Gopi Chand Narang

Gopi Chand Narang
Man receiving award in a classroom
Narang (left) receiving Sahitya Akademi Fellowship
Born(1931-02-11)11 February 1931
Dukki, Baluchistan, British Raj
(present day Balochistan, Pakistan)
Died15 June 2022(2022-06-15) (aged 91)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.
OccupationUrdu writer
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Alma materUniversity of Delhi
Notable awardsPadma 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)
ChildrenDr Tarun Narang
Website
www.naranggopichand.com

Gopi Chand Narang (11 February 1931 – 15 June 2022)[1] 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.