Obituary
Padma Sachdev
- Noted poet and novelist Padma Sachdev has passed away on 4 August 2021.
- She is the first modern woman poet of the Dogri language. She also writes in Hindi.
- She has published several poetry collections, including ‘Meri Kavita Mere Geet’ (My Poems, My Songs), which won the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1971.
- Her autobiography "Chitt-Chete" in Dogri language won Saraswati Samman in 2015.
- She has also received the Padma Shri in 2001 and the Kabir Samman for poetry for the year 2007-08 given by Government of Madhya Pradesh.
Chunni Lal Khetrapal
- Indian chemical physicist and a vice chancellor ....