Ashok Vajpeyi

ASHOK VAJPEYI, a Hindi poet-critic, translator, editor and culture-activist, is a major cultural figure of India. With more than 13 books of poetry, 7 of criticism in Hindi and 3 books on art in English to his credit, he is widely recognized.
As an organizer he has more than a thousands events to his credit relating to literature, music, dances, theatre, visual arts, folk and tribal arts, cinema etc.. Eight book – length translations of his poetry have appeared in English, French, Polish, Urdu, Bengali, Gujarati, Marathi and Rajasthani.
He has been decorated by the President of Republic of Poland by the ‘The Officer’s Cross of Merit of the Republic of Poland’.
Presently Chairman, of Lalit Kala Academy, New Delhi.