Hardiljeet Singh Explained

Birth Name:	Hardiljeet Singh Sidhu
Birth Date:	1932 9, df=yes

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]

Notes and References

1. News: Telling Tales of Lali, the Savant . Nirupama Dutt . Nirupama Dutt . . 2015-04-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150105154837/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/telling-tales-of-lali-the-savant/article1-1303151.aspx . 2015-01-05 .
2. News: Scholar Hardaljit Singh who inspired many writers dies at 88 in Patiala . https://archive.today/20150118112132/http://www.hindustantimes.com/punjab/chandigarh/scholar-who-inspired-many-writers-dies-at-88-in-patiala/article1-1301314.aspx . dead . 2015-01-18 . Vishav Bharati . . 2014-12-29 .
3. News: Bhootwara veteran Lali Baba passes away. . 2014-12-29 .
4. News: Lali immortalized by Canada-based author . Amrita Chaudhry . . 2012-04-10 .
5. News: Scholar 'Lali Baba' passes away at 82. 2015-05-26. 2014-12-20. The Tribune.