Ashok Sawhny

Ashok Sawhny
Ashok Sawhny at the
1st Delhi Poetry Festival 2013
Born (1937-07-27) 27 July 1937
Lahore, now in Pakistan
Occupation Poet, Businessman, Film Producer
Nationality Indian
Alma mater St. Stephen's College, Delhi
Genre Poetry
Spouse Uma Sawhny
Children Radha
Meera
Jyoti
Geeta
Website
www.ashoksawhny.com
Sawhny with Indian politician Abhishek Singhvi

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.[6]

Ashok sawhney has penned 13 solo poetry books so far.[7] He has been published in anthologies alongside A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Gulzar, Ruskin Bond, Deepti Naval, Shashi Tharoor, Irshad Kamil, and Kapil Sibal.[8]

Bibliography

  • Ashok Sawhny (May 2009). The Sands of Time and Other Poems. ATHENA PressPUB Company. ISBN 978-1-84748-493-2.
  • Ashok Sawhny (June 2009). As Time Goes By: And Other Poems. ATHENA PressPUB Company. ISBN 978-1-84748-538-0.
  • Ashok Sawhny (October 2009). Chequerboard and Other Poems. ATHENA PressPUB Company. ISBN 978-1-84748-637-0.
  • Ashok Sawhny (October 2009). Fruit Salad: Poems for Children. ATHENA PressPUB Company. ISBN 978-1-84748-620-2.
  • Ashok Sawhny (February 2010). To Have Loved. ATHENA PressPUB Company. ISBN 978-1-84748-725-4.
  • Ashok Sawhny (August 2010). The Tyranny of Truth and Other Poems. ATHENA PressPUB Company. ISBN 978-1-84748-795-7.
  • Ashok Sawhny (2010). The Mango Grove at Kashipur. ATHENA PressPUB Company. ISBN 978-1-84748-848-0.
  • Ashok Sawhny; Kiran Bajaj (2012). Think Poetry, Think Haikus. Upfront Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-78035-466-8.
  • Ashok Sawhny (2012). 11 Short Stories. Upfront Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-78035-514-6.
  • Ashok Sawhny (2012). Till the End of Time and Other Poems. Upfront Publishing Limited. ISBN 978-1-78035-314-2.

References

  1. ↑ Anupama Raju (Aug 2, 2009). "Words of wisdom: Optimistic and reassuring, Ashok Sawhny's poems are an enjoyable read". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  2. ↑ "A collection of short lyrics for all occasions". The Hindu. November 3, 2009. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  3. ↑ "Private aviation firms sore over DGCA norms". The Hindu. Oct 19, 2008. Retrieved 25 June 2013.
  4. 1 2 "About Poet". www.ashoksawhny.com. Retrieved 2009-10-13.
  5. ↑ Profile Monarch International
  6. ↑ Ashok Sawhny on IMDb
  7. ↑ "Ashok Sawhny". Cyberwit.net. 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
  8. ↑ "Inklinks". Cyberwit.net. 2012-12-26. Retrieved 2012-12-26.
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