivered lecture as Resource person in refresher course 'On Novel' held by

3) Delivered two lectures on 'Novels by Nirala' (Hindi) as Resource person in

Refresher Course in Hindi held at G.N.D.U., Amritsar on 18.3.1997.

4) Delivered two lectures as resource person at Refresher Course held at G.N.D.U

Amritsar on 1.9.1999.
5) Delivered lecture on Dalit Literature at Refresher Course in P.U. Chandigarh

on 20/3/04.

23rd March, 1994.

2) Delivered lecture at State level Hindi Day function organised by Language

Department, Punjab on October16, 1995 at Jalandhar.

3) Delivered lecture on Bhagat Singh and Paash (Hindi) at Paash Library Karnal

on 23.3.1996.

4) Delivered lecture on 'Impact of October Revolution on Indian Literature' at

Chandigarh on 21.11.1996.

5) Delivered lecture on 'Ghadar Party Movement in present context' at Baude

village (Distt. Moga) on 21.12.1992.

6) Delivered lecture on Paash's poetry (Punjabi) at Punjab University,

Chandigarh on 9.4.1997.

7) Delivered lecture on Bhagat Singh's Jail note book (Panjabi) at Moga on

7.5.2000 (Honoured on the occasion)

8) Delivered lecture on Ghadrite poetry in Panjabi at Jalandhar on 9.8.2001.

9) Delivered lecture on 'Prem Chand and Godaan' (Hindi) at Mohindra College,

Patiala on 19.1.2002.

10) Delivered lecture on Prem Chand Thiruvananthpuran on 27.1.2002 at kerala

Hindi Parishad

11) Delivered lecture on 'Secular tradition of Bhagat Singh' at Karnal on

23.3.2002.

12) Delivered speech at Awardees meet by Sahitya Akademi Translation Prize

winners on 20.8.2002 at New Delhi.
13) Delivered lecture at Hindi Department, NEHU Shillong in October, 2002.

14) Delivered lecture on Muktibodh's poetry at Hindi Department of Jodhpur

University in November 2003.

15) Delivered lecture on 'Future of literature (Hindi) at G.M.N. College

Ambala Cantt on 23.11.2003.

16) Delivered lecture at Dalit Writers’s Conference at Delhi on 24/4/04.

17) Delivered Lecture on Bhagat Singh ona29/9/05 at Tapti Hostel,JNU.

18) Delivered Lecture on writer Amrita Pritam on4/12/05 at Kaveri,JNU

19) Delivered lecture on Sajjad Zaheer on 17/1/06 at Sutlej hostel,JNU

20) Spoke on my two books at ‘Writers Forum’ meet by JNUTA on 25/01/06.

21) Delivered lecture on ‘Hindi-Punjabi relations in historical perspective’

At Kolkata on 4/3/06, while ‘Apni Bhasha’ award.

22) Spoke on ‘Displacement and culture of resistance’ at a seminar by Jan

Sanskriti Manch in Delhi on 23/04/06.

1) Participated in Debates, Declamation and Poetical contests at University

level during student days.
2) Selected by Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) to teach Hindi at

Guyana under 'Teaching Hindi Abroad' Scheme for (1990-92), could not

avail due to family circumstances.
3) Creative interest in literature and other art forms. Wrote many poems and few

Short stories

4) Interested in other cultures and in comparative study of

literature / culture.

1998.
6) Member Hindi Advisory Council,National Book Trust for(2005-07)

1.Yashpal ke Upanyason Prakashan Sansthan, 1986

Mein Rajnitik Chetna New Delhi

(The Political

Consciousness in the

Novels of Yashpal).

(Critical Analysis of Akademi, Chandigarh

Representative Hindi Novel

(1960-80)

3.Dalit Sahitya Ke Agardoot: Aadhar Prakashan , 1998

Guru Ravidas Panchkula

4.Yashpal Ke Upanyas Prakashan Sansthan, 2002

New Delhi

5.Sahitya Sanskriti ka Swaraj Prakashan 2002

Pragatishal Samajshastriya Delhi

Avlokan
Editing
6.Bhagat Singh aur Unke Rajkamal Prakashan 1986/87

Sathiyon Ke Dastavej New Delhi

(The documents of

Bhagat Singh and his

associates)
7.Vartman ke Rubru Vaani Prakashan 2000

(Selected Prose and New Delhi

Evaluation of Paash)

8.Dalit Aur Ashwet Indian Institute 2001

Sahitya of Advanced Study,

Shimla

10.Hindi Patarkarita:Vividh Aayam Punjabi University, Patiala 2006

Hota New Delhi

For Translation)

14.Lahu Hai Ke Phir'Bhi Gata Parikalpana 1998

hai Prakashan,Lucknow

.

15.Jab Zanziren Tootengi Samvad Prakashan, 2002

(Paash) Panchkula

17.'Kabhi Nahin Socha Tha' Saaransh Prakashan , 1998

(Surjit Patar) New Delhi (National

Award..for year..2001

- of Central Hindi

Directorate, New

Delhi.)

Kavitayen ,Amritsar.

19.Teja Singh (Translation of Sahitya Akademi, 1999

English Monograph) New Delhi

20.Dharmguru (Translation of play Radhakrashan,Delhi 2005

Of Swarajbir in Punjabi)
ARTICLES IN OTHER BOOKS

'Luxun Ki Virasat' (Edited) Hiraval 1981

Article on 'The Relevance of Prakashan,New

Luxun to Indian Society'. Delhi.

Bhairav Prasad Gupt: Dharti 1984

Vyakti aur Rachnakar Prakashan,

(Edited) Article on 'Dharti' Allahabad

(A novel).

Shikhar Ki Ore {Sh. Mata National 1997

Prasad, (Ex.) Governor, Publishing

Arunachal Pradesh House, New

Abhinandan Granth Delhi

(Article included)

'Dalit Prasang' Edited by Shilalekh, Delhi 1999

Pranav Bandopadhyaya

Article 'Punjabi Sahitya aur

Dalit Bodh'.

'2047 Ka Bharat' edited by Vaani, Delhi 1999

Shambhu Nath Singh

Article 'Rahul Ki Baisivin

Sadi'.

'Tana Baana' edited by K. N. Kitab Ghar, 2000

Satchidanandan

Translation of Poems of

Paash & Patar included.

'Katha Sahitya Ke Sau Shilpayan, Delhi 2000

Varsh' Edited by V.N. Rai.

Article 'Sampardayikta aur

Hindi Upanyas'.

'Kavita Ke Sau Varsh' (Ed.) -do- 2000 2000 by Leeladhar Mandloi,

Article 'Bisvin Sadi Ke Ant

Mein Dalit Kavita'.

'Punjabi Sahitya Shatabadi -do- 2000 2000’

(Ed.) H.C. Aggarwal, Article

'Bisvin Sadi Ka Panjabi .

Sahitya', Translations

Cinema Ke Sau Varsh (Ed.) -do- 2000

V.N. Rai. 'Hindi Cinema

auI' Fasivad'.

Dalit Sahitya: Dasha aur Dalit Sahitya 2003

Disha (Ed.) Mata Prasad Akademi, New

Article: Mukti Ke Liye Delhi

Sanskritic Karam

A. 1: Books 1.The Punjabi and Dalit Anmol Publishers, 1999 Images in Indian Literature New Delhi

2.Descriptive Catalogue of Punjabi Sahitya Academy, 1990

Gurmukhi Manuscripts in Patiala

Patiala (Description of

nearly 2000 Manuscripts).

(Edited) Co-editors-Surjit Sirhind

Patar / Sukhchain Mistry.

(Poetry and Evaluation of

Punjabi Poet Paash)

4.Dalit & Woman in Indian NZCC Patiala 2000

Literature (Edited)
A. 2 : Articles in other Books

1'Partition of India: Literary Har-Anand, 1998

Responses' Edited by New Delhi

S.R. Chakravarty, Mazhar

Hussain. Article' Partition of

India and Punjabi Novel'.
2.'Contemporary Indian Rawat Publishers, 2000

Literature Position & Jaipur

Expositions'-Edited-by

Santosh Gupta. Article -Dalit Trends in Punjabi Literature

3Indian Horizons' Edited by ICCR, New Delhi 1999

O.P. Kejeriwal Article‘Blood & Sweat: Punjab Literature'

4'Globalisation & The Association for 1996

Region' (Ed.) by Pritam Punjab Studies

Singh, Shinder Thandi U.K.

Article: The Image of

Punjabi Community in

Hindi Literature.

5'Punjabi Identity in Global O.U.P., New 1999

Context' (Article Included) Delhi

6Article 'Dalit Women Creative Books, 2000

Writings in Indian Delhi

Literature'Edited by Jasbir

Jain.

7. Article on ‘Dalit Life in Panjabi Raawat, Jaipur 2004