Jagdish Prasad Singh was an Indian writer who wrote in Hindi and English languages. TheGovernment of India honoured him, in 2013, by awarding himPadma Shri, the fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the field of literature.^[1]

Jagdish Prasad Singh hails fromMirganj village inRohtas district ofBihar, in India. He was a faculty member of the Department of English atMagadh University.^[2]

He is credited with 10 novels in Hindi, over 200 short stories in Hindi,^[3] 7 novels in English, and 3 critical studies.^[2][4][5][6] Some of his notable works areThe Curfew,^[7]Ganga Snan,^[8]Godhuli^[9] andVisangati.^[10]

• The Curfew
• Ganga Snan
• Visangati
• Bhagirathi
• The Sacred Fire
• Godhuli

• "Padma Awards List". Indian Panorama. 2014. Retrieved12 October 2014.

• Jagdish Prasad Singh (1984).The Curfew. Mittal Publications. p. 152. Retrieved28 October 2014.
• Ganga Snan. Rajkamal Prakashan. 2006. p. 167.ISBN 9788126712717. Retrieved28 October 2014.
• Godhuli. Rajkamal Prakashan. 2008. p. 127.ISBN 9788126715756. Retrieved28 October 2014.
• Visangati. Rajkamal Prakashan. 2006. p. 158.ISBN 9788126712724. Retrieved28 October 2014.

• Novelists from Bihar
• 20th-century Indian short story writers
• 20th-century Indian novelists
• People from Rohtas district
• Recipients of the Padma Shri in literature and education
• 1934 births

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