Dr. R. P. Singh (Ravindra Pratap Singh) is a Professor of English at the Department of English and Modern European Languages, University of Lucknow. As a creative writer, his plays— Flea Market and other Plays (2014), Ecologue (2014), When Brancho Flies (2014), Shakespeare ki Saat Ratein (2015), Antardwand (2016), Cahudah Farvari (2019), Chain Kahan ab Nain Hamare (2018) have received critical acclaim and popularity. Banjaran : The Muse (2008), Cloud , Moon and a Little Girl (2017), Pathik and Pravah (2016), Neeli Aankhon Wali Ladki (2017), Adventures of Funny and Bana (2018), The World of Mavie (2020), Two Violet Flowers (2020) represent his poetry. He is the recipient of thirteen awards like Swami Vivekanand Youth Award– Life Time Achievement 2020, ACCLAIM Award, Mohan Rakesh Puraskar (2016), S.M. Sinha Smiriti Award (2017) and Bhartendu Harischandra Award (2017) for his creative writing. Shikshak Shree Samman was conferred upon him by Government of U.P. in 2015 for innovations in teaching and commendable contribution in Higher Education. He can be contacted at rpsingh.lu@gmail.com.
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