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{{Short description|Indian writer (born 1973)}}
{{Infobox writer
| name = Kanwar Dinesh Singh
| image = Kanwar Dinesh Singh.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1973|6|10}}
| birth_place = [[New Delhi]], India
| occupation = Writer, poet, haikuist
| language =
| nationality = Indian
| education =
| alma_mater = [[Himachal Pradesh University]]
| genre = Poetry, haiku, short fiction
| awards = [[Himachal]] [[Sahitya Akademi Award]]
}}

'''Kanwar Dinesh Singh''' (born 10 June 1973; also known as '''Kunwar Dinesh''') is an [[Indian literature|Indian writer]], poet, [[Haiku|haikuist]], and translator in English and Hindi from [[Shimla]], [[Himachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-12-05 |title=Kanwar Dinesh Singh: Author Profile |url=https://www.bookerworm.com/resources/authors/4195626-kanwar-dinesh-singh.html |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=Bookerworm Book Reviews |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2002, he was awarded the Himachal [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] for his English poetry.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Kanwar Dinesh Singh |url=https://www.boloji.com/writers/7257/kanwar-dinesh |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=www.boloji.com}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Himachal Pradesh Government |url=http://himachalpr.gov.in/OnePressRelease.aspx?Language=1&ID=42142 |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=himachalpr.gov.in}}</ref>

== Early life and education ==
Singh was born in [[New Delhi]] and was brought up and educated in Shimla, Himachal Pradesh.<ref>{{Cite web |title=कुँवर दिनेश / परिचय - Gadya Kosh - हिन्दी कहानियाँ, लेख, लघुकथाएँ, निबन्ध, नाटक, कहानी, गद्य, आलोचना, उपन्यास, बाल कथाएँ, प्रेरक कथाएँ, गद्य कोश |url=https://gadyakosh.org/gk/%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%81%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%A6%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%87%E0%A4%B6_/_%E0%A4%AA%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%AF? |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=gadyakosh.org |language=hi}}</ref> Singh was influenced by the landscape and [[folklore]] of the region.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Q&A: Kanwar Dinesh Singh, Author of 'Within Minutes: Micro Stories' |url=https://booksandauthorsbulletin.stck.me/post/4864/Q-A-Kanwar-Dinesh-Singh-Author-of-Within-Minutes-Micro-Stories- |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=Ridhi Malhotra |language=en}}</ref> His literary works, particularly his poetry, are influenced by this cultural context.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Sethi |first=Prof Shiv |date=2023-06-25 |title=Poetry is a good source of self-satisfaction, inner peace |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/life-style/poetry-is-a-good-source-of-self-satisfaction-inner-peace-805308 |access-date=2026-02-15 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref> Singh's early life was marked by a passion for literature and the arts, which led him to pursue a doctorate in English literature.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Sethi |first=Prof Shiv |date=2023-03-05 |title=Voicing the angst of a modern lifestyle |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/featured/sunday-hans/voicing-the-angst-of-a-modern-lifestyle-786117 |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=www.thehansindia.com |language=en}}</ref>

His academic career was influenced by his interest in Hindi and English literature, which laid the foundation for his writing career.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2009-05-22 |title=The Poetry Of Walt Whitman: New Critical Perspectives |url=https://atlanticpublishing.com/products/the-poetry-of-walt-whitman-new-critical-perspectives |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=Atlantic Publishing Group |language=en}}</ref> While living in Shimla, he gained appreciation for the stories and traditions of the mountainous region.<ref name=":1" />

Singh is a professor of English and principal of a government college in Shimla.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanwar Dinesh Singh |url=https://www.setumag.com/2019/06/Author-Kanwar-Dinesh-Singh.html |access-date=2025-12-23}}</ref>

== Works ==
'''English poetry'''

* Implosions (1996)
* Asides (1996)
* Thinking Aloud (1999)
* The Theophany (1999)
* House Arrest (2000)
* Deuce: Haiku Poems (2001), with Patricia Prime
* The Flow of Soul (2002)
* Prospect Hill (2010)
* The Frosted Glass: Poems and Ghazals (2017)
* Epistles: Poems of Love and Longing (2018)
* Thoroughfare (2022)
* The March of Moths (2023)

'''Hindi poetry'''

* Put-bhed (2003)
* Kuhra Dhanush (2006)
* Aangan Mein Gauraiya (2013)
* Jag Raha Jugnoo (2018)
* Aalok ke Kshanon Mein (2023)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Kanwar Dinesh Singh |url=https://www.boloji.com/writers/7257/kanwar-dinesh |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=www.boloji.com}}</ref>

'''Hindi short fiction'''

* Jab Tak Zinda Hain (2020)<ref>{{Cite web |title=au:"Kanwar Dinesh Singh" - Search Results |url=https://search.worldcat.org/search?q=au:%22Kanwar+Dinesh+Singh%22 |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=search.worldcat.org}}</ref>

'''Edited work'''

* Dairon Se Pare (2022)<ref name=":0" />
* Jewels of Serendipity (2025)
'''Translated work'''
* Beyond Semblances: English Renderings of Hindi Laghukathas (2021)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Beyond semblances : English renderings of Hindi laghukathas {{!}} WorldCat.org |url=https://search.worldcat.org/title/1409598383 |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=search.worldcat.org |language=en}}</ref>
* Flame of the Forest: Hindi Haiku in English Translation (2020)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Kanwar Dinesh Singh |url=https://www.setumag.com/2019/06/Author-Kanwar-Dinesh-Singh.html |access-date=2025-12-23}}</ref>

== Awards ==

* Himachal [[Sahitya Akademi Award]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dr. Kanwar Dinesh Singh |url=https://www.boloji.com/writers/7257/kanwar-dinesh? |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=www.boloji.com}}</ref>
* [[Mahavir Prasad Dwivedi]] Samman.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Two young writers of Himachal |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/community/two-young-writers-of-himachal-18450/ |access-date=2025-12-23 |website=The Tribune |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Sethi |first=Shiv |date=2023-08-28 |title=Knowing Kanwar Dinesh Singh, Poet of Hope and Spiritual Consciousness - The Daily Guardian |url=https://thedailyguardian.com/literature/knowing-kanwar-dinesh-singh-poet-of-hope-and-spiritual-consciousness/ |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20250427001056/https://thedailyguardian.com/literature/knowing-kanwar-dinesh-singh-poet-of-hope-and-spiritual-consciousness/ |archive-date=2025-04-27 |access-date=2025-12-23 |work=The Daily Guardian |language=en-US}}</ref>

== References ==
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[[Category:Indian translation scholars]]
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