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Namvar Singh is a renowned Indian writer and literary critic. He is best known for his works on Hindi literature, including his book, Kavita Ke Naye Pratiman. He has also written several books on Indian culture and history. Namvar Singh was born on 28 July 1926 in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, British India. He completed his schooling from the University of Allahabad and later obtained his master's degree in Hindi literature from the University of Lucknow. Namvar Singh has written several books on Hindi literature, including Kavita Ke Naye Pratiman, Kavita Ka Sandarbh, and Kavita Ka Itihas. He has also written books on Indian culture and history, such as Bharatiya Sanskriti Ka Itihas, Bharatiya Sanskriti Ka Sandarbh, and Bharatiya Sanskriti Ka Swaroop. Namvar Singh has been awarded several prestigious awards, including the Padma Bhushan in 2004, the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1975, and the Jnanpith Award in 2009. As of 2021, Namvar Singh's net worth is estimated to be around $1 million.

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Occupation Writer, critic
Age 93 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 28 July 1926
Birthday 28 July
Birthplace Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, British India
Date of death (2019-02-19)
Died Place Delhi, India
Nationality India

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2019

Namvar Singh died on 19 February 2019 in Delhi at the age of 92.

1992

After completing his Ph.D., Singh started teaching at Banaras Hindu University. For a brief period he also taught at Sagar University. His association with the two universities ended due to his communist activities. He later became a professor of Hindi at Jodhpur University. At Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), he created a new pattern of teaching and prepared the curriculum. He was the founder and first chairman of JNU's Centre of Indian Languages. He retired from JNU in the year 1992. After his retirement, he served as a professor emeritus at the Center of Indian Languages at JNU.

1959

In 1959, Singh unsuccessfully contested the general election as a Communist Party of India (CPI) candidate from the Chandauli constituency in Uttar Pradesh. He polled over 18,000 votes, finishing a distant third. 5b

1926

Namvar Singh (Hindi: नामवर सिंह) (28 July 1926 – 19 February 2019) was an Indian literary critic, linguist, academician and theoretician. He received his doctorate degree from Banaras Hindu University where he also taught for some time. He served as a professor of Hindi literature in several other universities. He was the founder and first chairman of Jawaharlal Nehru University's Centre of Indian Languages and continued to remain as a professor emeritus after his retirement in 1992.

Singh was born on 28 July 1926 in Jiyanpur village in Varanasi (now under Chandauli) District of Uttar Pradesh, India. He received his early education there. He then moved to Varanasi to pursue his further studies and did his matriculation and higher secondary education at Udai Pratap Autonomous College, Varanasi. He enrolled in Banaras Hindu University (BHU) for higher studies, where he completed his bachelor's in 1949 and master's with gold medal in 1951. He got the Ph.D. under the supervision of Hazari Prasad Dwivedi. His younger brother Kashinath Singh is also a writer.

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