Jagtar Singh Grewal (1927 – 11 August 2022)[1] was an Indian writer, historian, scholar, and a vice-chancellor of the Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU).

[2] After securing his Ph.D. and DLitt from London, he joined the GNDU, where he founded the Department of History.

[3] Grewal was a member of the Religious Advisory Council of the Tony Blair Faith Foundation[2] and the head of the Institute of Punjab Studies, Chandigarh.

[4] He had published several articles[4] and books on Sikh history[5] and is considered by many as a scholar on the subject.

[15] The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2005, for his contributions to Indian literature.