Kedarnath Singh

Kedarnath Singh
Kedarnath Singh
Born(1934-07-07)7 July 1934
Chakia, Benares State, British India
Died19 March 2018(2018-03-19) (aged 83)
New Delhi, India
OccupationPoet
NationalityIndian
Notable awards

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).

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