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{{Short description|Indian academician and politician}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Bhim S. Dahiya
| office = [[Vice-Chancellor]] of [[Kurukshetra University]]
| term_start = July 1993
| term_end = July 1996
| predecessor1 = Krishnaswami Balaram
| successor1 = M. L. Ranga
| office2 = [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member]] of [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]]
| term_start2 = 24 June 1982
| term_end2 = 23 June 1987
| constituency2 = Rohat
| predecessor2 = Om Prakash Rana
| successor2 = Mohinder Singh
| image = Bhim S. Dahiya - Portrait.jpg
| caption = Dahiya in 2009
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1938|04|07}}
| birth_place = Silana ([[Sonipat district]]), [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]], [[British Raj|British India]]<br />(now in [[Haryana]], [[India]])
| citizenship = India
| children = 3
| alma_mater = {{Plainlist|
*[[Panjab University]] ([[B.Sc.]])
*[[Kurukshetra University]] ([[Master of Arts|M.A.]])
*[[University of Cincinnati]] ([[Ph.D.]]) }}
| profession = {{hlist|Academic|writer|politician}}
| appointer = [[Dhanik Lal Mandal]]
}}
'''Bhim Singh Dahiya''' (born 7 April 1938) is an Indian educationist, author and a politician. He was formerly [[Vice-Chancellor]] of [[Kurukshetra University]] and [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|member]] of [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]], elected to the assembly from Rohat constituency. Having numerous books to his name, he wrote extensively on [[literary criticism]], [[Education reform|educational reforms]] and politics of [[Haryana]].

==Education==
Dahiya received his early education in Rohtak, after-which he graduated from [[Panjab University]] with a [[B.Sc.]] degree in 1960. He received an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in English with distinction from [[Kurukshetra University]] in 1963. While teaching, he obtained his [[Ph.D.]] from the [[University of Cincinnati]], Ohio, in 1975.<ref>{{cite news |title=Literary speaking |date=27 September 2010 |newspaper=[[The Tribune (India)]]|location=Chandigarh |page=3 |via=Life+Style}}</ref>

==Life and career==
Bhim Singh Dahiya was born on 7 April 1938.<ref name="mla"/> He started his teaching career as a [[lecturer]] at All India Jat Heroes' Memorial College, Rohtak, in 1963 and joined [[Delhi University]] in the same capacity in 1964, and then the Kurukshetra University in 1965.<ref name="toi">{{cite news |last=Malik |first=Rakesh |title=Time to go for a complete revamp |date=4 March 2011 |newspaper=[[Times of India]]|location=Haryana |pages=1–2 |via=Times Plus}}</ref>

He joined as a teaching fellow in [[University of Cincinnati]]'s Department of English between 1971 and 1975 and was then awarded the Taft Fellowship for three years in the same university in 1973. During 1976–77, he served as [[Reader (academic rank)|reader]] at Kurukshetra University. He subsequently joined [[Maharshi Dayanand University|M.D. University]] as a professor of English during 1979 and 1980. He was a professor of English at Kurukshetra University from 1987 to 1991. During 1996–98, Dahiya was a senior research fellow at [[Indian Institute of Advanced Study]].<ref name="toi"/>

He held multiple administrative positions also. He served as [[Registrar (education)|registrar]] of M.D. University from 1977 to 1979. Later became the Chairman of Department of English at Kurukshetra University from 1991 to 1992. Eventually became the [[Pro-Vice Chancellor]] of the same university and remained in the position from 1992 to 1993, finally he was appointed as the [[Vice-Chancellor]] in 1993 and held the position up to 1996.<ref name="DOE">{{cite web |title=Department Of English, Kurukshetra University (Profile) |url=http://kuknew1.tripod.com/dept/eng.pdf |publisher=[[Kurukshetra University]]}}</ref> During 1996–1998, Dahiya remained on the board of directors of United States Educational Foundation in India (presently known as the [[United States-India Educational Foundation]]).<ref name="toi"/>

He briefly entered public life and remained [[Member of the Legislative Assembly (India)|Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA)]] of [[Lok Dal]] party in [[Haryana Legislative Assembly]] (Haryana State Legislature), representing Rohat constituency (presently known as [[Kharkhauda Assembly constituency]]) from 1982 to 1987.<ref name="mla">{{cite web |title=MLA Details, Haryana Vidhan Sabha | date=17 July 2018 |url=https://haryanaassembly.gov.in/mla-details/?id=22191 |publisher=[[Haryana Vidhan Sabha]]}}</ref>

Dahiya has been President of The Shakespeare Association, India, since its inception in 2008. The Association organises international seminars and discussions on important literary events.<ref>{{cite news |title=Dr. Hans honoured by the Shakespeare Association |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20130430/haryana.htm#9 |newspaper=[[The Tribune (India)|The Tribune]]|location=India|date=29 April 2013|access-date=2 March 2023}}</ref>

== Works ==
Dahiya's works include:

===Books===
* ''The Hero in Hemingway: A Study in Development''. Bahri Publishers, New Delhi, 1978.
* ''Hemingway’s The Sun Also Rises: A Critical Introduction''. Lakeside Publishers, Faridabad, 1986.
* ''Teaching English Literature''. Lakeside Publishers, Faridabad, 1988.
* ''Poet-critics on Shakespeare''. Ajanta International, Delhi, 1991.
* ''Hemingway's a Farewell to Arms: A Critical Study''. Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 1991.
* ''Major Trends In English Literature (1837-1945)''. Academic Foundation, New Delhi, 1992.
* ''Sound in Sense: An Anthology of Poems''. Oxford University Press, New Delhi, 1993.
* ''Higher Education in India: Some Reflections''. Khama Publishers, New Delhi, 1996.
* ''Education in Independent India: Promises, Pressures, Pitfalls''. Khosla Publishing House, New Delhi, 1998.
* ''The University Autonomy in India: The Idea and the Reality''. Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, 2001.
* ''Objective Type Questions On Literature In English (for UGC's Net)''. Cee Bee Publications, Delhi, 2004.
* ''A New History of English Literature''. Doaba Publications, New Delhi, 2005.
* ''Dr Sarup Singh and His Times: An Anecdotal Account''. Shanti Prakashan, Ahmedabad, 2007.<ref>{{cite web |title=Pride of Haryana, R. W. Desai|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2007/20070429/spectrum/book5.htm|publisher=[[The Tribune (India)]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=For Dr Sarup Singh |date=9 March 2007 |newspaper=[[Hindustan Times]]|location=Chandigarh |page=4 |via=HT City Weekend}}</ref>
* ''Power Politics in Haryana: A View from the Bridge''. Gyan Publishing House, New Delhi, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=A Complex Picture, Anand Prakash|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20081207/spectrum/book5.htm|publisher=[[The Tribune (India)]]}}</ref>
* ''Postmodern Essays on Love, Sex, and Marriage in Shakespeare''. Viva Books, New Delhi, 2008.<ref>{{cite web |title=Realism of the Great Bard, G. K. Das|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2008/20080224/spectrum/book1.htm|publisher=[[The Tribune (India)]]}}</ref>
* ''Shakespeare's Intellectual Background''. Viva Books, New Delhi, 2008.
* ''Scholars in Shakespeare: A Postmodern Scrutiny''. The Shakespeare Association, Kurukshetra, 2010.<ref name="rev"/>
* ''Shakespeare: A New Biography''. The Shakespeare Association, Kurukshetra, 2010.<ref>{{cite web |title=Inimitable Bard of Avon, Shelly Walia|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2010/20101010/spectrum/book1.htm|publisher=[[The Tribune (India)]]}}</ref>
* ''Shakespeare's Speculum: Essays on Social Issues''. The Shakespeare Association, Kurukshetra, 2011.<ref name="rev">{{cite web |title=Bard in the Present, Shelley Walia|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20111030/spectrum/book1.htm|publisher=[[The Tribune (India)]]}}</ref>
* ''The Rise of Haryana and the Fall of Democracy''. Shanti Prakashan, Ahmedabad, 2012.
* ''Women in Shakespeare: A Post-Feminist Review''. Viva Books, New Delhi, 2013.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shakespeare's heroines: A room of their own, Rumina Sethi|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2013/20131117/spectrum/book1.htm|publisher=[[The Tribune (India)]]}}</ref>

===Scholarly articles===
*"Structural Patterns in the Novels of Barth, Vonnegut and Pynchon", Indian Journal of American Studies, Vol. 5, No. 1 & 2 (Jan. & July, 1975), pp. 53–68. <ref group=N name="Additional inclusions group=N">Later included in the 20th Century American Novel: A Collection of Critical Articles, ed. B.M. Bhalte (New Delhi: Kalyani Publishers, 1981), pp. 203-218.</ref>
* "The Idea of Influence in Literature", Jodhpur Studies in English,. Vol. 1 (1980), pp. 85–95.<ref group=N name="Additional inclusions 2 group=N">Reprinted in Focus in Literature: Professor C.A. Shepard Commemoration Volume, ed. C.T. Thomas, Dr. S. Velayudhin, et al. (Madras: MacMillan, 1982), pp. 297-305.</ref>
* "Stevens' Sunday Morning: A Reading", Indian Journal of American Studies, Vol. 8, No. 1 (January, 1978), pp. 1–8.
* "The Two Gentlemen of Verona as Comedy", Panjab University Research Bulletin (Arts), Vol. XI, No. 1 & 2 (1980), pp. 17–24.
* "Life and Arts in Hemingway's The Garden of Eden", Panjab University Research Bulletin (Arts), Vol. XX, No. 2 (October, 1989).
* "Shakespeare's Mona Lisa: Another Look at Hamlet", Panjab University Research Bulletin (Arts), Vol. XXIII, No. I (April, 1992), pp. 3–10.
* "Managing Supply and Demand in Human Resource Planning Through Universities", Human Resource Development: Global Changes and Strategies in 2000 A.D., ed. Uddesh Kohli and Dharni P. Sinha (New Delhi: Allied Publishers, 1994), pp. 121–129.
* "Higher Education Today: An Overview", Universities News, Association of Indian Universities, Vol. XXXILI, No. 10 (March 6, 1995), pp. 1–3.
* "Translating a Literary Text from English to an Indian Language: Difficulties and Challenges", University News, Association of Indian Universities, Vol. XXXIT, No.17 (April 24, 1995), pp. 1–3.
* "Challenges of Globalization For the Academic Profession", Global Civilization and Cultural Roots (Paris: International Association of Universities, 1995), pp. 124–129.
* "Treatment of Suffering in Wordsworth, Arnold and Auden", Panjab Journal of English Studies, Vol. 12 (1997), pp. 1–10.

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