Shambhunath_Singh
Shambhunath Singh (17 June 1916 – 3 September 1991) was a Hindi writer, freedom fighter, poet and social worker. He was born in Rawatpar village, Deoria district, Uttar Pradesh, India. He did his M.A. in Hindi, earned a Doctoral degree, and worked as a teacher at Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, and finally retired as Professor and Head of the Hindi Department, Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya, Varanasi.[1]
Shambhunath Singh was a lyric poet, though he has written a few plays and literary criticism also.[1]
He has written a book-length reevaluation of the book 'Chhayavada'.[2]
He started the Navageet movement with publishing his collection of poems Divalok. In this book, despair frustration and desire for beauty are the major themes.[3]
Later he shifted to the holy city of Varanasi with his late wife Prabhavati Singh.
He has special place in the history of Hindi poetry.[4] His poems show new intellectual consciousness. Portrayal of the modern inconsistency in the human life is the unique features of his writings.
A Non-Governmental Organization working for the deprived and marginalized peoples of the community is named after him. The name of the organization is Dr. Shambhunath Singh Research Foundation (SRF).[5]
