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Kedarnath Singh

(India, )   
 

Born in , Kedarnath Singh is widely acknowledged as one of the major writers of contemporary Hindi poetry.

Subtle, understated, economical, nuanced and allusive, Singh’s poetry has been associated with the New Poetry and Progressive Writers’ Movements in Hindi. His work has been described as ‘polyvocal’ and ‘dialogic’, surcharged with a folk and mythic consciousness, capable of evoking ‘the silent mysterious and magical presence of everyday realities’.

Born in Chakia in the Ballia District of Uttar Pradesh in northern India, Singh studied at the Benaras Hindu University where he received his Masters degree in and doctorate in He taught at various colleges in Benaras, Gorakhpur and Pandrauna, before moving to Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, as professor of Hindi in He retired as the Head of Department in and was appointed professor emeritus by the University.

He has published seven books of poetry and several works of prose