# Namvar Singh

> Namvar Singh was an Indian literary critic, linguist, academician and theoretician. He received his doctorate degree from Banaras Hindu University where he also taught for some time. He served as a professor of Hindi literature in several other universities. He was the founder and first chairman of Jawaharlal Nehru University's Centre of Indian Languages and continued to remain as a professor emeritus after his retirement in 1992.

*Indian literary critic, linguist and academic (1926–2019)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Writer / Author
- **Category:** Writers
- **Country:** India
- **Born:** 1927-05-01
- **Died:** 2019-02-19
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

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## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 42.3 / 100
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- **Historical depth:** 6.2 / 100
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- **Source confidence:** 45.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Namvar Singh](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namvar_Singh)
- [نامڤار سينج](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%86%D8%A7%D9%85%DA%A4%D8%A7%D8%B1_%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%86%D8%AC)
- [Namvar Singh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namvar_Singh)
- [नामवर सिंह](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9)
- [നാംവർ സിങ്](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%A8%E0%B4%BE%E0%B4%82%E0%B4%B5%E0%B5%BC_%E0%B4%B8%E0%B4%BF%E0%B4%99%E0%B5%8D)
- [नामवर सिंह](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%A8%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0_%E0%A4%B8%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%82%E0%A4%B9)
- [ନାମୱର ସିଂହ](https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%A8%E0%AC%BE%E0%AC%AE%E0%AD%B1%E0%AC%B0_%E0%AC%B8%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%82%E0%AC%B9)
- [ਨਾਮਵਰ ਸਿੰਘ](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%A8%E0%A8%BE%E0%A8%AE%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%B0_%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BF%E0%A9%B0%E0%A8%98)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q12435464)

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