Famous Hindi Author Namvar Singh Passes Away At 92

Famous Hindi Author Namvar Singh passed away at the age 92 in New Delhi. He was ill for some time and was being treated at the AIIMS, Delhi.
Mr. Singh was born on 28th July 1926 in Varanasi district of Uttar Pradesh state. He was the first chairman of JNU's Centre of Indian Languages. He had authored over a dozen books including 'Kavita Ke Naye Pratiman', 'Chhayavad' and 'Dusri Parampara Ki Khoj' among others.
He received Sahitya Academy Award for literary criticism in 1971 for 'Kavita Ke Naye Pratiman'.

Published On : 20 Feb 2019