Award-winning Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh passes away aged 83
Hindi poet Kedarnath Singh on Monday passed away at the age of 83 in New Delhi after a prolonged illness. Singh, known for his poetry collection titled Akaal Mein Saaras, was a recipient of the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1989 and the Jnanpith Award in 2013. He was also a former professor at the Department of Hindi Language at JNU. 