Express News Service, "Dr Madangopal to be honoured" - Express India - Ludhiana, IndiaMonday, May 26, 2008
Dr Madan Gopal Singh, a well-known expert in the fields of art and cinema and scholar of Sufi music would be conferred with the first Sant Singh Sekhon Sahityarth award on May 30.
The award, named after the theory of literature Sahityarth, a book published half-a-century ago, has been constituted to mark the100th birth anniversary of eminent writer Sant Singh Sekhon.
On this occasion, prominent literary figures would present their papers on Sant Singh Sekhon’s literary contribution.
“Madan Gopal Singh has been chosen for this award because of his contribution to Punjabi Sufi music,” informed Dr Tejwant Singh Gill, associated with organising the function.
As a music director, Dr Madan Gopal Singh has worked for the acclaimed Indo-Pak French production — Khamosh Pani — besides writing scripts, acting and singing in films.
He has also lectured extensively on cinema, art and cultural history in the international fora.
[Picture from Digital South asia Library; Journal of Arts and Ideas http://dsal.uchicago.edu/books/artsandideas/].
Dr Madan Gopal Singh, a well-known expert in the fields of art and cinema and scholar of Sufi music would be conferred with the first Sant Singh Sekhon Sahityarth award on May 30.
The award, named after the theory of literature Sahityarth, a book published half-a-century ago, has been constituted to mark the100th birth anniversary of eminent writer Sant Singh Sekhon.
On this occasion, prominent literary figures would present their papers on Sant Singh Sekhon’s literary contribution.
“Madan Gopal Singh has been chosen for this award because of his contribution to Punjabi Sufi music,” informed Dr Tejwant Singh Gill, associated with organising the function.
As a music director, Dr Madan Gopal Singh has worked for the acclaimed Indo-Pak French production — Khamosh Pani — besides writing scripts, acting and singing in films.
He has also lectured extensively on cinema, art and cultural history in the international fora.
[Picture from Digital South asia Library; Journal of Arts and Ideas http://dsal.uchicago.edu/books/artsandideas/].
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