Namvar Singh

Namvar Singh
Native name नामवर सिंह
Born (1926-07-28) 28 July 1926
Jiyanpur,Varanasi Uttar Pradesh, India
Occupation Writer, critic
Language Hindi
Nationality Indian
Alma mater Banaras Hindu University
Notable works Kavita Ke Naye Pratiman, Chhayavaad , Dusari Parampara Ki Khoj
Notable awards 1971: Sahitya Akademi Award
1991: Shalaka Samman,Sahitya Bhushan Samman, Kuvempu Rashtreeya Puraskar

Namvar Singh is a progressive literary critic, linguist, academician and theoretician.[1][2][3][4] In the literary tradition of Rabindranath Tagore he has been a student of Acharya Hazari Prasad Dwivedi.[5][6][7][8][9][10]

Early life

Namvar Singh was born on 28 July 1926 in village Jiyanpur in Varanasi (now under Chandauli) District of Uttar Pradesh, India. He got his early education at his native village. However, he moved to Varanasi to pursue his further studies. He did his matriculation and higher secondary from Udai Pratap Autonomous College, Varanasi. He enrolled in Banaras Hindu University (BHU) for higher studies. From Banaras Hindu University he completed his master's with gold medal and got the Ph.D. under the supervision of Acharya Hazari Prasad Dwivedi.[1][11] Writer Kashinath Singh is younger brother of Dr. Namvar Singh.[12]

Career

After completing his Ph.D. Namvar Singh started teaching at Banaras Hindu University. However after a controversy he left BHU. For a brief period he also taught at Sagar University[13] and Jodhpur University.[14] But it was Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) where he created a new pattern of teaching and preparing of curriculum .He retired from JNU in the year 1992. He is still a 'professor emeritus' at the Center of Indian Languages at Jawaharlal Nehru University.[3][15][16]

Literary works

Apart from his academic engagement Dr. Namvar Singh worked as the Editor of 'Janyuga' (weekly news magazine) and 'Alochana'[17] (Hindi magazine for literary criticism).[18] After retirement from JNU Namvar Singh was appointed as Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya, Wardha.[19] He has also worked as the Chairman of Raja Ramnohun Roy Library Foundation.[3][20] Till date Namvar Singh has written more than a dozen of books.[21][22][23] Dr. Namvar Singh is currently chairman of selection board of prestigious 'Jnanpith Award'.[24][25]

List of works

Some of books written by Namvar Singh are listed below:[8][26]

  • Baklam Khud
  • Kavita Ke Naye Pratiman
  • Chhayavaad
  • Vaad Vivaad Samvaad
  • Kahaani Nai Kahaani
  • Itihaas Aur Alochana
  • Dusari Parampara Ki khoj
  • Adhunik Sahitya Ki Pravrittyan
  • Prithviraj Raso Ki Bhasha
  • Hindi Ke Vikas Me Apbhramsha Ka yogdaan

Awards and recognition

References

  1. 1 2 "Namvar Singh".
  2. ↑ "Hindi author Namwar Singh bucks the trend".
  3. 1 2 3 "डॉ नामवर सिंह को दी गई साहित्य अकादमी की महत्तर सदस्यता, NDTV".
  4. ↑ "Namvar Singh: What Will Marx Think?, OPEN Magazine".
  5. ↑ "Poet Namvar Singh to be honoured, Times of India".
  6. ↑ "Literary Journey of Namvar Singh, The Wire".
  7. ↑ "नामवर सिंह के 90 साल पूरे होने पर उनकी किताबों का विमोचन, India Today".
  8. 1 2 "Namvar Singh, Books".
  9. ↑ "नामवर सिंह निबंध".
  10. ↑ "Hindi author Namvar Singh bucks the trend, Financial Express".
  11. ↑ "Namvar Singh: Alochana KI Dusari Parampara".
  12. ↑ "Kashi Ke Naam, Namvar Singh".
  13. ↑ "The Literary Journey of Namvar Singh".
  14. ↑ "Anything but Epic".
  15. 1 2 "Prof. Namvar Singh to be conferred Kuvempu Rashtreeya Puraskar".
  16. ↑ "Professors Emeritus/Emerita, JNU". Archived from the original on 15 November 2015.
  17. ↑ "Rajkamal Prakashan".
  18. ↑ "Today's Pasts: A Memoir by Bhism Sahni".
  19. ↑ "Namwar Singh appointed Chancellor of International Hindi University".
  20. ↑ "National Policy on Library and Information Systems and Services for India".
  21. ↑ "Namvar's Kabeer".
  22. ↑ "Namvar Singh gets felicitated".
  23. ↑ "Minister Home Affairs Rajnath Singh Felicitates Prof. Namvar Singh".
  24. ↑ "JNANPITH AWARD, Present Selection Board".
  25. ↑ "Jnanpith Award, The Hindu".
  26. ↑ "Namvar Singh, Good reads".
  27. ↑ "AKADEMI AWARDS (1955-2016)".
  28. ↑ "शलाका सम्मान".
  29. ↑ "90 Ke Namvar".


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