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| name = Dr Mahendra Pratap Singh<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date|1930|1|19|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Fatehpur, Uttar Pradesh|Fatehpur]], India<br />
| death_date = {{death date and age|2022|12|10|1930|01|17|df=yes}}<br />
| death_place = [[Delhi]]<br />
| occupation = [[Lecturer]]<br />
| nationality = [[Indian people|India]]n<br />
| period = 1948–2022<br />
| genre = [[History]], [[History|Literature]]<br />
| education = *Vikramjit Singh Sanatan Dharma College, Kanpur (B.A., M.A.)<br />
*[[Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda]] (PhD)<br />
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| notableworks = *[[Shivaji]] Bhakha Sources and Nationalism <br />
*Etihasik Pramanavali aur [[Chhatrasal]]<br />
*Ritikaleen Hindi Sahitya Ki Atihasik Vyakhya<br />
*[[Bhagwant Rai Khichi|Bhagwantrai Khichi]] aur unke mandal ke kavi<br />
*Manas Ke Moti<br />
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'''Mahendra Pratap Singh''' (19 January 1930 – 10 December 2022) was an [[Hindi authors|Indian Hindi author]], historian and researcher. He wrote and published books in history, Hindi literature, and poetry. <br />
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== Early life ==<br />
Singh was the eldest son of Thakur Harpal Singh and Shiv Rani Devi. He was born in Arki, near [[Rajapur, Maharashtra|Rajapur]], in [[Chitrakoot Dham (Karwi)|Chitrakoot]] District. Rajapur was the birthplace of [[Tulsidas]], who became a major influence in his life. He lost his mother when he was 2. His father worked for the police. Singh's primary education was mostly in [[Orai]], while living in a hostel. <br />
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He pursued higher education at Kanpur, where his inclination towards poetry and writing grew. He moved to [[Baroda]] to pursue his PhD. <br />
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== Career ==<br />
He started his career as an editor of ''Gyan Bharti'' magazine. He later joined [[Deshbandhu College|Desbandhu College]] of [[Delhi University]] as Lecturer. <br />
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He was an executive committee member of Friends at Archives ([[National Archives of India|National Archives Of India]]). He served as reader in the Hindi Department of [[Deshbandhu College]], under [[Delhi University]] where he retired in 1992. He suffered a brain hemorrhage that partially paralyzed him, limiting his further contributions. <br />
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== Recognition ==<br />
He was awarded [[Acharya Narendra Dev]] Puraskar for his book ''Etihasik Pramanavali aur [[Chhatrasal|Chattrasal]]'' by the [[Government of Uttar Pradesh]] in 1978. <br />
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==Works==<br />
* ''[[Bhagwant Rai Khichi|Bhagavantarāya Khīcī]] aura unake maṇḍala ke kav''i (भगवंतराय खींची और उनके मंडल के कवी - इतिहास एवं साहित्य में शोध कार्य) <ref>{{cite book |<br />
title=Bhagavantarāya Khīcī aura unake maṇḍala ke kavi |<br />
url={{google books|plainurl=y|id=Nr9HAAAAMAAJ}} |<br />
publisher=Raṇajīta Printarasa enḍa Pablisarsa |<br />
year=1967<br />
}}<br />
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* ''Aitihāsika pramāṇāvalī aura [[Chhatrasal|Chatrasāla]]'' (ऐतिहासिक प्रमाणावली और छत्रसाल - इतिहास एवं साहित्य में शोध कार्य) <ref>{{cite book |<br />
title=Aitihāsika pramāṇāvalī aura Chatrasāla |<br />
url={{google books|plainurl=y|id=P6mUjCfNTasC}} |<br />
publisher=Śrīpaṭala Prakāśana |<br />
year=1975<br />
}}<br />
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* ''Rītikālīna Hindī sāhitya kī aitihāsika vyākhyā'' (रीतिकालीन हिंदी साहित्य की ऐतिहासिक व्याख्या - साहित्य) )<ref>{{cite book |<br />
title=Rītikālīna Hindī sāhitya kī aitihāsika vyākhyā |<br />
url={{google books|plainurl=y|id=4fYJAQAAIAAJ}} |<br />
publisher=Śrīpaṭala Prakāśana |<br />
year=1977<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
* ''Chatraprakāsa'' (छत्रप्रकाश, लाल कवी कृत: सम्पादित ग्रन्थ)<ref>{{cite book |<br />
title=Chatraprakāsa | url={{google books|plainurl=y|id=EV4vAAAAMAAJ}} |<br />
publisher=Śrīpaṭala Prakāśana |<br />
year=1973<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
* ''[[Shivaji]], Bhakha Sources and Nationalism'' <ref>{{cite book |<br />
title=Shivaji, Bhakha Sources and Nationalism |<br />
url={{google books|plainurl=y|id=ungrf9zeSHEC}} |<br />
publisher=Books India International |<br />
year=2001<br />
}}<br />
</ref><br />
* {{cite web |title=Jagatraj Digvijay (जगतराज दिग्विजय, हरिकेश कवी कृत: सम्पादित ग्रन्थ)|url=https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/shri-jagat-digvijaya-nzu113/ |website=Exotic India Art}}<br />
*{{cite web |title=Jaisingh Vinod (जयसिंह विनोद, देव कवी कृत: सम्पादित ग्रन्थ)|url=https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/dev-poet-krit-jaisingh-vinod-nzt776/ |website=Exotic India Art}}<br />
*{{cite web |title=Dayanand ka Swapna Darshan (दयानन्द का स्वप्न दर्शन - कविता)|url=https://www.exoticindiaart.com/book/details/dayanand-s-dream-philosophy-and-new-poems-nzu110/ |website=Exotic India Art}}<br />
* ''Manas Ke Moti'' (मानस के मोती - धर्म/दर्शन, रामचरितमानस पर आधारित)<br />
* ''Kiran'' (किरण - कविता)<br />
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==References==<br />
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== Sources ==<br />
* {{Google books|eoNmAAAAMAAJ|Who's who in India |page=449|keywords="SINGH, MAHENDRA PRATAP"|text=|plainurl=}}<br />
* {{Google books|_GI5AAAAIAAJ|Indian Author |page=75|keywords="Mahendra Pratap Singh"|text=|plainurl=}}<br />
* {{Google books|EMRGAAAAMAAJ|Hindī sāhityakāra sandarbha kośa (हिंदी सहित्यकार सन्दर्भ कोष) |page=280|keywords="महेंद्रप्रताप सिंह ( डा )"|text=|plainurl=}}<br />
* {{Google books|ndG1AAAAIAAJ|Śodha sandarbha: Hindī meṃ san 1979 taka svīkr̥ta śodhaprabandhoṃ kī sandarbhikā (शोध संदर्भ : हिंदी में सं 1979 तक स्वीकृत शोधप्रबंधों की संदर्भिका ) |page=501|keywords="महेंद्रप्रताप सिंह"|text=|plainurl=}}<br />
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