Baldev Raj Gupta (also spelled Baladewa Rāja Gupatā; born 8 July 1942, in Chhamal,

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) is an Indian academic in the field of

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s, and a

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and

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writer. In addition to his

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in Punjabi linguistics, Gupta has an MA degree in

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and Punjabi, and a Post Graduate Diploma in

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and

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. He is also fluent in

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and Dogri. He has taught at

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Annamalai University The Annamalai University (AU) is a public state university in Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India. The sprawling campus offers courses of higher education in arts, science, engineering, management, humanities, agriculture, and physical education. ...

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

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.His book “Research in Indian Linguistics” has been widely acclaimed in research and academic circles, including an award by Jagmohan, then Governor of Jammu and Kashmir.

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: ;Punjabi * ''Punjabi Shikshan Kala'' (1972) * ''Sheikh Farid Di Bhasha'' (1976) * ''Bhasha vigyan - Punjabi up-Bhasha Vigyan pakhon'' (1980) * ''Bhasha Vigyan Te Punjabi Bhasha Di Bantar'' (1981) * ''Bhasha Vigyan, Bhasha, Lipi te Lok Sahit'' (1985) * ''Rachana Samparan'' (1993; short stories) * ''Jammu Kashmir Vich Prakashit Panjabi Sahit, Bhashagat Chintan'' (1991) * ''Bhasha sahit te sabhyachar'' (2002) ;Hindi * ''Bhasha Vigyan - Vibhinn Khshetra'' (1978) * ''Bhasha Vigyan - Bhashiki'' (1984) ;English * * *

References

20th-century Indian linguists 1942 births Living people Academic staff of Annamalai University Academic staff of Punjabi University {{India-academic-bio-stub