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Jagdish Prasad Singh 
Summary
Jagdish Prasad Singh is an Indian writer who writes 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]
Jagdish Prasad Singh | |
|---|---|
| Born | |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Awards | Padma Shri |
Biography edit
Jagdish Prasad Singh hails from Mirganj village in Rohtas district of Bihar, in India. He is a faculty member of Magadh University, Bodh gaya in Bihar, in the Department of English,[2] and is credited with 10 novels and over 200 short stories in Hindi[3] 7 novels in English and three critical studies.[2][4][5][6] Some of his notable works are The Curfew,[7] Ganga Snan,[8] Godhuli[9] and Visangati.[10]
References edit
- ^ "Padma 2013". Press Information Bureau, Government of India. 25 January 2013. Retrieved 10 October 2014.
- ^ a b Singh, Jagdish Prasad (2014). The Curfew: A Novel. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ "Amazon page". Amazon. 2014. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Singh, Pramod Kumar (2014). Critical study. ISBN 9788171569458. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ TNN (28 January 2013). "Bihar's list for Padma awards ignored, again". The Times of India.
- ^ "Bihar Times". Bihar Times. 2013. Archived from the original on 25 June 2013. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Jagdish Prasad Singh (1984). The Curfew. Mittal Publications. p. 152. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Ganga Snan. Rajkamal Prakashan. 2006. p. 167. ISBN 9788126712717. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Godhuli. Rajkamal Prakashan. 2008. p. 127. ISBN 9788126715756. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- ^ Visangati. Rajkamal Prakashan. 2006. p. 158. ISBN 9788126712724. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
External links edit
- "Padma Awards List". Indian Panorama. 2014. Retrieved 12 October 2014.
Further reading edit
- Jagdish Prasad Singh (1984). The Curfew. Mittal Publications. p. 152. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- Ganga Snan. Rajkamal Prakashan. 2006. p. 167. ISBN 9788126712717. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- Godhuli. Rajkamal Prakashan. 2008. p. 127. ISBN 9788126715756. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
- Visangati. Rajkamal Prakashan. 2006. p. 158. ISBN 9788126712724. Retrieved 28 October 2014.
