Madhukar Singh, an eminent Hindi litterateur died at his residence in village Dharahara of Bhojpur district on 21 July 2014. He was 87.
He was bedridden since many years after a paralytic attack and is now survived by three daughters and three sons
About Madhukar Singh
• In 1970s Madhukar Singh led Samantar Kahani Andolan in story writing along with Kamleshwar, a noted writer and others
• He extensively wrote about rural downtrodden workers and farmers
• Singh wrote about 35 books and it included 17 collections of stories and 13 novels
• His story titled Dushman is considered as a milestone in Hindi story writing and was played in 1980s in Hindi belt by different drama groups
• Some other novel works of Singh were Arjun Zinda Hai, Benimadho Tiwari Ki Patoh Sonbhadra Ki Radha and Mere Gaon Ke Log
• In late 1960s, he was deeply influenced by Naxal movement
• Awards and honours given to Madhukar singh included
a) Soviet Land Nehru Award
b) Bihar government's prestigious Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Sahitya Puraskar
c) Udayraj Puraskar
• In 1970s Madhukar Singh led Samantar Kahani Andolan in story writing along with Kamleshwar, a noted writer and others
• He extensively wrote about rural downtrodden workers and farmers
• Singh wrote about 35 books and it included 17 collections of stories and 13 novels
• His story titled Dushman is considered as a milestone in Hindi story writing and was played in 1980s in Hindi belt by different drama groups
• Some other novel works of Singh were Arjun Zinda Hai, Benimadho Tiwari Ki Patoh Sonbhadra Ki Radha and Mere Gaon Ke Log
• In late 1960s, he was deeply influenced by Naxal movement
• Awards and honours given to Madhukar singh included
a) Soviet Land Nehru Award
b) Bihar government's prestigious Jannayak Karpoori Thakur Sahitya Puraskar
c) Udayraj Puraskar