Ashok Sawhny Explained
Ashok Sawhny |
Birth Date: | 1937 12, df=y |
Birth Place: | Lahore, now in Pakistan |
Occupation: | Poet, businessman, film producer |
Nationality: | Indian |
Alma Mater: | St. Stephen's College, Delhi |
Genre: | Poetry |
Ashok Sawhny (born 1937) is bilingual Indian poet, film producer and businessman.[1] [2] He is founder and President of Monarch International (established 1978),[3] an international trading company with offices in several countries.[4]
Early life
Sawhny was born in the year 1937 in Lahore, Pakistan. He attended Modern School, New Delhi followed by St. Stephen's College, Delhi
Career
Sawhny worked with Indian Industry till 1977, before starting with his own company, Monarch International in 1978,.[5] trading internationally with offices in several countries.[4] He has also critically acclaimed film, Listen Amaya (2013), starring Farooq Shaikh and Deepti Naval.
Ashok sawhney has penned 13 solo poetry books so far.[6] He has been published in anthologies alongside A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Gulzar, Ruskin Bond, Deepti Naval, Shashi Tharoor, Irshad Kamil, and Kapil Sibal.[7]
Bibliography
- The Sands of Time and Other Poems
- As Time Goes By: And Other Poems
- Chequerboard and Other Poems
- Fruit Salad: Poems for Children
- To Have Loved
- The Tyranny of Truth and Other Poems
- The Mango Grove at Kashipur
- Think Poetry, Think Haikus
- 11 Short Stories
- Till the End of Time and Other Poems
External links
Notes and References
- News: Anupama Raju . Words of wisdom: Optimistic and reassuring, Ashok Sawhny's poems are an enjoyable read. . https://web.archive.org/web/20110819043008/http://www.hindu.com/lr/2009/08/02/stories/2009080250180400.htm . dead . 19 August 2011 . 2 August 2009 . . 25 June 2013 .
- News: A collection of short lyrics for all occasions . The Hindu . 3 November 2009 . 25 June 2013 .
- News: Private aviation firms sore over DGCA norms . https://web.archive.org/web/20081022060543/http://www.hindu.com/2008/10/19/stories/2008101956700800.htm . dead . 22 October 2008 . 19 October 2008 . . 25 June 2013 .
- Web site: About Poet . https://archive.today/20130628111523/http://www.ashoksawhny.com/aboutus1.html . dead . 2013-06-28 . ashoksawhny.com . 13 October 2009 .
- http://www.monarchinternational.biz/profile.htm Profile
- Web site: Ashok Sawhny . Cyberwit.net. 26 December 2012 . 26 December 2012.
- Web site: Inklinks . Cyberwit.net. 26 December 2012 . 26 December 2012.