Recenlty who amongst the following has been appointed as the President of Punjab Sahit Academy ........

Punjab Polity and Governance

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Recenlty, who amongst the following has been appointed as the President of Punjab Sahit Academy ?

Prof. Ravinder Bhattal

Prof. Neelima Chowdhary

Surjit Patar

Dalip Kaur Tiwana

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Professor Ravinder Bhathal was elected as the new president of Punjabi Sahit Akademi on 15 April 2018 at Punjabi Bhawan in Ludhiana.He defeated his opponent Tejwant Gill, an NRI, by 87 votes. Bhathal polled 402 votes against 315 of Gill.Gill group was supported by celebrity poet and Punjab Arts Council chairman Surjit Patar. Bhathal group was backed by former president of the body and noted litterateur Gurbhajan Gill.Prof Bhathal retired as principal of SD College, Barnala. He also has eight poetry books to his credit apart from other literary works.Bhathal succeeds Sukhdev Singh Sirsa who held the post for four years since 2014.