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'''Bhagwan Singh''' (born 01 July 1931) is an [[Indian]] writer, critic, historian, and linguist, known for his scholarly work in history, languages, culture, and literature<ref>{{Cite web|title=BHAGWAN SINGH|url=http://www.vaniprakashan.in/auth-details.php?wid=99|website=Vani Prakashan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BHAGWAN SINGH|url=https://www.rajkamalprakashan.com/default/jmproducts/filter/index/?author=418|website=Rajkamal Prakashan Group}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhagwan Singh|url=https://kgpbooks.com/author/581|website=किताबघर प्रकाशन}}</ref>. He has provided evidence from vedic literature, interfaced with evidence from archaeology to infer that Vedic Aryans were Harappans<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Jaspal|title=On Aryans and Colonial Archaeology|url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ipsg/vedic_review.htm|website=Columbia University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=International Seminar on "How Deep are the Roots of Indian Civilization? An Archaeological and Historical Perspective"|url=https://www.vifindia.org/sites/default/files/Abstract_22_11_10.pdf|website=Vivekanand International Foundation}}</ref>. This work was first published in 1987 in 2 volumes in Hindi ''Harappa Sabhyata Aur Vedic Sahitya'' <ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Hadappa Sabhyata Aur Vaidik Sahitya|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Hadappa_Sabhyata_Aur_Vaidik_Sahitya.html|website=Google Books}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Hadappa Sabhyata Aur Vaidik Sahitya|url=https://www.rajkamalprakashan.com/radha/catalog/product/view/id/1316/s/hadappa-sabhyata-aur-vaidik-sahitya/category/37/|website=Rajkamal Publications}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=हड़प्पा सभ्यता और वैदिक साहित्य|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42084508-hadappa-sabhyata-aur-vaidik-sahitya|website=Goodreads}}</ref> and in 1995 in English ''The Vedic Harappans''<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=The Vedic Harappans|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3839597|website=goodreads}}</ref><ref name=":5" />. He is also known for his novel ''Apne Apne Ram''<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=अपने अपने राम|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22035064-apne-apne-ram|website=Goodreads}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Stasik|first=Danuta|title=The Infinite Story : The Past and Present of the Ramayanas in Hindi|url=http://www.vedamsbooks.com/no62005/infinite-story-past-present-ramayanas-hindi-danuta-stasik|website=}}</ref> in which the epic story of Ramayana is retold from a new perspective. | '''Bhagwan Singh''' (born 01 July 1931) is an [[Indian]] writer, critic, historian, and linguist, known for his scholarly work in history, languages, culture, and literature<ref>{{Cite web|title=BHAGWAN SINGH|url=http://www.vaniprakashan.in/auth-details.php?wid=99|website=Vani Prakashan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=BHAGWAN SINGH|url=https://www.rajkamalprakashan.com/default/jmproducts/filter/index/?author=418|website=Rajkamal Prakashan Group}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhagwan Singh|url=https://kgpbooks.com/author/581|website=किताबघर प्रकाशन}}</ref>. He has provided evidence from vedic literature, interfaced with evidence from archaeology to infer that Vedic Aryans were Harappans<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=Singh|first=Jaspal|title=On Aryans and Colonial Archaeology|url=http://www.columbia.edu/cu/ipsg/vedic_review.htm|website=Columbia University}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=International Seminar on "How Deep are the Roots of Indian Civilization? An Archaeological and Historical Perspective"|url=https://www.vifindia.org/sites/default/files/Abstract_22_11_10.pdf|website=Vivekanand International Foundation}}</ref>. This work was first published in 1987 in 2 volumes in Hindi ''Harappa Sabhyata Aur Vedic Sahitya'' <ref name=":2">{{Cite web|title=Hadappa Sabhyata Aur Vaidik Sahitya|url=https://books.google.com/books/about/Hadappa_Sabhyata_Aur_Vaidik_Sahitya.html|website=Google Books}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|title=Hadappa Sabhyata Aur Vaidik Sahitya|url=https://www.rajkamalprakashan.com/radha/catalog/product/view/id/1316/s/hadappa-sabhyata-aur-vaidik-sahitya/category/37/|website=Rajkamal Publications}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=हड़प्पा सभ्यता और वैदिक साहित्य|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/42084508-hadappa-sabhyata-aur-vaidik-sahitya|website=Goodreads}}</ref> and in 1995 in English ''The Vedic Harappans''<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|title=The Vedic Harappans|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3839597|website=goodreads}}</ref><ref name=":5" />. He is also known for his novel ''Apne Apne Ram''<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|title=अपने अपने राम|url=https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22035064-apne-apne-ram|website=Goodreads}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Stasik|first=Danuta|title=The Infinite Story : The Past and Present of the Ramayanas in Hindi|url=http://www.vedamsbooks.com/no62005/infinite-story-past-present-ramayanas-hindi-danuta-stasik|website=}}</ref> in which the epic story of Ramayana is retold from a new perspective. | ||
== Early Life == | == Early Life == | ||
Bhagwan Singh was born in a Farmer’s family in village Gagaha in Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh. His early education was in local village schools and higher education in Gorakhpur. He received B.A. degree from Maharana Pratap College in 1955 and M.A in Hindi Language and Literature from Saint Andrews College in 1958. During his student life he developed keen interest in poetry and literature. | Bhagwan Singh was born in a Farmer’s family in village Gagaha in the Gorakhpur district of Uttar Pradesh. His early education was in local village schools and higher education in Gorakhpur. He received a B.A. degree from Maharana Pratap College in 1955 and M.A in Hindi Language and Literature from Saint Andrews College in 1958. During his student life, he developed a keen interest in poetry and literature. | ||
== Career == | == Career == | ||
He joined Post and Telegraph | He joined Post and Telegraph Department as Research Assistant in 1965 and in 1968 moved to PMG Office, Calcutta as Hindi Supervisor, wherein the course of implementing Hindi in official work he developed a keen interest in the inter-relationship of Indian languages and movement of the people resulting into his seminal research work, ''Sthan Namon ka Bhashvagyanik Adhyayan'' (A Linguistic study of Place Names, 1970). He moved to Delhi in 1971 and joined Delhi Government as Hindi Officer and held various positions. Retired in 1989 as Deputy Registrar of Technical Education. | ||
== Selected | == Selected works == | ||
=== Novels === | === Novels === | ||
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* Arya Dravid Bhashaon Ka Antah-Sambandh (2013)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.exoticindia.com/book/details/inner-relations-between-arya-and-dravid-language-MZD266/|title=आर्य द्रविड़ भाषाओं का अंत: संबंध - The Inner Relations Between Arya and Dravid Language}}</ref> | * Arya Dravid Bhashaon Ka Antah-Sambandh (2013)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://www.exoticindia.com/book/details/inner-relations-between-arya-and-dravid-language-MZD266/|title=आर्य द्रविड़ भाषाओं का अंत: संबंध - The Inner Relations Between Arya and Dravid Language}}</ref> | ||
=== Reaserch | === Reaserch === | ||
* Harappa Sabhyata Aur Vedic Sahitya (1987)<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Siṃha, Bhagavāna, 1931-|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/763111730|title=Haṛappā sabhyatā aura vaidika sāhitya|date=January 2011|isbn=978-81-7119-301-1|edition=Cauthā saṃśodhita saṃskaraṇa|location=Nayī Dillī|oclc=763111730}}</ref> | * Harappa Sabhyata Aur Vedic Sahitya (1987)<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite book|last=Siṃha, Bhagavāna, 1931-|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/763111730|title=Haṛappā sabhyatā aura vaidika sāhitya|date=January 2011|isbn=978-81-7119-301-1|edition=Cauthā saṃśodhita saṃskaraṇa|location=Nayī Dillī|oclc=763111730}}</ref> | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
* [https://maghaa.com/bhagwan-singh-rigveda/ Interview with Bhagwan Singh] | * [https://maghaa.com/bhagwan-singh-rigveda/ Interview with Bhagwan Singh] | ||
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[[Category:Indian male poets]] | [[Category:Indian male poets]] | ||
[[Category:Indian literary critics]] | [[Category:Indian literary critics]] | ||