Dilip Kaur Tiwana is well known as a:

Answer: (a) litterateur

Dalip Kaur Tiwana (the usual spelling of the name) was a Punjabi novelist and short-story writer, so she is known as a litterateur. Her novel 'Eho Hamara Jiwana' won the Sahitya Akademi Award in Punjabi in 1971. She has no link with music, science or sport.

• ✓ (a) The Sahitya Akademi's list of award winners shows Dalip Kaur Tiwana under Punjabi for the 1971 award, for the novel 'Eho Hamara Jiwana'. A novelist is a litterateur.
• ✗ (b) She is not known as a musician. Her recognition came through Punjabi fiction.
• ✗ (c) She was not a scientist. She was a Punjabi writer and a university teacher of Punjabi.
• ✗ (d) She was not a sportsperson. Her national recognition, the Sahitya Akademi Award, is a literary honour.

Remember · Dalip Kaur Tiwana: Punjabi novelist; Sahitya Akademi Award 1971 for the novel 'Eho Hamara Jiwana'. Sahitya Akademi awards cover Indian-language literature.

Question: UPSC Civil Services (Preliminary) 2003, General Studies paper. Explanation: Minimalist IAS, checked 25 Oct 2026 (how we verify). · Report an error