Jagdish Prasad Singh

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Jagdish Prasad Singh
Born1934
Mirganj, Rohtas, India
Died2024
Patna, Bihar, India
Occupation(s)Writer, Lecturer
Children2
Awards Padma Shri

Jagdish Prasad Singh was an Indian writer who wrote in Hindi and English languages. The Government of India honoured him, in 2013, by awarding him Padma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of literature. [1]

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Biography

Jagdish Prasad Singh hails from Mirganj village in Rohtas district of Bihar, in India. He was a faculty member of the Department of English at Magadh University. [2]

He is credited with 10 novels in Hindi, over 200 short stories in Hindi, [3] 7 novels in English, and 3 critical studies. [2] [4] [5] [6] Some of his notable works are The Curfew, [7] Ganga Snan, [8] Godhuli [9] and Visangati. [10]

Selected Works

References

  1. ↑ "Padma 2013". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
  2. 1 2 Singh, Jagdish Prasad (2014). The Curfew: A Novel . Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  3. ↑ "Amazon page". Amazon. 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  4. ↑ Singh, Pramod Kumar (2014). Critical study. Atlantic Publishers & Dist. ISBN   9788171569458 . Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  5. ↑ TNN (28 January 2013). "Bihar's list for Padma awards ignored, again". The Times of India.
  6. ↑ "Bihar Times". Bihar Times. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  7. ↑ Jagdish Prasad Singh (1984). The Curfew. Mittal Publications. p. 152. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  8. ↑ Ganga Snan. Rajkamal Prakashan. 2006. p. 167. ISBN   9788126712717 . Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  9. ↑ Godhuli. Rajkamal Prakashan. 2008. p. 127. ISBN   9788126715756 . Retrieved 28 October 2014.
  10. ↑ Visangati. Rajkamal Prakashan. 2006. p. 158. ISBN   9788126712724 . Retrieved 28 October 2014.

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