Namvar Singh has retired from JNU and is at present Professor Emeritus in the School of Modern Indian languages, JNU, Delhi. A critic and scholar of eminence, he has been a leading critical voice in Hindi for the last many years. His well-known works include his book on Kabir and Doosri Parampara ki Khoj Mein, in addition to his prestigious journal, Aalochna. Namvar Singh has delivered a great number of lectures and talks all over the country on different aspects of literature.