Dalip Kaur Tiwana

Dalip Kaur Tiwana (4 May 1935 – 31 January 2020) was an Indian novelist and short-story writer. She wrote about contemporary Punjabi literature. She won awards, both regional and national, and was a widely translated author. 
In 1963, she joined the Punjabi University, Patiala as a Lecturer and then went on to become Professor and Head of the Department of Punjabi, and Dean, Faculty of Languages. She was also a UGC National Lecturer for a year.
In 2004, she was awarded the Padma Shri Award in 2004.
Tiwana died on 31 January 2020 of lung disease in Punjab, India at the age of 84.