singh was a prolific writer and a published author of over 30 books. his memoirs and travelogues found place in almost all the esteemed periodicals of the times, such as the dharam yug, saptahik hindustan, kadambini, dinmaan, ravivaar etc. besides various news papers like the nav bharat times, hindustan, lokmat samachar, jansatta, dainik jagran, prabhat khabar etc. he was also the editor of "mukta kantha", a literary hindi magazine. he founded "parijat prakashan" in patna that became one of the premier hindi publication houses in eastern india. he was conferred with the title of bihar ratna in 1990 and was felicitated with the anant gopal shevade hindi samman in 1993, for his contributions to the society and literature.