Vihang A. Naik
| Vihang A. Naik | |
|---|---|
| Born |
September 2, 1969 Gujarat, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Ethnicity | Gujarati |
| Citizenship | India |
| Occupation | Poet, translator, educator |
| Website | http://www.vihang.org |
Vihang A. Naik or Vihang Ashokbhai Naik[1] is one of the contemporary bilingual poets from Gujarat, India and a native speaker of Gujarati. He has authored many collections of poetry in English and Gujarati. He translates from Gujarati into English.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
Biography
He was born on September 2, 1969 at Surat, in Gujarat into a Gujarati family in Surat. From Surat, he moved to Baroda, Ahmedabad and other cities out of Gujarat. His travels gave him unique insight into life and humanity for his creative writing. Navrachana was his primary school then he changed cities and schools. He did his matriculation from a local school in Vadodara, obtained bachelor's degree in Arts (English Literature and Philosophy) and master's degree (English Literature and Indian Literature in English Translation) from Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda. He has translated his own Gujarati Poetry "Jeevangeet" into English.[8] His poetry is included in various anthologies, literary journals and magazines such as Anthology of Contemporary Indian Poetry, The Dance of the Peacock,[9][10] The Journal of Literature and Aesthetics, Indian Literature , The Brown Critique, Kavya Bharati, The Indian P.E.N., The Journal of Indian Writing In English, Coldnoon: Travel Poetics, VerbalArt etc.[11][12][13]
Bibliography
Books
He has to his credit four books of poetry.[14][15]
- City Times and Other Poems first published by Kolkata: Writers Workshop, India 1993.[16]
- Poetry Manifesto (New & Selected Poems, published by Indialog Publications Pvt Ltd, New Delhi, 2010).[17]
- Making A Poem ( Mumbai: Allied Publishers , 2004) [18]
- Jeevangeet (Gujarati poetry, published by Navbharat Sahitya Mandir, Ahmedabad, 2001) .
References
- ↑ "Sahitya Akademi : Who's Who of Indian Writers". Sahitya Akademi. Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
- ↑ Europa Publications. "International Who's Who in Poetry 2005". Europa Publications, 2005.
- ↑ Research Scholar. "Kaleidoscopic Vision in the Vihang Naik's Poetry" (PDF). ResearchScholar, May 2013.
- ↑ Magnus Publishing. "Reflective and Aesthetic Landscapes: The Poetry of Vihang A. Naik" (PDF). Magnus Publishing, April 2015.
- ↑ AkilaNews. "Vihang A. Naik". Akila News.
- ↑ Dr. Ratan Bhattacharjee. "Vihang A. Naik, a versatile poet with compassion". Meri News.
- ↑ Kirkus. "City Times and Other Poems by Vihang A. Naik". Kirkus.
- ↑ Scilet. "Kavya Bharati" (PDF). Scilet.
- ↑ Grove, Richard. "The Dance of the Peacock:An Anthology of English Poetry from India" (current). Hidden Brook Press, Canada. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ Press, Hidden Brook. "Hidden Brook Press". Hidden Brook Press. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
- ↑ Achievers Journal. "Vihang A. Naik on City Times and Other Poems". Achievers Journal.
- ↑ ISahitya. "I believe Poetry Writing is Subjective Art : Vihang A. Naik". ISahitya.
- ↑ LangLit. "Vihang A Naik's City Times and Other Poems" (PDF). LangLit - An International Peer-Reviewed Open Access Journal.
- ↑ Criterion. "Vihang A. Naik - Books" (PDF). Criterion.
- ↑ SpectralHues. "Vihang A. Naik's City Times and Other Poems". Spectralhues.
- ↑ Vihang A Naik. "Vihang A. Naik's Book - City Times and Other Poems". Dr.Sachin Ketkar reviewed at Worldcat.Org , OCLC Number:32209677.
- ↑ Vihang A Naik. "Vihang A. Naik's Book - Poetry Manifesto" (PDF). Literary Cognizance.
- ↑ Indian Literature : Vol. 50, No. 4 (234) (July–August 2006), pp. 191-193 published by: Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi - Archived by JSTOR. "Making a Poem by Vihang Naik, Review by: Patricia Prime". Jstor.org.
External links
- Personal Website
- About Vihang A. Naik
- Works by or about Vihang A. Naik in libraries (WorldCat catalog)