Hindi author Namwar Singh dies at 92

New Delhi: Marking the end of an era, Hindi literary stalwart, poet and critic Namwar Singh passed away on Tuesday night at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) here following a month-long illness. He was 92. “With profound grief, I inform that my father, Prof. Namwar Singh, left for heavenly abode last night,” his son V.P. Singh told.

President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress President Rahul Gandhi led the nation in mourning the demise of Namwar Singh, one of the tallest figures of contemporary Hindi literature. Kovind tweeted that he was deeply saddened and expressed his condolences to the bereaved family. He hailed the writer for establishing a new paradigm in Hindi literature and said that his death was a loss not only to Hindi literature but to Indian languages at large. He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi award in 1971 for literary criticism. (IANS)

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