Jnanpith Award for 2013
won Renowned Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh / Jnanpith Award Winner 2013 Kedarnath
Singh
Renowned Hindi poet
Kedarnath Singh has been honoured with the coveted Jnanpith Award for 2013. He
is the 49th Jnanpith Award recipient. Singh, 80, has been honoured with the
award for his contribution to the world of Hindi literature.
He is the 10th Hindi
literati to receive this prestigious award. After winning the award, he has
joined the list of prominent Hindi litterateurs including Ramdhari Singh
‘Dinkar’, Sumitranandan Pant, S.H.V. Ajneya, Mahadevi Varma, Naresh Mehta,
Nirmal Verma, Kunwar Narain, Shrilal Shukla and Amarkant.
Kedarnath Singh (born
1934) is one of the most prominent modern poets writing Hindi.He is 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 (loose translation into English: Cranes in Drought).
Major works
Poem Collection : Abhi Bilkul
Abhi, Zameen pak Rahi Hai, Yahan se Dekho, Akaal mein Saaras, Baagh,Tolstoy aur
cycle
Essay and Stories : Mere
Samay ke Shabd,Kalpana aur chhayavad, Hindi kavita mein bimb vidhan, Kabristan
mein Panchayat
He was awarded the Jnanpith
award(2013),Sahitya Akademi award, the Kumaran Aashan, and the Vyas Award,
among others.
