R. K. Sinha

Radha Krishna Sinha (1 January 1917 – 27 August 2003) was an Indian scholar of English literature. He came from a family of elite intellectuals and academics.[1] He was a DPhil from the University of Oxford and the head of the Department of English, Patna University.[1] All his children and grandchildren teach English Literature.[1]

Biography

Sinha was born in an affluent family on 1 January 1917 at Maheshpur in the district of Munger in Bihar.[2] He was a gold medallist at his university for his Master of Arts (English) degree and obtained a DPhil from the University of Oxford in 1950, he had been teaching at the University of Patna from 7 July 1938 to 31 January 1979, the topic of his research was Literary Influences on D H Lawrence.[2] His guide was Lord David Cecil, an authority on Victorian novels.[2] Sinha did research from October 1946 to December 1949 under his supervision.[2]

Obituaries

References

  1. Sinha, Sunita (2007). Graham Greene: A Study of His Major Novels. 6A, Shahpur Jat, New Delhi-110049, India: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-269-0876-9.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location (link)
  2. Sinha, Radha Krishna (2005). An Epitome of English Literature; A Commemorative Volume in Honour of Dr. R.K. Sinha (A Festschrift). Srishti Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 978-81-88575-58-9.

Further reading

  • Radha Krishna Sinha, An Epitome of English Literature; A Commemorative Volume in Honour of Dr. R.K. Sinha (A Festschrift), Srishti Publishers & Distributors (2005) (Paperback).
  • Radha Krishna Sinha, Rāmacandra Prasāda, Awadhesh Kumar Sharma, Modern studies and other essays: in honour of Dr. R.K. Sinha, Vikas Pub. House, 1987.
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