1. Kashinath Singh is an Indian writer and scholar of Hindi language and known for writing novels and short stories in Hindi.
10 Facts About Kashinath Singh
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Kashinath Singh was formerly a professor of Hindi literature in Banaras Hindu University.
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Kashinath Singh received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 2011 for his novel Rehan Par Ragghu, and is considered one of the best chroniclers of the city of Varanasi.
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Kashinath Singh was born in 1937 in the village of Jiyanpur, in Chandauli district of north Indian state of Uttar Pradesh in a peasant family.
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Kashinath Singh continued his education at Banaras Hindu University from where he obtained BA, MA and PhD.
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Kashinath Singh started his career as a lecturer in Banaras Hindu University in 1965 and retired from there as professor and the head of the Hindi department.
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Kashinath Singh was a friend and relative of Doodhnath Singh.
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Kashinath Singh is known for his unique style of writing biographies of literary personalities.
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Kashinath Singh's memoirs are compiled into the volume Yaad Ho Ki Na Yaad Ho, which won the Sharad Joshi Award.
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Kashinath Singh received Sahitya Akademi Award for his novel Rehan Par Ragghu in 2011.