Overview

• Singh died on Saturday at age 92 after months of ill health in Gorakhpur, and he is survived by sons Prof. V. K. Singh and Prof. Rajiv Krishna Singh.
• The funeral is scheduled for Sunday at 12 pm at Rajghat on the Rapti River in Gorakhpur, with Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath to attend.
• He led the Maharana Pratap Education Council as chairman from 2018 and was appointed Pro‑Vice‑Chancellor of Mahayogi Gorakhnath University2021.
• YogiYogi Adityanath paid tribute, calling the death an irreparable loss and announcing plans to pay respects at the cremation.
• A mathematics scholar, he began at Maharana Pratap College, later became professor and head of mathematics at Gorakhpur University, and served as Vice‑Chancellor of Purvanchal University in Jaunpur; he was born on September 1, 1933, in Ghazipur district.