Doodhnath Singh was an Indian Hindi language writer, critic and poet.
12 Facts About Doodhnath Singh
Some of Doodhnath Singh's well known works were Sapaat Chehre Wala Aadmi, Aakhri Kalaam, Nishkaasan, Bhai Ka Shok Geet, Dharmakshetra-Kurukshetra and Surang se Lautate Huye.
Doodhnath Singh was a literary analyst and critic, poet and playwright.
Doodhnath Singh's was a family of limited means and after completing his primary schooling from a government school in a nearby village, Singh attended the Merchant Inter College in Chitbara Gaon.
Doodhnath Singh was the principal of Rangoota High School, Kolkata before becoming the sub-editor of a Hindi literature magazine.
Some of Doodhnath Singh's well known works were Sapaat Chehre Wala Aadmi, Aakhri Kalaam, Nishkaasan, Maai Ka Shok Geet, Dharmakshetra-Kurukshetra and Surang se Lautate Huye.
Doodhnath Singh authored three collections of poems, Ek Aur Bhi Aadmi Hai, Agli Shatabdi Ke Naam and Yuva Khusboo.
Doodhnath Singh was the national president of Janwadi Lekhak Sangh.
In October 2017, while he was admitted at New Delhi's All India Institutes of Medical Sciences, Doodhnath Singh was diagnosed with prostate cancer.
However, after his condition worsened, Doodhnath Singh was admitted to Phoenix hospital where he suffered cardiac arrest and was placed on life support.
Doodhnath Singh was survived by two sons and one daughter.
Doodhnath Singh's death was condoled by the former chief minister, Akhilesh Yadav and he was cremated at Rasulabad Ghat, where as per traditions, his elder son Animesh Thakur performed his funeral rites.