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Kedarnath Singh

1934 - 2018

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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 awarded the Jnanpith Award (2013), Sahitya Akademi Award (1989) in Hindi for his poetry collection, Akaal Mein Saras (Cranes in Drought). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Kedarnath Singh is the 5,198th most popular writer (down from 4,900th in 2019), the 703rd most popular biography from India (down from 620th in 2019) and the 90th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kedarnath Singh ranks 5,198 out of 7,302. Before him are Edith Sitwell, Adelaide Anne Procter, Petr Bezruč, Henryk Rzewuski, Peter Scholl-Latour, and Brian Lumley. After him are Nicolaas Beets, Tabitha King, Regīna Ezera, Helene Hanff, Emil František Burian, and Alan Dean Foster.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1934, Kedarnath Singh ranks 403. Before him are Gia Scala, Mikio Aoki, Orrin Hatch, Mudar Badran, Yves Coppens, and Cammie King. After him are Roger Maris, Alan Bennett, Alan Baddeley, Ray Wilson, Herwig Wolfram, and Miroslav Koranda. Among people deceased in 2018, Kedarnath Singh ranks 371. Before him are Yelena Shushunova, Arthur Barnard, Gennadi Gagulia, Albin Vidović, David Douglas Duncan, and D. J. Fontana. After him are Michel Bonnevie, Donald H. Peterson, Roy Bentley, Ilie Balaci, Yoseph Imry, and Milunka Lazarević.

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In India

Among people born in India, Kedarnath Singh ranks 703 out of 1,861. Before him are Jimmy Sheirgill (1970), P. V. Sindhu (1995), Yashpal (1903), Charu Majumdar (1918), Genelia D'Souza (1987), and K. Chandrashekar Rao (1954). After him are Hrithik Roshan (1974), Shivakumara Swami (1907), Kangana Ranaut (1987), Hasrat Mohani (1875), Bhimsen Joshi (1922), and Mahadev Desai (1892).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Kedarnath Singh ranks 90. Before him are Ashapurna Devi (1909), Kanaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (1887), Sarala Devi Chaudhurani (1872), Amitav Ghosh (1956), Raghunath Murmu (1905), and Yashpal (1903). After him are Hasrat Mohani (1875), Mahadev Desai (1892), Suryakant Tripathi (1899), Jayakanthan (1934), Bano Qudsia (1928), and K. Shivaram Karanth (1902).

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