Sham Lal

Sham Lal

Sham Lal (1912-23 February 2007 Delhi) was an 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. [cite web
url = http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/tribute/1663653.cms
title = Sham Lal - A Tribute: India loses a literary jewel
publisher = The Times of India
accessdate = 2007-10-20]

Sham worked with The Hindustan Times in Delhi 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, moved his column to The Telegraph. [cite web
url = http://www.newstodaynet.com/2007sud/feb07/260207.htm
title = Sham Lal - A Himalayan journalist
author = V Sundaram
publisher = News Today
accessdate = 2007-10-20]

Quotes

* 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"

Books

Sham Lal has these books to his credit
1. A Hundred Encounters [http://www.amazon.com/dp/8171676057]
2. Indian Realites [http://www.amazon.com/dp/8129111179]

References

External links

* [http://www.telegraphindia.com/1070225/asp/opinion/story_7436058.asp Obituary] in The Telegraph


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