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Purshottam Lal
Purshottam Lal, an author and a writer, and a former Police Officer
Purshottam Lal, an author and a writer, and a former Police Officer
Born30 October 1946
Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Pen nameP. Lal
OccupationAuthor and Writer. Retired Indian Police Officer (IPS)
EducationMaster of Science (Physics), Lucknow University
SpouseGeeta Lal
RelativesPurnima Lal (daughter)

Purshottam Lal (born October 30, 1946) is an Indian author and former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. He is commonly known as P.Lal[1],[2],[3],[4]

Early life and family

Lal was born in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He received his education in Uttar Pradesh, primarily in Lucknow, and earned a Master of Science (Physics) degree from Lucknow University in 1966.[4]

Career

Lal served as an IPS officer in the Punjab state, ultimately achieving the highest rank of Director General of Police. He was awarded the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 1993 and the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 1987.[1],[2],[3],[4],[5]

Writing and literary

Lal has authored six books and contributed extensively to newspapers such as The Tribune, Hindustan Times, and Daily World. His trilogy—'Gift of Life'[6],[7],[8],[9], 'River Saraswati and the Aryans'[10],[11],[12], and 'Hindu, Hinduism and Hindutva-Bharat a Sanatana Rashtra'[13],[14],[15],[16],[17],[18]—synthesizes ideas from ancient Indian texts and modern science. His articles cover a range of subjects including governance, law enforcement, terrorism, corruption, scientific inquiry, and human behaviour.

Books:

- "Gift of Life" (2021)[6],[7],[8],[9]

- "River Saraswati and the Aryans" (2022)[10],[11],[12]

- "Hindu, Hinduism and Hindutva-Bharat a Sanatana Rashtra" (2023)[13],[14],[15],[16],[17],[18]

- "SAMM (Stories, Anecdotes, and Motivational Messages)" (2020)[19],[20]

- "From the Pen of a Cop" (2020)[19],[20]

- "Let's Laugh & Laugh Hahaha..." (2020)[19],[20]

All the books have been launched by Indian state dignitaries, including Governers Banwarilal Purohit and Bandaru Dattatreya.[7],[10],[17]

Articles:

Out of around 120 articles published in different newspapers, only five are mentioned below as illustrations.

1. Daily World- Crisis in the CBI [21] , 17 December 2018

2. Daily World- CBI and the Kolkata Police confrontation [22] ,  13 February 2019

3. The Tribune,  Taking corruption by its horns [23] , 15 October 2000

4. The Tribune , Does science point to the existence of God?[24]  , 13 January 2002

5. Hindustan Times - Spice of life, Summer vacation and flu pandemic of 1957 [25] ,  14 April 2020.

References

  1. ^ a b "DGP Lal retires". The Tribune. 1 December 2006.
  2. ^ a b "Lal, Gupta promoted DGPs". The Tribune. 7 August 2004.
  3. ^ a b "Punjab Police Postings". The Tribune. 23 July 1998.
  4. ^ a b c ""Distinguished Alumni Lucknow University - Alumnous Purshotam Lal"".
  5. ^ "President's Police medal for Distinguished Services in 1993". Punjab Police.
  6. ^ a b "Book Review 'Gift of Life'". The Tribune. 14 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b c "Release of the book 'Gift of Life' by Governor Punjab and Administrator UT Chandigarh". Daily World. 31 October 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Coverage of the book 'Gift of Life'". Hindustan Times. 31 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Release of book ' Gift of Life'". United News of India.
  10. ^ a b c "Haryana Governor releases book River Saraswati and Aryans". punjabtribune.com. Punjabi Tribune. 2 November 2022.
  11. ^ a b "Coverage of the launch of the book on River Saraswati and the Aryans". Fact News. 2022-11-03.
  12. ^ a b "Coverage of the launch of the book on River Saraswati and the Aryans". epaper.dailyworld.in. 3 November 2022.
  13. ^ a b "Coverage of launch of the book on Hindu, Hinduism and Hindutva- Bharat a Sanatana Rashtra". epaper.indianexpress.com. The Indian Express. 17 November 2023. p. 7. Retrieved 2024-06-06.
  14. ^ a b "Exploring the Essence of Hinduism and Hindutva: Former IPS officer's Perspective on India's Cultural Identity". The Pioneer. 23 October 2023.
  15. ^ a b "Coverage of launch of the book on Hindu, Hinduism, and Hindutva- Bharat a Sanatana Rashtra". Hindustan Times. 17 November 2023.
  16. ^ a b "Coverage of the launch of the book on Hindu, Hinduism, and Hindutva- Bharat a Sanatana Rashtra". epaper.dailyworld.in. Daily World. 17 November 2023.
  17. ^ a b c "Punjab Governor launches former DGP's book on Hindu, Hinduism, and Hindutva- Bharat a Sanatana Rashtra". Punjabi News. The Fact News. 16 November 2023.
  18. ^ a b "Coverage of the launch of the book on Hindu, Hinduism, and Hindutva- Bharat a Sanatana Rashtra" (in Hindi). Khabar Nama. 16 November 2023.
  19. ^ a b c "Governor Punjab and Administrator, UT, Chandigarh Sh. V. P. Singh Badnore, virtually released three books titled; From the Pen of a Cop, SAMM and Let's Laugh & Laugh Hahaha- Authored by Retd. IPS officer (Punjab) Mr. P. Lal from Punjab Raj Bhawan". Chandigarh Today. 2 September 2020.
  20. ^ a b c "Review of the book 'From the Pen of a Cop' and other two books". The Tribune. 6 September 2020.
  21. ^ "Crisis in the CBI". Daily World. 17 December 2018.
  22. ^ "CBI and the Kolkata Police Confrontation". Daily World. 13 February 2019.
  23. ^ "Taking corruption by its horns". The Tribune, Sunday Spectrum. 15 October 2000.
  24. ^ "Does science point to the existence of God?". The Tribune, Sunday Spectrum. 13 January 2002.
  25. ^ "Summer vacation and flu pandemic of 1957". Hindustan Times, Spice of life. 14 April 2020.
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