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| Born | 1 March 1917 Dhamyal, Rawalpindi District, British India |
| Died | 26 January 2012 (aged 94) |
| Language | Punjabi, Hindi and English |
| Nationality | Indian |
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Kartar Singh Duggal (1 March 1917 – 26 January 2012) was an Indian writer who wrote in Punjabi, Urdu, Hindi, and English. His works include short stories, novels, dramas and plays. His works have been translated into Indian and foreign languages. He has served as director of the All India Radio.[1][2]
He was awarded the Padma Bhushan by Government of India in 1988.[3] In 2007, he was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Fellowship, the highest honour given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters.[2][4]
- ^ "Kartar Singh Duggal, 1917–". Library of Congress.
- ^ a b Anita Desai among Sahitya Akademi Fellows. The Hindu. 23 February 2007.
- ^ "Padma Bhushan Awardees". Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Archived from the original on 5 June 2009.
- ^ Kartar Singh Duggal gets Sahitya Akademi Fellowship Archived 19 September 2012 at archive.today 6 May 2007.