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Kedarnath Singh was born on 7 July, 1934 in Chakia, Benares State, British India, is an Indian writer. Discover Kedarnath Singh's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 84 years old?

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Occupation Poet
Age 84 years old
Zodiac Sign Cancer
Born 7 July 1934
Birthday 7 July
Birthplace Chakia, Benares State, British India
Date of death 2018
Died Place New Delhi, India
Nationality India

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1934

Kedarnath Singh (7 July 1934 – 19 March 2018) was an Indian poet who wrote in Hindi.

He was also an eminent critic and essayist.

He was born on 7 July 1934 in village Chakia of (Bairia) Ballia District in Eastern Uttar Pradesh in Gautam Rajput family.

He completed his graduation from Udai Pratap College, Varanasi.

He passed M.A. from Kashi Hindu Vishwavidyalaya and did his Ph.D. from the same university.

In Gorakhpur, he spent some time as a Hindi Teacher and went to Jawaharlal Nehru University, where he served as a professor and the head of department of Hindi Language in Indian Languages Center and retired as a professor from Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.

He lived in New Delhi.

1980

Published in the mid 1980s, the poem remains one of the most widely read long poems in Hindi literature and is included in many university curricula.

At some level, Bagh bears a striking resemblance to Ted Hughes' Crow, but the two remain independent in their treatment and scope.

“He was a poet of both presence and absence, of love and loss, of anxieties and questions...," said culture critic and poet Ashok Vajpayee.(5)

1989

He also received Sahitya Akademi award in 1989, the Kumaran Aashan, and the Vyas Award.

2013

He was awarded the Jnanpith Award (2013), Sahitya Akademi Award (1989) in Hindi for his poetry collection, Akaal Mein Saras (Cranes in Drought).

He received the Jnanpith award in 2013.

2018

He died on 19 March 2018 in Delhi.

Kedar Nath Singh's poetry is characterized by simple, everyday language and images that string together to convey complex themes.

One of his major poems is Bagh, a long poem with the tiger as its central character.