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Jagtar Singh Grewal (1927 – 11 August 2022)[1] was an Indian writer, historian, scholar, and a vice-chancellor of the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU).[2] After securing his Ph.D. and DLitt from London, he joined the GNDU, where he founded the Department of History.[3] He was the first Dean of the Academic Affairs of the University and was a former member of faculty at the Panjab University, Chandigarh. After his superannuation from GNDU in 1984, he joined the Indian Institute of Advanced Study as its director.[3]

J. S. Grewal
Grewal in 1998
Born	1927 Chak JB 46, Lyallpur, Punjab, British India
Died	1 August 2022 (aged 95) Chandigarh, India
Occupation	Writer, historian, scholar
Awards	Padma Shri (2005)
Academic background
Academic work
Discipline	Sikh history
Institutions	Guru Nanak Dev University Panjab University Indian Institute of Advanced Study Institute of Punjab Studies

Grewal was a member of the Religious Advisory Council of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation[2] and the head of the Institute of Punjab Studies, Chandigarh.[4] He had published several articles[4] and books on Sikh history[5] and is considered by many as a scholar on the subject.[3] Contesting Interpretations of the Sikh Tradition,[6] The Sikhs of the Punjab,[7] Sikh Ideology, Polity and Social Order,[8] Social and Cultural History of the Punjab,[9] Maharja Ranjit Singh: Polity, Economy and Society,[10] Kinship and State Formation,[11] The Sikhs: Ideology, Institutions, and Identity,[12] Guru Nanak in History[13] and Historical Writings on the Sikhs (1784–2011)[14] are some of his notable works and his researches have been subjected to studies on academic level.[15] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2005, for his contributions to Indian literature.[16]

Bibliography

• J. S. Grewal (1969). Guru Nanak in History. Punjab University Press. p. 348.
• J. S. Grewal (1998). Contesting Interpretations of the Sikh Tradition. Manohar Publishers. p. 315. ISBN 9788173042553.
• J. S. Grewal (1998). The Sikhs of the Punjab. The New Cambridge History of India. Cambridge University Press. pp. 308. ISBN 9780521637640.
• J. S. Grewal (2001). Maharja Ranjit Singh: Polity, Economy and Society. Guru Nanak Dev University. p. 112. ISBN 9788177700268.
• J. S. Grewal (2004). Social and Cultural History of the Punjab. Manohar Publishers. p. 185. ISBN 9788173045653.
• J. S. Grewal (2007). Sikh Ideology, Polity and Social Order. Manohar Publishers. p. 303. ISBN 9788173047374.
• J. S. Grewal, Veena Sachdeva (2007). Kinship and State Formation. Manohar Publishers. p. 112. ISBN 9788173047183.
• J. S. Grewal (2009). The Sikhs: Ideology, Institutions, and Identity. Oxford University Press India. p. 400. ISBN 9780195694949.
• J. S. Grewal (2012). Historical Writings on the Sikhs (1784-2011). SAB. ASIN B00A3K71R2.

See also

• Guru Nanak Dev University
• Tony Blair Faith Foundation

References

Further reading

• Indu Banga. "J.S. Grewal on Sikh History, Historiography and Recent Debates" (PDF). Institute of Punjab Studies, Chandigarh: 301–326.

External links

• "Partition of Punjab – vs – Partition of India. – Dr. J S Grewal". YouTube video. Patshahi. 18 September 2013. Retrieved 1 December 2015.

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