Lalit Magotra's postulation of essays, ‘Cheten Di Galliyan’, won him the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award successful 2011.
Prof Lalit Magotra, who was connected Saturday announced arsenic a Padma Shri awardee successful the tract of Literature and Education, is simply a salient Dogri writer who was actively associated with the question that has led to the inclusion of the Dogri connection successful the eighth docket of the Constitution successful December 2003.
Born successful Jammu successful 1944, helium has written 7 books successful Dogri and 1 successful Hindi.
His postulation of essays, ‘Cheten Di Galliyan’, won him the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award successful 2011.
Other works of his, similar ‘Hello Maya’ and ‘Janeen’, a postulation of Dogri abbreviated stories, were besides awarded by the J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages successful 2000 and 2011.
As a celebrated writer, helium was Convenor of the Dogri Advisory Board, Dahitya Akademi, New Delhi, for 2 terms, isolated from being president of the Dogri Sanstha, Jammu, for a agelong time.
Having completed MSc successful Physics from Kashmir University, helium did his PhD successful Physics from Jammu University successful 1974.
He served arsenic a prof and Head of the Department of Physics and Computer Sciences, arsenic good arsenic Dean Faculty of Sciences, astatine Jammu University.