Gopi Chand Narang
Gopi Chand Narang | |
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Narang (left) receiving Sahitya Akademi Fellowship | |
| Born | 11 February 1931 Dukki, Baluchistan, British Raj (present day Balochistan, Pakistan) |
| Died | 15 June 2022 (aged 91) Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. |
| Occupation | Urdu writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Citizenship | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Delhi |
| Notable awards | Padma Bhushan (2004) Sahitya Akademi Award (1995), Ghalib Award (1985), President of Pakistan Gold Medal (1977), Iqbal Samman (2011), President of Pakistan Sitara-e-Imtiyaz Award (2012), Professor Emeritus, Delhi University (2005–present), Professor Emeritus Jamia Millia Islamia (2013–present), Moorti Devi Award (2012), Sir Syed Excellence National Award (2021) |
| Children | Dr Tarun Narang |
| Website | |
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Gopi Chand Narang (11 February 1931 – 15 June 2022) was an Indian theorist, literary critic, and scholar who wrote in Urdu and English. His Urdu literary criticism incorporated a range of modern theoretical frameworks including stylistics, structuralism, post-structuralism, and Eastern poetics.