Ashok Vajpeyi
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Ashok Vajpeyi (born 1941) is an India
n poet in Hindi
, essayist, literary-cultural critic, apart from being a noted cultural administrator, and a former civil servant. Presently he is the Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi
India's National Academy of Arts, Ministry of Culture, Govt of India, since 2008. He has published over 23 books of poetry, criticism and art, and was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award
given by Sahitya Akademi
, India's National Academy of Letters, in 1994 for his poetry collection, Kahin Nahin Wahin.
, and as Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi International Hindu University; chairman, Bharat Bhavan
Trust; trustee, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA); member, Indian Council for Cultural Relations
(ICCR
), and executive board member of the Sangeet Natak Akademi
. He has won the Dayavati Modi Kavi Shekhar Samman, 1994, and the Kabir Samman (2006). His work has been translated into many Indian languages, besides in English, French, and Polish. After being appointed a pro-tem Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi
India's National Academy of Arts, he was subsequently appointed as its regular Chairman, in April 2008, till December 2011.
As a translator, he translated works of four major poets of Poland, Czeslaw Milosz, W. Szymborska, Z.Herbert and T.Rozewicz into Hindi. After his retirement for Indian Administrative Service
(IAS), he continues to stay in Delhi.
Anthology
Columns
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n poet in Hindi
Hindi
Standard Hindi, or more precisely Modern Standard Hindi, also known as Manak Hindi , High Hindi, Nagari Hindi, and Literary Hindi, is a standardized and sanskritized register of the Hindustani language derived from the Khariboli dialect of Delhi...
, essayist, literary-cultural critic, apart from being a noted cultural administrator, and a former civil servant. Presently he is the Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi
Lalit Kala Akademi
The Lalit Kala Akademi or National Academy of Art is India's National Academy of Arts. It was an autonomous organization, established at New Delhi in 1954 by Government of India to promote and propagate understanding of Indian art, both within and outside the country...
India's National Academy of Arts, Ministry of Culture, Govt of India, since 2008. He has published over 23 books of poetry, criticism and art, and was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award
Sahitya Akademi Award is a literary honor in India which Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, annually confers on writers of outstanding works in one of the following twenty-four major Indian languagesAssamese, Bengali, Bodo, Dogri, English, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada, Kashmiri,...
given by Sahitya Akademi
Sahitya Akademi
The Sahitya Akademi ', India's National Academy of Letters, is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of literature in the languages of India...
, India's National Academy of Letters, in 1994 for his poetry collection, Kahin Nahin Wahin.
Career
Over the years he served Secretary of Culture, Union Ministry of CultureMinistry of Culture (India)
The Ministry of Culture is the Indian government ministry charged with preservation and promotion of art and culture.The Minister of Culture holds cabinet rank as a member of the Council of Ministers. The current minister is Dr...
, and as Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi International Hindu University; chairman, Bharat Bhavan
Bharat Bhavan
thumb|350px|Bharat Bhavan, [[Bhopal]]Bharat Bhavan is a multi-arts complex without parallel in Bhopal, India housing a museum of the arts, an art gallery, a workshop for fine arts, a repertory theater, indoor and outdoor auditoria, rehearsal room, and libraries of Indian poetry, classical and folk...
Trust; trustee, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA); member, Indian Council for Cultural Relations
Indian Council for Cultural Relations
The Indian Council for Cultural Relations , is an autonomous organisation of the Government of India, involved in India’s external cultural relations, through cultural exchange with other countries and their peoples...
(ICCR
Iccr
ICCR stands for:* Indian Council for Cultural Relations* The Interdisciplinary Centre for Comparative Research in the Social Sciences* Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility* International Centre for Classroom Research...
), and executive board member of the Sangeet Natak Akademi
Sangeet Natak Akademi
Sangeet Natak Akademi is the national level academy for performing arts set up by the Government of India.-History:...
. He has won the Dayavati Modi Kavi Shekhar Samman, 1994, and the Kabir Samman (2006). His work has been translated into many Indian languages, besides in English, French, and Polish. After being appointed a pro-tem Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi
Lalit Kala Akademi
The Lalit Kala Akademi or National Academy of Art is India's National Academy of Arts. It was an autonomous organization, established at New Delhi in 1954 by Government of India to promote and propagate understanding of Indian art, both within and outside the country...
India's National Academy of Arts, he was subsequently appointed as its regular Chairman, in April 2008, till December 2011.
As a translator, he translated works of four major poets of Poland, Czeslaw Milosz, W. Szymborska, Z.Herbert and T.Rozewicz into Hindi. After his retirement for Indian Administrative Service
Indian Administrative Service
The Indian Administrative Service is the administrative civil service of the Government of India. It is one of the three All India Services....
(IAS), he continues to stay in Delhi.
Works
- Kahin Nahin Vahin (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 8126705477.
- Jo Nahin Hai (Hindi). Kitabghar Prakashan, 1996. ISBN 8170163498.
- Seediyan Suroo Ho Gayee Hain (Hindi). Vani, 1996. ISBN 8170554985.
- Ek Patang Anant Mein (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 8126710470.
- Samay Ke Pass Samay (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 8171789722.
- Kavita Ka Galpa (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 8171192726.
- Dukh Chitthirasa Hai (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 9788126715060.
- Umang (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 8126709790.
- Pao Bhar Jeera Mein Brahambhoj (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 8126705337.
- Kuch Purvgrah (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 8126705469.
- Sanshaya Ke Saaye (Hindi). Bhartiya Jnanpith. ISBN 8126314176.
- Kavita Ka Janpad (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 8171191169.
- Ujala Ek Mandir Banati Hai (Hindi). Rajpal And Sons, ISBN 817028631X.
- Avignon. Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 8171784313.
- Punarwasu (S.) (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 9788126714544.
- Kuchh Rafoo Kuchh Thigare (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 8126708468.
- Vivaksha (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 812671199x.
- Anyatra (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 9788126720293
- Kabhi Kabhar (Hindi). Vani, 2000. ISBN 817055716X.
- Bahuri Akela (Hindi). Vani, 2005.
- Ab Yahan Nahin (Hindi). Penguin, 2011. ISBN 9780143101604.
Anthology
- Pratinidhi Kavitayen : Ashok Vajpeyi (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 9788171787043.
External links
- Ashok Vajpeyi, poetry (Hindi) at Kavita Kosh
- Ashok Vajpeyi - Why Art - Lecture at Chandigarh Lalit Kala Akademi
Columns
- Ashok Vajpeyi at Outlook (magazine)Outlook (magazine)Outlook is one of India's four top-selling English weekly newsmagazines. Like many other Indian magazines, it is reluctant to reveal its circulation, but the 2007 National Readership Survey suggested 1.5 million copies...