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{{Infobox writer
{{Short description|Indian diplomat, army officer, and administrator}}
| name = Bhagwan Singh
{{For|the Indian politician|Bhagwan Singh (politician)}}
| image = bhagwansingh1.jpg
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
| caption = Bhagwan Singh in 2016
{{More citations needed|date=January 2008}}
| image_size = 250px
| birth_name = Bhagwan Singh
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1931|07|01|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Gorakhpur district|Gorakhpur]], [[Uttar Pradesh|U.P.]], [[British Raj|British India]]
| occupation = writer, novelist, linguist, historian, critic
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = [[Deen Dayal Upadhyay Gorakhpur University|DDU Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur district|Gorakhpur]]
| notableworks = ''Harappa Sabhyata Aur Vedic Sahitya'',''The Vedic Harappans'',''Apne Apne Ram''
| subject = {{flatlist |
* [[Vedic Literature]]
* [[Indus Valley Civilization]]
* [[Indo-European languages]]
* [[Etymology]]}}
}}


'''Bhagwan Singh''' (born 1 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.
Captain '''Bhagwan Singh''' (1916–1995) was an [[India]]n [[diplomat]], army officer, and administrator, who served as [[High Commissioner]] of India to [[Fiji]], and subsequent to his retirement was prominent in [[Jat]] causes.


== Early life ==
== Family ==
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.
Bhagwan Singh's son, [[Ajay Singh (diplomat)|Ajay Singh]], has continued the family tradition of maintaining links with Fiji, when he was appointed the Indian High Commissioner to Fiji in 2005.<ref>{{cite news|title=India names descendant of semi-slaves as diplomat in Fiji| url=http://www.rnzi.com/pages/news.php?op=read&id=14632}}</ref>


== Career ==
== References ==
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.
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== Selected works ==
 
=== Novels ===
 
* Kale Ujle Peele (1964)
* Mahabhishag (1973)<ref>{{Cite web|title=MAHABHISHAG|url=http://www.sastasahityamandal.org/Mahabhishag%20(HB)?manufacturer_id=108|website=सस्ता साहित्य मण्डल प्रकाशन}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|title=Mahabhishag|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YKrFfMEzKZAC|isbn = 9788171196968|last1 = Singh|first1 = Bhagwan|date = September 2001}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=महाभिषग|url=https://www.pustak.org/index.php/books/bookdetails/6923/Mahabhishag|website=भारतीय साहित्य संग्रह - Pustak.org}}</ref>
* Apne Apne Ram (1992)<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite book|title=Apne Apne Ram|id={{ASIN|8181438752|country=in}}}}</ref>
* Paramgati (1999)
* Unmaad (2000)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Unmad|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=BCTG2cg3t-gC|isbn = 9788171787517|last1 = Singh|first1 = Bhagwan|date = January 1999}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Bhagwan|title=Unmaad|publisher=Sasta Sahitya Mandal Prakashan|year=2014|isbn=9788173096723|location=New Delhi, India}}</ref>
* Shubhra (Based on Surendra Sharma’s ‘Dayare’) (2000)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Shubhra|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=3RosXbtdPJwC|isbn = 9788170556923|last1 = Siṃha|first1 = Bhagavāna|last2 = Śarmā|first2 = Surendrakumāra|year = 2000}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=शुभ्रा|url=http://www.vaniprakashan.in/details.php?lang=H&prod_id=1653&title=%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%AD%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%BE|website=Vani Prakashan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Siṃha, Bhagavāna, 1931-|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/166353041|title=Śubhrā|date=2000|publisher=Vāṇī Prakāśana|others=Śarmā, Surendra Kumāra, 1935-|isbn=81-7055-692-9|edition=1. saṃskaraṇa|location=Nayī Dillī|oclc=166353041}}</ref>


=== Collection of Poems ===
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* Apne Samanantar (1970)
=== Indian History and Culture ===
* Bharat Tab Se Ab Tak (1996)<ref>{{Cite book|title=Bharat Tab Se Ab Tak|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=8T7hGOdQDA8C|isbn = 9788189859053|last1 = Singh|first1 = Bhagwaan|year = 1996}}</ref>
* Bhartiya Sabhyata Ki Nirrmiti (2004)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bharat : Tab Se Ab Tak|url=https://kgpbooks.com/1/12/430/bharat~~~tab~se~ab~tak-prd.html|website=किताबघर प्रकाशन}}</ref>
* Prachin Bharat Ke Itihaskar (2011)<ref>{{Cite web|title=PRACHIN BHARAT KE ITIHASKAAR|url=http://www.sastasahityamandal.org/Prachin%20Bharat%20Ke%20Itihaskaar%20%20(HB)|website=सस्ता साहित्य मण्डल प्रकाशन}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh|first=Bhagwan|title=Historians of Ancient India|publisher=Sasta Sahitya Mandal|year=2011|isbn=978-81-7309-569-6|location=New Delhi}}</ref>
* Bhartiya Parampara Ki Khoj (2011)<ref>{{Cite book|last=Siṃha, Bhagavāna, 1931-|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1076823148|title=Bhāratīya paramparā kī khoja|year=2011|isbn=978-81-7309-564-1|edition=1. saṃskaraṇa|location=Naī Dillī|oclc=1076823148}}</ref>
=== Research - Languages ===
* Sthaan naamo Ka Bhashavaigyanik Adhyayan (1973)
* Arya Dravid Bhashaon Ki MoolBhoot Ekta (1973)
* 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 ===
* Harappa Sabhyata Aur Vedic Sahitya (1987)<ref name=":2" /><ref name=":3" /><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>
* The Vedic Harappans (1995)<ref name=":4" /><ref name=":5">{{Cite book|last=Siṃha, Bhagavāna, 1931-|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/34114526|title=The Vedic Harappans|date=1995|publisher=Aditya Prakashan|isbn=81-86471-04-9|location=New Delhi|oclc=34114526}}</ref>
=== Re-writing ===
* Upnishdon Ki Kahaniyan (1994)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Upanishadon Ki Kahaniyan|url=http://www.nbtindia.gov.in/books_detail__7__indian-diaspora-studies__531__upanishadon-ki-kahaniyan-hindi-.nbt|website=National Book Trust, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Gov. of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Siṃha, Bhagavāna, 1931-|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/30518252|title=Upanishadoṃ kī kahāniyāṃ|date=1993|publisher=Neśanala Buka Ṭrasṭa|isbn=81-237-0531-X|edition=1. saṃskaraṇa|location=Nayī Dillī|oclc=30518252}}</ref>
* Panchtantra Ki Kahaniyan (1995)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Panchtantra Kee Kahaniyan|url=http://www.nbtindia.gov.in/books_detail__19__indian-literature__517__panchtantra-kee-kahaniyan-hindi-.nbt|website=National Book Trust, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Singh, Bhagvan.|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/756801316|title=Panchtantra kee kahaniyan|date=2011|publisher=Sasta Sahitya Mandal|isbn=978-81-7309-551-1|location=Delhi|oclc=756801316}}</ref>
=== Collection of Critical Essays ===
* Indradhanush Ke Rang (1996)<ref>{{Cite web|title=इन्द्रधनुष के रंग|url=http://www.vaniprakashan.in/details.php?lang=H&prod_id=149&title=%E0%A4%87%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%A7%E0%A4%A8%E0%A5%81%E0%A4%B7%20%E0%A4%95%E0%A5%87%20%E0%A4%B0%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%97|website=वाणी प्रकाशन}}</ref>
* Kosambi: Kalpana Se Yathartha Tak (2011)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kosambi Kalpana Se Yatharth Tak|url=https://www.rajkamalprakashan.com/default/kosambi-kalpana-se-yatharth-tak|website=राजकमल प्रकाशन समूह}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=कोसंबी कल्पना से यथार्थ तक|url=https://www.pustak.org/index.php/books/bookdetails/13999/Kosambi%20Kalpana%20Se%20Yatharth%20Tak|website=भारतीय साहित्य संग्रह - Pustak.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Siṃha, Bhagavāna, 1931-|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/842337857|title=Kosambī : kalpanā se yathārtha taka|isbn=978-81-7305-434-1|location=Naī Dillī|oclc=842337857}}</ref>
* Itihaas Ka Vartamaan Vol 1,2,3 (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Itihaas Ka Vartamaan|url=https://kgpbooks.com/Books/12/492/itihaas~ka~vartamaan~~~aaj~ke~bouddhik~sarokar~2-prd.html|website=किताबघर प्रकाशन}}</ref><ref name="Siṃha, Bhagavāna, 1931–2016">{{Cite book|last=Siṃha, Bhagavāna, 1931-|url=https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/973714273|title=Itihāsa kā vartamāna : āja ke bauddhika sarokāra|year=2016|isbn=978-93-83233-75-5|edition=Prathama saṃskaraṇa|location=Nayī Dillī|oclc=973714273}}</ref><ref name="Siṃha, Bhagavāna, 1931–2016"/>
* Bhartiya Rajneeti Main Modi Factor Tatha Anya Prasang (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhartiya Rajneeti Mein Modi Factor Tatha Anya Prasang|url=https://kgpbooks.com/1/12/501/bhartiya~rajneeti~mein~modi~factor~tatha~anya~prasang-prd.html|website=किताबघर प्रकाशन}}</ref>
=== Children Books ===
* Panchatantra Part 1,2,3 (2010)
== Awards and honours ==
* Hindi Academy (1987)
* Hindi Academy (2000)
* [[Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award]] (2005)<ref>{{Citation|title=Mahapandit Rahul Sankrityayan Award|date=2020-11-22|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mahapandit_Rahul_Sankrityayan_Award&oldid=990126951|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2021-01-31}}</ref>
* Shankar Puraskar (2004)
== External links ==
* [https://maghaa.com/bhagwan-singh-rigveda/ Interview with Bhagwan Singh]
== References ==
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