Former Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha (Uttarakhand), President, India China Parliamentary Group CII— Member, Board of Governors, Parliamentary Network on World Bank and IMF. Mr Vijay is an author, traveller, filmmaker and poet. A fighter for dalit rights, faced fierce deadly stone pelting by priests in Uttarakhand for helping Dalits’ temple entry, writes regularly on …
Kedar Mishra, writes poetry in Odia. Born in Sonepur on 15th April 1972.He is also known as an editor, translator, journalist, scholar, art critic, human rights worker and cultural activist. Published five poetry collections in Odia, a language of eastern India- Sabdaku Charipada, Asha –Sukta, Sunya Abhisara, Raga Kedar and Premara Dura Geeta. Two collections…
Jacob Isaac is a noted bilingual poet hailing from Mavelikara , Kerala, India. With a Masters degree in English literature from S.V. University, Andhra Pradesh, he is the Founder and Director of the Good Shepherd Education Project in South Africa, the country he came to serve in the field of education way back in 1989.…
Author, poet and translator, Deepa Agarwal writes for both children and adults and has over 50 books published. A frequent contributor to magazines and journals in India and abroad, Deepa has edited and compiled several anthologies as well. Among other awards, she received the N.C.E.R.T. National Award for Children’s Literature in 1993 for her picture…