Sham Lal

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{{short description|Indian journalist and literary critic}}
{{About|the Indian literary critic and journalist|other people with the same name|Sham Lal (disambiguation)}}
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'''Sham Lal''' (1912 – 23 February 2007, in [[Delhi]]) was an [[Demographics of India|Indian]] [[literary critic]] and journalist, who served as the editor of [[The Times of India]]. He wrote a column ''Life and Letters'' for several years for [[Hindustan Times]] and later [[The Times of India]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tribute/1663653.cms |title=Sham Lal - A Tribute: India loses a literary jewel |work=[[The Times of India]] |accessdate=2007-10-20 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070306025050/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tribute/1663653.cms |archivedate=6 March 2007 }}</ref> [[Rudrangshu Mukherjee]] has described him as the most erudite newspaper editor in India.<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.biblio-india.org/trib.asp?mp=MA07
| title = SCHOLAR-EDITOR - Sham Lal (1912-2007)
| author = Rudrangshu Mukherjee
| authorlink = Rudrangshu Mukherjee
| publisher = Biblio
| date = March–April 2007
| accessdate = 2009-03-21
}}</ref>

Sham worked with The Yashpal Times from 1934 to 1948. He joined The Times of India in 1950 as Assistant Editor. He later served as the editor from 1967 to 1978. After his retirement, he continued as a columnist for The Times of India. In 1994, he moved his column to [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]].<ref>{{cite web
| url = http://www.newstodaynet.com/2007sud/feb07/260207.htm
| title = Sham Lal - A gas journalist
| author = V Sundaram
| publisher = News Today
| accessdate = 2007-10-20
|archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20070707063010/http://www.newstodaynet.com/2007sud/feb07/260207.htm  |archivedate = 2007-07-07}}</ref>

==Quotes==
* On eminent Historian, [[Ram Sharan Sharma|R.S. Sharma]], "[[Ram Sharan Sharma|R.S. Sharma]], a perceptive Historian of [[History of India|Ancient India]], has too great a regard for the truth about the social evolution in India over a period of two thousand years, stretching from 1500 BC to 500 AD, to take refuge in a world of make-believe.<ref>{{cite book
| first = Sham
| last = Lal
| authorlink = Sham Lal
| title = Indian Realities in bits and pieces
| publisher = Rupa & Co.
| date = First published 2003 initially published in [[The Times of India]] on 23 July 1983
| isbn = 978-81-291-1117-3
| page = 524 (at p 14)
}}</ref>
* On [[Octavio Paz]], ''Poetic activity is born of desperation in the face of the impotence of the word and ends in the recognition of the omnipotence of silence''
* "At a time when political rag chewing, hack writing, mass media banalities and high pressure sales talk do as much to corrupt the language as industrial wastes to pollute air and water, it is the poet’s job to preserve the integrity of the written word."<ref name="Nilanjana S Roy">{{cite web
| url = http://www.business-standard.com/india/storypage.php?autono=276141
| title = Sham Lal's century of reading
| author = Nilanjana S Roy
| work = [[Business Standard]]
| date = 2007-02-28
| accessdate = 2009-03-21
}}</ref>

==Obituaries==
Prime Minister Dr. [[Manmohan Singh]], in a condolence message, remembered Mr. Sham Lal as a "great editor, a thoughtful writer and a voice of reason, liberal values and patriotism."<ref name="Veteran journalist Sham Lal dead">{{cite news
| url = http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/24/stories/2007022404481600.htm
| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070226223555/http://www.hindu.com/2007/02/24/stories/2007022404481600.htm
| url-status = dead
| archive-date = 2007-02-26
| title = Veteran journalist Sham Lal dead
| work = [[The Hindu]]
| accessdate = 2007-02-24
| location=Chennai, India
| date=2007-02-24
}}</ref> Describing him as a "media icon of my generation," Dr. Singh said: "Generations of his readers looked forward to reading his columns for his wit and wisdom and his erudition. I hope his inspiring example will continue to guide Indian journalism."<ref name="Veteran journalist Sham Lal dead"/> The former Prime Minister, [[H.D. Deve Gowda]], remembered Mr. Sham Lal as an intellectual giant who was passionate about all aspects of life, particularly art, films and books. "He was an institution in himself. His death has left a void difficult to fill and his contributions to Indian journalism will continue to educate and inspire generations of media persons."<ref name="Veteran journalist Sham Lal dead"/>

==Books==
Sham Lal has these books to his credit
1. A Hundred Encounters [https://www.amazon.com/dp/8171676057]

2. Indian Realities [https://www.amazon.com/dp/8129111179]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040101020058/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2003/11/27/stories/2003112700310100.htm ]
* http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031214/spectrum/book5.htm

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070225/asp/opinion/story_7436058.asp Obituary] in [[The Telegraph (Kolkata)|The Telegraph]]
* http://www.biblio-india.org/trib.asp?mp=MA07 in Biblio: A Review of Books

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