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'''Gyan Chand Jain''' was an Indian writer and scholar of [[Urdu literature]].<ref name="The world of urdu poetry">{{cite web | url=https://urduindia.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/legendary-urdu-scholar-gian-chand-jain-dies/ | title=The world of urdu poetry | publisher=The world of urdu poetry | date=18 August 2007 | access-date=27 January 2015}}</ref>  Born in 1923 at [[Seohara]] of [[Bijnore district]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], Jain was known for his scholarship on [[Mirza Ghalib|Ghalib]] literature.<ref name="The world of urdu poetry" /> He authored several books including ''Aik Bhasha: Do Likhawat, Do Adab''<ref name="Aik Bhasha: Do Likhawat, Do Adab">{{cite book | title=Aik Bhasha: Do Likhawat, Do Adab | date=2012 | author=Gyan Chand Jain | pages=312 | isbn=978-9695621677}}</ref> and ''Urdu Ki Nasri Dastanain'',<ref name="Urdū kī nas̲rī dāstānen̲">{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eFUKAQAAIAAJ | title=Urdū kī nas̲rī dāstānen̲ | publisher=Anjaman Tarraqi-i-Urdu | date=1969 | access-date=27 January 2015 | author=Gian Chand Jain | pages=848}}</ref> the latter considered by many as his masterpiece.<ref name="Dawn">{{cite web | url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1136847 | title=Dawn | publisher=Dawn | date=9 October 2014 | access-date=27 January 2015}}</ref>  
'''Gyan Chand Jain''' (1923-2007) was an Indian writer and scholar of [[Urdu literature]].<ref name="The world of urdu poetry">{{cite web | url=https://urduindia.wordpress.com/2007/08/18/legendary-urdu-scholar-gian-chand-jain-dies/ | title=The world of urdu poetry | publisher=The world of urdu poetry | date=18 August 2007 | access-date=27 January 2015}}</ref>  Born in 1923 at [[Seohara]] of [[Bijnore district]] in the Indian state of [[Uttar Pradesh]], Jain was known for his scholarship on [[Mirza Ghalib|Ghalib]] literature.<ref name="The world of urdu poetry" /> He authored several books including ''Aik Bhasha: Do Likhawat, Do Adab''<ref name="Aik Bhasha: Do Likhawat, Do Adab">{{cite book | title=Aik Bhasha: Do Likhawat, Do Adab | date=2012 | author=Gyan Chand Jain | pages=312 | isbn=978-9695621677}}</ref> and ''Urdu Ki Nasri Dastanain'',<ref name="Urdū kī nas̲rī dāstānen̲">{{cite web | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eFUKAQAAIAAJ | title=Urdū kī nas̲rī dāstānen̲ | publisher=Anjaman Tarraqi-i-Urdu | date=1969 | access-date=27 January 2015 | author=Gian Chand Jain | pages=848}}</ref> the latter considered by many as his masterpiece.<ref name="Dawn">{{cite web | url=http://www.dawn.com/news/1136847 | title=Dawn | publisher=Dawn | date=9 October 2014 | access-date=27 January 2015}}</ref>  


Jain received the [[Sahitya  Akademi Award]] for Urdu in 1982. He was honored by the [[Government of India]], in 2002, with the fourth highest [[Indian honours system|Indian civilian award]] of [[Padma Shri]]<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Padma Awards | date=2015 | access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref> He died, aged 85, in August 2007 at [[Porterville, California]].<ref name="The world of urdu poetry" />
Jain received the [[Sahitya  Akademi Award]] for Urdu in 1982. He was honored by the [[Government of India]], in 2002, with the fourth highest [[Indian honours system|Indian civilian award]] of [[Padma Shri]]<ref name="Padma Awards">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/LST-PDAWD-2013.pdf | title=Padma Awards | publisher=Padma Awards | date=2015 | access-date=11 November 2014}}</ref> He died, aged 85, in August 2007 at [[Porterville, California]].<ref name="The world of urdu poetry" />

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Gyan Chand Jain
Born1923
Seohara, Bijnore district, India
DiedAugust 2007
Porterville, California
OccupationUrdu scholar, writer
Known forUrdu
AwardsPadma Shri

Gyan Chand Jain (1923-2007) was an Indian writer and scholar of Urdu literature.[1] Born in 1923 at Seohara of Bijnore district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, Jain was known for his scholarship on Ghalib literature.[1] He authored several books including Aik Bhasha: Do Likhawat, Do Adab[2] and Urdu Ki Nasri Dastanain,[3] the latter considered by many as his masterpiece.[4]

Jain received the Sahitya Akademi Award for Urdu in 1982. He was honored by the Government of India, in 2002, with the fourth highest Indian civilian award of Padma Shri[5] He died, aged 85, in August 2007 at Porterville, California.[1]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "The world of urdu poetry". The world of urdu poetry. 18 August 2007. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  2. ↑ Gyan Chand Jain (2012). Aik Bhasha: Do Likhawat, Do Adab. p. 312. ISBN 978-9695621677.
  3. ↑ Gian Chand Jain (1969). "Urdū kī nas̲rī dāstānen̲". Anjaman Tarraqi-i-Urdu. p. 848. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  4. ↑ "Dawn". Dawn. 9 October 2014. Retrieved 27 January 2015.
  5. ↑ "Padma Awards" (PDF). Padma Awards. 2015. Retrieved 11 November 2014.

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