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[[File:Shambhunath Singh 2017 stamp of India.jpg|thumb|Singh on a 2017 stamp of India]]
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'''Shambhunath Singh''' (17 June 1916 – 3 September 1991) was a [[Hindi]] writer, freedom fighter, [[poet]] and social worker. He was born in [[Rawatpar]] village, [[Deoria district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. He did his [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in Hindi, earned a Doctoral degree, and worked as a teacher at [[Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith|Kashi Vidyapith]], and finally retired as Professor and Head of the Hindi Department, [[Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya|Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya]], [[Varanasi]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&pg=PA3968&dq=Shambhunath+Singh&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiunK6X-qfYAhVLPo8KHRb-BKYQuwUIQDAE#v=onepage&q&f=false|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot|last=Lal|first=Mohan|date=1992|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=9788126012213|language=en}}</ref>
'''Shambhunath Singh''' (17 June 1916 – 3 September 1991) was a [[Hindi]] writer, freedom fighter, [[poet]] and social worker. He was born in [[Rawatpar]] village, [[Deoria district]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[India]]. He did his [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in Hindi, earned a Doctoral degree, and worked as a teacher at [[Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith]], and finally retired as Professor and Head of the Hindi Department, [[Sampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya]], [[Varanasi]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KnPoYxrRfc0C&dq=Shambhunath+Singh&pg=PA3968|title=Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Sasay to Zorgot|last=Lal|first=Mohan|date=1992|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=9788126012213|language=en}}</ref>


Shambhunath Singh was a lyric poet, though he has written a few plays and literary criticism also.<ref name=":0" />
Shambhunath Singh was a lyric poet, though he has written a few plays and literary criticism also.<ref name=":0" />


He has written a book-length reevaluation of the book '''Chhayavada''<nowiki/>'.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7A0NAQAAIAAJ&pg=PA197&dq=Shambhunath+Singh+hindi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiVlvqA_KfYAhUEOo8KHb8nCeUQ6AEIPDAE#v=onepage&q=Shambhunath%20Singh&f=false|title=Colonial Transactions: English Literature and India|last=Trivedi|first=Harish|date=1993|publisher=Manchester University Press|isbn=9780719046056|language=en}}</ref>
He has written a book-length reevaluation of the book '''Chhayavada''<nowiki/>'.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=7A0NAQAAIAAJ&dq=Shambhunath+Singh&pg=PA197|title=Colonial Transactions: English Literature and India|last=Trivedi|first=Harish|date=1993|publisher=Manchester University Press|isbn=9780719046056|language=en}}</ref>


He started the ''Navageet'' movement with publishing his collection of poems ''Divalok''. In this book, despair frustration and desire for beauty are the major themes.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sqBjpV9OzcsC&pg=PA831&dq=Shambhunath+Singh+hindi&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiVlvqA_KfYAhUEOo8KHb8nCeUQ6AEIRzAG#v=onepage&q=Sambhunath&f=false|title=History of Indian Literature: 1911–1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy|last=Das|first=Sisir Kumar|date=1991|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=9788172017989|language=en}}</ref>
He started the ''Navageet'' movement with publishing his collection of poems ''Divalok''. In this book, despair frustration and desire for beauty are the major themes.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=sqBjpV9OzcsC&dq=Sambhunath&pg=PA831|title=History of Indian Literature: 1911–1956, struggle for freedom : triumph and tragedy|last=Das|first=Sisir Kumar|date=1991|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=9788172017989|language=en}}</ref>


Later he shifted to the holy city of [[Varanasi]] with his late wife Prabhavati Singh.
Later he shifted to the holy city of [[Varanasi]] with his late wife Prabhavati Singh.
   
   
He has special place in the history of Hindi poetry.{{citation needed|date=March 2016}} His poems show new intellectual consciousness. Portrayal of the modern inconsistency in the human life is the unique features of his writings.
He has special place in the history of Hindi poetry.<ref>{{Cite web|title='युगांतकारी कवि थे डॉ. शंभुनाथ सिंह'|url=https://www.amarujala.com/uttar-pradesh/varanasi/61543349873-varanasi-news|access-date=2021-05-30|website=Amar Ujala|language=hi}}</ref> His poems show new intellectual consciousness. Portrayal of the modern inconsistency in the human life is the unique features of his writings.


A [[Non-governmental organization|Non-Governmental Organization]] working for the deprived and marginalized peoples of the community is named after him. The name of the organization is [http://www.srf.org.in/ Dr. Shambhunath Singh Research Foundation (SRF)].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.srf.org.in/|title=Home|website=www.srf.org.in|language=en-gb|access-date=26 December 2017}}</ref>
A [[Non-governmental organization|Non-Governmental Organization]] working for the deprived and marginalized peoples of the community is named after him. The name of the organization is [http://www.srf.org.in/ Dr. Shambhunath Singh Research Foundation (SRF)].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.srf.org.in/|title=Home|website=www.srf.org.in|language=en-gb|access-date=26 December 2017}}</ref>
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*Divalok
*Divalok
*Rup rashmi (1946)<ref name=":0" />
*Rup rashmi (1946)<ref name=":0" />
*Chāyāloka (1970)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MksuAAAAMAAJ&q=inauthor:%22SHAMBHU+NATH+SINGH.%22&dq=inauthor:%22SHAMBHU+NATH+SINGH.%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinjarB-qfYAhVEsY8KHUPDA6oQ6AEIKDAA|title=Chāyāloka|last=Singh|first=Shambhu Nath|date=1970|publisher=Prabhā Prakāśana|language=hi}}</ref>
*Chāyāloka (1970)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=MksuAAAAMAAJ|title=Chāyāloka|last=Singh|first=Shambhu Nath|date=1970|publisher=Prabhā Prakāśana|language=hi}}</ref>
*Udayācala (1970)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l0suAAAAMAAJ&q=inauthor:%22SHAMBHU+NATH+SINGH.%22&dq=inauthor:%22SHAMBHU+NATH+SINGH.%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinjarB-qfYAhVEsY8KHUPDA6oQ6AEILDAB|title=Udayācala|last=Singh|first=Shambhu Nath|date=1970|publisher=Prabhā Prakāśana|language=hi}}</ref>
*Udayācala (1970)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=l0suAAAAMAAJ|title=Udayācala|last=Singh|first=Shambhu Nath|date=1970|publisher=Prabhā Prakāśana|language=hi}}</ref>
*Navgeet Dashak (1982)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cJvTYgEACAAJ&dq=inauthor:%22SHAMBHU+NATH+SINGH.%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinjarB-qfYAhVEsY8KHUPDA6oQ6AEIMDAC|title=Navgeet Dashak, Edited by Shambhu Nath Singh|last=SINGH|first=SHAMBHU NATH|date=1982|publisher=publisher not identified|language=en}}</ref>
*Navgeet Dashak (1982)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cJvTYgEACAAJ|title=Navgeet Dashak, Edited by Shambhu Nath Singh|last=SINGH|first=SHAMBHU NATH|date=1982|publisher=publisher not identified|language=en}}</ref>
*Hindī ālocanā ke jyoti-stambha (1972)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T90PAAAAMAAJ&q=inauthor:%22SHAMBHU+NATH+SINGH.%22&dq=inauthor:%22SHAMBHU+NATH+SINGH.%22&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwinjarB-qfYAhVEsY8KHUPDA6oQ6AEINDAD|title=Hindī ālocanā ke jyoti-stambha|last=Singh|first=Shambhu Nath|date=1972|publisher=Samakālīna Prakāśana|language=hi}}</ref>
*Hindī ālocanā ke jyoti-stambha (1972)<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=T90PAAAAMAAJ|title=Hindī ālocanā ke jyoti-stambha|last=Singh|first=Shambhu Nath|date=1972|publisher=Samakālīna Prakāśana|language=hi}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Hindi-language writers]]
[[Category:Hindi-language writers]]
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian independence activists from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Indian male social workers]]
[[Category:Social workers]]
[[Category:Social workers from Uttar Pradesh]]
[[Category:Social workers from Uttar Pradesh]]




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