1 9 6 5 ▁and ▁retired ▁from ▁there ▁as ▁professor ▁and ▁the ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁H indi ▁department . ▁Singh ▁presently ▁lives ▁with ▁his ▁son ▁in ▁Var an asi ▁in ▁B rij ▁Enc lave ▁on ▁Mand u ad ih ▁Road . ▁Ren owned ▁critic ▁Dr . ▁Nam var ▁Singh ▁is ▁elder ▁brother ▁of ▁K ash in ath ▁Singh . ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁friend ▁and ▁relative ▁of ▁Do od hn ath ▁Singh . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁K ashi ▁Ka ▁Ass i , ▁published ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁is ▁considered ▁his ▁most ▁significant ▁work . ▁It ▁is ▁written ▁from ▁an ▁ins ider ’ s ▁portrait ▁of ▁life ▁on ▁the ▁gh ats , ▁the ▁odd ball ▁characters ▁and ▁the ▁student ▁polit icians ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁The ▁novel ▁is ▁considered ▁to ▁be ▁unique ▁in ▁its ▁detailed ▁port ray al ▁of ▁the ▁colour ful ▁life ▁of ▁Var an asi . ▁ ▁K ash in ath ▁Singh ▁is ▁also ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁unique ▁style ▁of ▁writing ▁bi ograph ies ▁of ▁literary ▁personal ities . ▁His ▁mem oir s ▁are ▁compiled ▁into ▁the ▁volume ▁Ya ad ▁Ho ▁Ki ▁Na ▁Ya ad ▁Ho , ▁which ▁won ▁the ▁Sh ar ad ▁Jos hi ▁Award . ▁Part s ▁of ▁K ashi ▁ka ▁Ass i ▁have ▁been ▁adapted ▁to ▁theatre ▁by ▁em inent ▁director ▁U sha ▁Gang uly ▁and ▁the ▁novel ▁is ▁also ▁being ▁adapted ▁into ▁a ▁feature ▁film , ▁Moh alla ▁Ass i , ▁by ▁Ch and rap rak ash ▁D w ived i