Basant Prasad Singh
Dr. Basant Prasad Singh (बसन्त प्रसाद सिंह) was an academician and professor of Hindi literature. He was the head of the Hindi Literature and Journalism department at S.M.M.T. Post Graduate College in Uttar Pradesh, India.
Life
Basant Singh was born on 10 August 1943 in Pakari Kalan,[1] Azamgarh. For higher studies, he moved to Varanasi. He completed his B.A., M.A. and Ph.D. in Benaras Hindu University. His dissertations were on Ritikal of Hindi Literature and Ram Chandra Shukla.[2] He died on 27 August 1995 in Allahabad.
Family
Basant Singh's wife Malti Singh and youngest son Abhishek Ranjan Singh live in Nerul, Navi Mumbai. Abhishek is founder and managing director of ARS Solutions.[3] His middle son Ashish Ranjan Singh lives and works in the United Kingdom. He is lead consultant at Infosys. His eldest son Alok Ranjan Singh is a corporate executive and lives in the Greater Boston area of the United States.
Books
Basant Singh wrote several books on literature. His first book was on Ritikal of Hindi Literature.
Basant Singh's second book "Acharya Shukla aur Pashchatya Kavyalochan" (आचार्य शुक्ल और पाश्चात्य काव्यालॊचन ) was published in 1991.[4]
Basant Memorial Lecture
An annual series of lectures has been organized in his memory. The Basant Memorial Lecture was organized from 1997 to 2001. Every year renowned thinkers, writers and speakers delivered lectures on various topics.[6]
- 2001: i) Dr. Namwar Singh (Eminent Hindi Critique. Former Chancellor of the Wardha-based Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi University. Bharat Bharati Awardee); ii) Dr. Kedarnath Singh (Eminent Hindi Poet. Bharatiya Jnanpith and Sahitya Akademi Awardee)
- 2000: i) Shri Chandra Shekhar; ii) Dr. Kedarnath Singh (Eminent Hindi Poet. Bharatiya Jnanpith and Sahitya Akademi Awardee)
- 1999: i) Pt. Vidya Niwas Mishra (Eminent Hindi-Sanskrit Litterateur and Journalist. Padma Bhushan & Bharatiya Jnanpeeth Awardee. Former Rajya Sabha Member); ii) Dr. Bachchan Singh (Renowned Hindi Critique and Sahitya Academy Awardee)
- 1998: i) Dr. Kashinath Singh (Eminent Hindi Writer and Sahitya Academy Awardee); ii) Dr. Bachchan Singh (Renowned Hindi Critique and Sahitya Academy Awardee)
- 1997: i) Dr. Bachchan Singh (Renowned Hindi Critique and Sahitya Academy Awardee); ii) Dr. Tribhuvan Singh (Noted Hindi Writer & Former Vice Chancellor of Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth University )
References
- ↑ "Wikimapia - Let's describe the whole world!". wikimapia.org. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ "BnF Catalogue général". catalogue.bnf.fr. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ "ARS Solutions".
- ↑ texte, Singh, Basant Prasad (1943-....). Auteur du; (1943-....), Singh, Basant Prasad; (1943-....), Siṃha, Basanta Prasāda; (1943-....), सिंह, बसन्त प्रसाद (1991-01-01). "BnF Catalogue général". catalogue.bnf.fr. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ "Basant Memorial Lecture / Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-08-13.
- ↑ "Basant Memorial Lecture / Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2016-08-09.
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