Draft:Purshottam Lal

Purshottam Lal (born October 30, 1946) is an Indian author and former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. He is commonly known as P.Lal , , ,

Early life and family
Lal was born in Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. He received his education in Uttar Pradesh, primarily in Lucknow, and earned a Master of Science (Physics) degree from Lucknow University in 1966.

Career
Lal served as an IPS officer in the Punjab state, ultimately achieving the highest rank of Director General of Police. He was awarded the President's Police Medal for Distinguished Service in 1993 and the Police Medal for Meritorious Service in 1987. , , , ,

Writing and literary
Lal has authored six books and contributed extensively to newspapers such as The Tribune, Hindustan Times, and Daily World. His trilogy—'Gift of Life' , , , , 'River Saraswati and the Aryans'  , , , and 'Hindu, Hinduism and Hindutva-Bharat a Sanatana Rashtra' , , , , , —synthesizes ideas from ancient Indian texts and modern science. His articles cover a range of subjects including governance, law enforcement, terrorism, corruption, scientific inquiry, and human behaviour.

Books:
- "Gift of Life" (2021), , , 

- "River Saraswati and the Aryans" (2022), ,

- "Hindu, Hinduism and Hindutva-Bharat a Sanatana Rashtra" (2023), , , , , 

- "SAMM (Stories, Anecdotes, and Motivational Messages)" (2020), 

- "From the Pen of a Cop" (2020), 

- "Let's Laugh & Laugh Hahaha..." (2020), 

All the books have been launched by Indian state dignitaries, including Governers Banwarilal Purohit and Bandaru Dattatreya. , , 

Articles:
Out of around 120 articles published in different newspapers, only five are mentioned below as illustrations.

1. Daily World- Crisis in the CBI, 17 December 2018

2. Daily World- CBI and the Kolkata Police confrontation,  13 February 2019

3. The Tribune,  Taking corruption by its horns, 15 October 2000

4. The Tribune, Does science point to the existence of God? , 13 January 2002

5. Hindustan Times - Spice of life, Summer vacation and flu pandemic of 1957,  14 April 2020.