Punjabi writer Dalip Kaur Tiwana returns her Padma Shri
- 5 years ago
Eminent Punjabi writer Dalip Kaur Tiwana announced she would return her Padma Shri award as a mark of protest against the growing attacks on freedom of speech in the country.
Tiwana, a novelist and short-story writer, received the Padma Shri in 2004 for Literature and Education. She has won numerous awards at regional and national level. She retired as a professor of Punjabi from Punjabi University, Patiala.
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Tiwana, a novelist and short-story writer, received the Padma Shri in 2004 for Literature and Education. She has won numerous awards at regional and national level. She retired as a professor of Punjabi from Punjabi University, Patiala.
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