Sudhir Ranjan Singh

Sudhir Ranjan Singh was born on 28th October 1960 in Gaya, Bihar. An alumnus of Patna College and Jawaharlal Nehru University (New Delhi), he teaches at Government Hamidia College, Bhopal. His three published poetry collections are Aur Kuch Nahi Toh, Mokshdhara, and Shayad. Bhartrihari—Kavita ka Paras Paththar is his contribution to poetic transcreation from the Sanskrit of the Hindu linguistic philosopher. He is also the foremost living literary critic and his three published books are Hindi Samudaay aur Rashtravaad, Kavita ke Prasthan, and Kavita ki Samajh. Bhaariya: Paatalkot ka Jeevan Chhand is his published travelogue. He has served as the Editor of Adyatan Hindi Alochana and has translated R.P. Naronha’s book A Tale Told by an Idiot into Hindi as Ek Anadi ki Kahi Kahaani. Three of his new books—one poetry collection and two works in creative non-fiction, one of which is a book-length interview series on poetics with late poet, Kedarnath Singh—are forthcoming in 2023.