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{{Short description|Hindi poet and painter (born 1955)}}
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'''Teji Grover''' is a [[Hindi]] poet,<ref>See http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/17742/27/Teji-Grover {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930034136/http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/17742/27/Teji-Grover |date=30 September 2018 }}. Accessed on 3 April 2015. Also see, Anirudh Umat, "Some Reflections on Teji Grover's Recent Poetry", ''The Book Review'', Vol. XXXV, No. 2 - February 2011 <http://www.thebookreviewindia.org/articles/archives-510/2011/febuary/2/some-reflections-on-teji-grovers-recent-poetry.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810031350/http://www.thebookreviewindia.org/articles/archives-510/2011/febuary/2/some-reflections-on-teji-grovers-recent-poetry.html |date=10 August 2016 }}>, accessed on 23 April 2015; Birgitta Wallin, "Portatt av en poet i gult", ''Karavan'', Stockholm, June 2010, pp. 118-20 (Special issue on Indian Literature); Lars Hermansson, "Nagot om hindipoesi, kari boli och Teji Grover", ''Lyrikvannen'', Stockholm, No. 4, 2001, pp. 40-41; and Birgitta Wallin, "Bilder ur ett pagaende", ''Lyrikvannen'', Stockholm, No. 4, 2001, pp. 52-54.</ref> fiction writer,<ref>See, Kamila Junik, "Teji Grover's ''Blue''", ''Cracow Indological Studies'', Vol. 12 (ed. Halina Marlewicz), Ksiegarnia Akademicka, Krakow, 2010, and Manoj Pandey, "Seven Stories of Love in Dream", ''The Book Review'', VOL. XXXV, No. 1 January 2011 <http://www.thebookreviewindia.org/articles/archives-486/2011/january/1/seven-stories-of-love-in-dream.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160810013919/http://www.thebookreviewindia.org/articles/archives-486/2011/january/1/seven-stories-of-love-in-dream.html |date=10 August 2016 }}>, accessed on 23 April 2015</ref> translator and painter. According to poet and critic [[Ashok Vajpeyi]], "Teji Grover shapes her language away from the prevalent idiom of Hindi poetry. In her poetry language acquires a form which is unique..."<ref>See, Ashok Vajpeyi's preface to Teji Grover and Rustam Singh, ''Teji aur Rustam Ki Kavitaen'', selected poems of both poets, New Delhi: HarperCollins, {{ISBN|978-81-7223-879-7}}, Hindi-language. Accessed on 17 April 2015.</ref> Her poems have been translated into many Indian and foreign languages.

Grover's fiction is known for its blending of dream and reality. Polish Hindi scholar Kamila Junik writes about her novel ''Neela'' (Blue), "All the characters write. All the events are being written. The existence is being written as well. There is no other world beyond writing."<ref>Kamila Junik, "Teji Grover's ''Blue''", ''Cracow Indological Studies'', Vol. 12 (ed. Halina Marlewicz), Ksiegarnia Akademicka, Krakow, 2010.</ref>

Through her translations, Teji Grover has introduced modern Scandinavian writers and poets to Hindi readers, such as [[Knut Hamsun]], [[Tarjei Vesaas]], [[Jon Fosse]], [[Kjell Askildsen]], Gunnar Björling, [[Hans Herbjørnsrud]], [[Lars Amund Vaage]], [[Edith Södergran]], [[Harry Martinson]], [[Tomas Tranströmer]], Lars Lundkvist, and [[Ann Jäderlund]], as also the French writer [[Marguerite Duras]].

She is also an abstract painter, using organic and natural colours.<ref name="Pen to Brush">Georgina Maddox, [https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/pen-to-brush/ "Pen to Brush"] (review of ''Jo Nahi Hai'', solo show in Delhi), ''The Indian Express'', 9 January 2011.</ref>

== Life ==
Teji Grover was born on 7 March 1955 at [[Pathankot]] in the state of [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] in [[India]].<ref>See http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/17742/27/Teji-Grover {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930034136/http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/17742/27/Teji-Grover |date=30 September 2018 }}. Accessed on 3 April 2015.</ref> She taught English literature at MCM DAV College for Women at [[Chandigarh]] for over two decades before early retirement in 2003. {{Citation needed|date=March 2024|reason=sourced needed to verify}}She is based in [[Bhopal]], [[Madhya Pradesh]].

== Awards and fellowships ==
* Bharat Bhushan Agrawal Award for poetry (1989);<ref>See, Bharat Bhushan Agrawal Award http://www.geocities.ws/indian_poets/hindi.html. See also, ''Poetry International'', http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/17742/27/Teji-Grover {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930034136/http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/17742/27/Teji-Grover |date=30 September 2018 }}. Accessed on 17 April 2015.</ref>
* Writer-in-Residence/Director, [[Premchand]] Srijanpeeth, [[Ujjain]] (1995–1997);<ref name="pratilipi">{{cite web |url=http://pratilipi.in/teji-grover/ |title=Pratilipi » तेजी ग्रोवर / Teji Grover |website=pratilipi.in |access-date=17 April 2015}}</ref>
* Senior Fellow (Literature), Department of Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development, [[Government of India]], [[New Delhi]] (1995–1997);<ref name="pratilipi"/> and
* Sayed Haider Raza ([[S. H. Raza]]) Award for poetry (2003);<ref name="pratilipi"/><ref>See also, The Raza Foundation: Awards, http://www.therazafoundation.org/awards.php {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919032135/http://www.therazafoundation.org/awards.php |date=19 September 2016 }}, accessed on 26 April 2015, and ''Poetry International'' http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/17742/27/Teji-Grover {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930034136/http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/17742/27/Teji-Grover |date=30 September 2018 }}, accessed on 17 April 2015.</ref>
* Fellow, Institute of Advanced Study, Nantes, France (2016–2017).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Fellows - Nantes Institute for Advanced Study Foundation |url=https://www.iea-nantes.fr/en/chercheurs/?residents_recherche=&residents_annee%5B%5D=23&residents_submit=Ok&simpleform_submitted=form_residents&fromSimpleForm=1 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=www.iea-nantes.fr}}</ref>
* Vani Foundation Distinguished Translator Award (2019).<ref>{{Cite web |last= |date=2019-01-23 |title=Teji Grover bags distinguished translator award |url=https://www.thequint.com/news/hot-news/teji-grover-bags-distinguished-translator-award |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=TheQuint |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Order of the Polar Star|The Royal Order of the Polar Star]], Member 1st Class, by the King and the Queen of Sweden (2019) for promoting literary and cultural relations between India and Sweden.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-12-05 |title=Sweden king and queen bestow top royal honours on 7 Indians |work=The Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/sweden-king-and-queen-bestow-top-royal-honours-on-7-indians/articleshow/72376005.cms |access-date=2023-07-31 |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>

== Work ==

=== Original work ===
Teji Grover's individual collections of poetry are:

* ''Yahan Kucch Andheri Aur Tikhi Hai Nadi'' (Bharati Bhasha Prakashan, Delhi, 1983);
* ''Lo Kaha Sambari'' (National Publishing House, New Delhi, 1994; {{ISBN|81-214-0537-8}});
* ''Ant Ki Kucch Aur Kavitayen'' (Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2000); and
* ''Maitri'' (Surya Prakashan Mandir, Bikaner, 2008; {{ISBN|81-88858-51-X}});
* ''Darpan Abhi Kaanch Hee Thaa'' (Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2019; {{ISBN|978-93-88684-48-4}}).

The second edition of the collection ''Lo Kaha Sambari'' was published by Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, in 2016 ({{ISBN|978-93-5229-362-9}}).
The second edition of the collection ''Maitri'' was published by Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, in 2020 ({{ISBN|978-93-89915-25-9}}).

Her selected poems were published in 2021. The volume is titled ''Kathputli Kee Aankh: Chuni Hui Kavitaen'' (Surya Prakashan Mandir, Bikaner, 2021); {{ISBN|978-93-87252-94-3}}.

Her poems also figured in the following books:

* ''Jaise Parampara Sajate Hue'' (Parag Prakashan, Delhi, 1982), an anthology of poems by three fellow poets; and
* ''Teji aur Rustam Ki Kavitayen'' ({{ISBN|978-81-7223-879-7}}),<ref>See, Teji Grover and Rustam Singh, ''Teji aur Rustam Ki Kavitaen'', selected poems of both poets, New Delhi: HarperCollins, {{ISBN|978-81-7223-879-7}}, Hindi-language. Accessed on 17 April 2015.</ref> a two-in-one, two-sided book of poems published by HarperCollins India in 2009.

The most recent publication of her poems in Hindi was in the online [[literary magazine]] ''Samalochan''.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-03-29 |title=माँ के लिए ग्सयारह कविताएँ : तेजी ग्रोवर |url=https://samalochan.com/teji-grover-mother |access-date=2024-06-30 |website=समालोचन}}</ref>

Grover has published two books of fiction:

* a novel ''Neela'' (Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 1999; {{ISBN|81-7055-668-6}}); and
* a collection of short stories ''Sapne Mein Prem Ki Saat Kahanian'' (Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2009; {{ISBN|9350001136}}).

The second edition of her novel came out in 2016 (Vani Prakashan, New Delhi; {{ISBN|978-81-7055-668-8}}).

Grover has published a collection of essays, memoirs and travelogues and another collection of essays on folktales:

* ''Neela Ghar aur Doosri Yatrayen'' (Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2016; {{ISBN|978-93-5229-365-0}});
* ''Akam se Puram Tak: Lok Kathaon ka Ghar aur Bahar'' (Eklavya, Bhopal, 2017; {{ISBN|978-93-85236-21-1}}).<ref>{{Cite web |title=New publication by Teji Grover, Fellow 2016-2017 at IAS-Nantes - News - Nantes Institute for Advanced Study Foundation |url=https://www.iea-nantes.fr/en/news/new-publication-by-teji-grover-fellow-2016-2017-at-ias-nantes_738 |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=www.iea-nantes.fr |archive-date=17 July 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220717184557/https://www.iea-nantes.fr/en/news/new-publication-by-teji-grover-fellow-2016-2017-at-ias-nantes_738 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Grover has also published the following book for children:

* ''Man Mein Khushi Paida Karne Wale Rang'' ({{ISBN|978-81-94599-20-3}}).<ref>See, https://www.ektaraindia.in/product/man-mein-khushi-paida-karne-wale-rang/{{Dead link|date=December 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Accessed on 25 November 2017.</ref> The book was published by Jugnoo Prakashan, an imprint of Takshila Publication, New Delhi, in 2020.

=== Translations of her work ===
==== Books ====
* In 2009 the Polish translation of Teji Grover's novel ''Neela'' by Kamila Junik was published by Ksiegarnia Akademicka, Kraków, under the title ''Blekit'' ({{ISBN|978-83-7638-010-0}}).
* In 2019 a collection of her selected poems was translated into Swedish and was published by Tranan, a Stockholm-based publisher. The title of the book was HUR SKA JAG SÄGA VAD SOM KOMMER ({{ISBN|978-91-88253-83-5}}). The poems were translated by six Swedish poets and translators, namely, Ann Jäderlund, Birgitta Wallin, Lars Andersson, Lars Hermansson, Niclas Nilsson and Staffan Söderblom.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Hur ska jag säga vad som kommer |url=https://tranan.nu/bocker/hur-ska-jag-saga-vad-som-kommer/ |access-date=2023-07-31 |website=Bokförlaget Tranan |language=sv-SE}}</ref>
* In 2020 her novel ''Neela'' and the collection of her short stories ''Sapne Mein Prem Ki Saat Kahanian'' were published together in English translation by Vani Book Company, an imprint of Vani Prakashan Group, under the title ''Blue and Other Tales of Obsessive Love'' ({{ISBN|978-81-948736-4-8}}). The book was translated by Meena Arora Nayak.

Teji Grover's poems have been translated into Indian and foreign languages including Marathi, English, Swedish, Polish, Norwegian, Catalan and Estonian. English translations of her poems have been included in the following anthologies:

* ''Penguin New Writing in India'', ed. Aditya Behl and David Nicholls ([[Penguin Books]] India, New Delhi,1992; {{ISBN|0-14-023340-7}});
* ''In Their Own Voice'', ed. Arlene Zide (Penguin Books India, New Delhi, 1993; {{ISBN|0140156437}} and 9780140156430);
* ''An Anthology of Modern Hindi Poetry'', ed. Kailash Vajpeyi (Rupa & Co., New Delhi, 1998; {{ISBN|8171674305}} and 9788171674305);
* ''The Tree of Tongues'', ed. E. V. Ramakrishnan ([[Indian Institute of Advanced Study]], Shimla, 1999; {{ISBN|8185952701}});
* ''Love Poems from India'', ed. [[Meena Alexander]] (Everyman's Library/Knopf, 2005; {{ISBN|0-14-303264-X}});
* ''Speaking for Myself: An Anthology of Asian Women's Writing'', eds. [[Sukrita Paul Kumar]] and [[Malashri Lal]] (Penguin Books India and India International Center, New Delhi, 2009; {{ISBN|9780143065333}}); and
* ''Home from A Distance'', eds. Giriraj Kiradoo and Rahul Soni (Pratilipi Books, Jaipur, 2011; {{ISBN|9788192066592}} ).

Her poems figure in the following anthologies in foreign languages:

* Swedish: ''Roster fraan Indien'', eds. Birgitta Wallin and Tomas Lofstrom (Sveriges Forfattarforbund, Stockholm, 1997; {{ISBN|91-7448-994-1}}), and ''Innan Ganges Flyter In I Natten'', eds. Tomas Lofstrom and Birgitta Wallin (Bokforlaget Tranan, Stockholm, 2009; {{ISBN|978-91-86307-07-3}});<ref>See Innan Ganges flyter in i natten : indiska dikter översatta från Hindi, Malayalam och engelska
http://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/innan-ganges-flyter-in-i-natten-indiska-dikter-oversatta-fran-hindi-malayalam-och-engelska-9789186307073 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170626000647/http://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/innan-ganges-flyter-in-i-natten-indiska-dikter-oversatta-fran-hindi-malayalam-och-engelska-9789186307073 |date=26 June 2017 }}. Accessed on 17 April 2015.</ref>
* Polish: Cracow Indological Studies, Volume VI, ''Literatura Indyjska W Przekladzie'' (Ksiegarnia Akademicka, Kraków, 2004; {{ISBN|83-7188-778-7}});
* Catalan: ''Com espigues de blat amb vents de l'est'', ed. Sameer Rawal (Cafe Central and Emboscall, Tordera in 2011; {{ISBN|978-84-92563-40-1}}); and
* Norwegian: ''Stemmer i Andre Hus'', ed. [[Hanne Bramness]] (Cappelen Damm, Oslo, 2011; {{ISBN|978-82-02-36632-2}}).

Her poems have also appeared in a Marathi anthology of Hindi poetry: ''Sangini niwadak, Hindi stree kavita'', ed. and trans. by Chandrakant Patil (Manovikas Prakashan, 2012; {{ISBN|9789381636404}}).

The international literary journals in which the English translations of her poems have appeared include ''Poetry International Rotterdam'', ''Rhino: The Poetry Forum'', ''Chase Park'', [[Modern Poetry in Translation]], ''Hindi: Language, Discourse, Writing'', ''Indian Literature'', ''Paintbrush'', ''Aufgabe'' and ''dialog''.<ref>See ''Poetry International Rotterdam'', http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/17742/27/Teji-Grover {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180930034136/http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/17742/27/Teji-Grover |date=30 September 2018 }}, accessed on 16 May 2015; ''Rhino 99: The Poetry Forum'', p. 69; ''Chase Park'', No. 7, pp. 47-51; ''Modern Poetry in Translation'', New Series/No. 11 (Summer 1997), [http://www.yasni.info/ext.php?url=http%3A%2%2Fwww.kcl.ac.uk%2Fartshums%2Fahri%2Fmpt%2Fissues%2Fmptss11.aspx&name=Teji+Grover&showads=1&lc=en-us&lg=en&rg=us&rip=in pp. 184-88], accessed on 16 May 2015); ''Indian Literature'', No. 158 (November–December 1993), pp. 18-21, and No. 180 (July–August 1997), pp. 13-15; ''Paintbrush'', Vol. XXIX (2002/2003), pp. 54-58; ''Hindi: Language, Discourse, Writing'', Vol. 2, No. 2 (July–September 2001), pp. 31–42; ''Aufgabe'', No. 13, pp. 32-40 (http://www.litmuspress.org/aufgabe-13/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150301232813/http://www.litmuspress.org/aufgabe-13/ |date=1 March 2015 }}. Accessed on 17 April 2015); and ''dialog'', No. 26 (Autumn 2014).</ref>

The non-English international journals in which her poems have been published include ''Lyrikvannen'' (Swedish), ''Karavan'' (Swedish) and ''Sirp'' (Estonian).<ref>See ''Lyrikvannen'', No. 4 (2001) and No. 1 (2003); ''Karavan'', No. 2 (2008); and ''Sirp'', No. 1 (3521) (9 January 2015). Also see, DORIS KAREVA, [http://www.sirp.ee/s1-artiklid/c7-kirjandus/tuhandevarvine-kivi/. "Tuhandevärvine kivi".]</ref>

In 2018 an issue of the Swedish journal ''Karavan'' was focused on her writing and her art-work. The issue carried an interview with her, translation of a long poem by her and two articles on her paintings.<ref>See [https://www.bokborsen.se/view/-/Karavan-Nr-4-2018-I-Det-%C3%96ppna-Teji-Grover-Poet/8304084 "Teji Grover, poet som sökte sig till måleriet"], ''Karavan'', No. 4 (2018). Accessed on 25 November 2020.</ref>

Her novel ''Neela'' appeared in English translation, by Meena Arora Nayak, in the journal ''Hindi: Language, Discourse, Writing'' in 2000.<ref>See, ''Hindi: Language, Discourse, Writing'', Vol. 1, No. 1 (April–June 2000).</ref>

Two of her short stories, "Bhikshuni" and "Suparna", have also been translated into and published in English.<ref>See, ''Hindi: Language, Discourse, Writing'', Vol. 2, No. 2 (July–September 2001), pp. 69-74, and ''Pratilipi'', http://pratilipi.in/2011/11/suparna-teji-grover/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109115101/http://pratilipi.in/2011/11/suparna-teji-grover/ |date=9 January 2012 }}, accessed on 25 April 2015, respectively.</ref>

Her short story "Su" has been translated into Croatian and published in the anthology ''Lotosi od neona: indijski autori o gradovima i drugim ljubavima'' edited by Lora Tomas and Marijana Janjic and published by Studio Tim, Rijeka, and Udruga Lotos, Zagreb, in 2017 ({{ISBN|9789537780661}}).

=== Translations by Teji Grover ===
Teji Grover has translated into Hindi the following works:

==== From the Norwegian ====
* ''Pan'', a novel by [[Knut Hamsun]], under the title ''Pāna'' {{oclc|54782311}}, Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2002.
* ''Sult'', a novel by Knut Hamsun, under the title ''Bhookh'' ({{ISBN|81-8143-215-0}}), Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2004.
* Knut Hamsun's memoir ''Paa Gjengrodde Stier'', under the title ''Ghas Dhanki Pagdandiyan'' ({{ISBN|978-93-5072-722-5}}), Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2014.
* ''Hedda Gabler'', a play by [[Henrik Ibsen]] (co-translated with [[Rustam Singh (poet)|Rustam Singh]]), under the title ''Hedda Gabler'' ({{ISBN|81-8143-622-9}}), Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2006.
* ''Master Builder'', a play by Henrik Ibsen (co-translated with [[Rustam Singh (poet)|Rustam Singh]]), under the title ''Master Builder'' ({{ISBN|81-8143-621-0}}), Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2006.
* An anthology of ten contemporary Norwegian short stories, under the title ''Das Samkaleen Norwigee Kahanian'' ({{ISBN|978-81-8143-733-4}}), Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2008.
* ''Fuglane'', a novel by [[Tarjei Vesaas]], under the title ''Parinde'' ({{ISBN|978-93-5072-215-2}}), Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2012.
* ''Aliss at the Fire'', a novel by [[Jon Fosse]], under the title ''Aag Ke Paas Aliss Hai Yeh'' ({{ISBN|978-93-5229-363-6}}), Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2016.
* ''Mendhak'', a story book for children by [[Hans Sande]] ({{ISBN|978-93-91132-33-0}}), Eklavya, Bhopal, 2021.
* ''Archimedes Aur Bread Ka Slice'', a story book for children by [[Hans Sande]] ({{ISBN|978-93-91132-42-2}}), Eklavya, Bhopal, 2021.

Apart from these books, she translated the following book into English:
* ''The Plum Tree'', a story book for children by [[Hans Sande]] ({{ISBN|978-81-19771-42-4}}), Eklavya, Bhopal, 2024.

==== From the Swedish ====
* An anthology of 23 Swedish poets, under the title ''Barf Ki Khushboo'' ({{ISBN|81-7055-827-1}}) (co-edited with Lars Andersson), Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, in 2001.
* A collection of poems by the Swedish poet Lars Lundkvist, under the title ''Tove Olga Aurora'' ({{ISBN|81-8143-301-7}}), Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2006.
* A selection of poems of the Swedish poet [[Ann Jäderlund]], under the title ''Pheeka Gulabi Rang'' ({{ISBN|81-88858-57-9}}), Surya Prakashan Mandir, Bikaner, 2008.

==== From the French ====
* ''La maladie de la mort'', a novel by [[Marguerite Duras]], under the title ''Mrityurog'' ({{ISBN|978-93-5000-296-4}}), Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2010.

==== From the Latvian ====
* ''Life-Stories'', a collection of short stories by Nora Ikstena, under the title ''Jeevan-Gathayen'' ({{ISBN|978-93-5229-404-6}}), Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2016.

==== From the Estonian ====
* A selection of poems (with [[Rustam Singh (poet)|Rustam Singh]]) of the Estonian poet [[Doris Kareva]], under the title ''Aag Jo Jalati Nahin'' ({{ISBN|978-9392757433}}),
[[Rajkamal Prakashan]], New Delhi, 2021.

=== Essays ===
From among Teji Grover's essays in Hindi, the following two essays have been translated into and published in English:
"The Blue House" and "Looking at the Body of a Poem: The Journey of a Hindi Poet".<ref>See, ''Hindi: Language, Discourse, Writing'', Vol. 2, No. 2 (July–September 2001), pp. 59-68, and ''Poetry International Rotterdam'' (1 August 2010), http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/cou_article/item/17820 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120222249/http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/cou_article/item/17820 |date=20 November 2017 }}, accessed on 24 April 2015, respectively.</ref>

Further, the following essays were written and published originally in English:
* "A Poet Caged in the Act of Translation";<ref>''Indian Literature'', Vol. XL, No. 5 (September–October 1997), pp. 153-59.</ref>
* "Weak Pink Color: Translating Ann Jäderlund on the Ghats of the Narmada";<ref>''Pratilipi'', http://pratilipi.in/2008/06/weak-pink-color-teji-grover/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150521123628/http://pratilipi.in/2008/06/weak-pink-color-teji-grover/ |date=21 May 2015 }} Accessed on 24 April 2015.</ref>
* "A Necessary Poem";<ref>''Pratilipi'', http://pratilipi.in/2008/08/a-necessary-poem-teji-grover/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150101081543/http://pratilipi.in/2008/08/a-necessary-poem-teji-grover/ |date=1 January 2015 }} Accessed on 24 April 2015.</ref>
* "The Fragrance of Delgadina’s Soul";<ref>''Pratlipi'', http://pratilipi.in/2009/07/the-fragrance-of-delgadina%E2%80%99s-soul-teji-grover/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205095341/http://pratilipi.in/2009/07/the-fragrance-of-delgadina%e2%80%99s-soul-teji-grover/ |date=5 December 2015 }} Accessed on 24 April 2015.</ref>
* "A Poet Bursting into Color";<ref>''Pratilipi'', http://pratilipi.in/2010/01/a-poet-bursting-into-color-teji-grover/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151205024112/http://pratilipi.in/2010/01/a-poet-bursting-into-color-teji-grover/ |date=5 December 2015 }} Accessed on 24 April 2015.</ref> and
* "Incessant Search for Languages: Some Thoughts on Hindi Poetry."<ref>''ArtConnect'', Vol. 4, No. 1 (January–June 2010, pp. 6-19. http://www.indiaifa.org/platforms/publications/vol-4-issue-1.pdf Accessed on 24 April 2015.)</ref>

From among these essays, "A Necessary Poem", "The Fragrance of Delgadina’s Soul", "Weak Pink Color: Translating Ann Jäderlund on the Ghats of the Narmada" and "A Poet Caged in the Act of Translation" have been translated into and published in Swedish.<ref>See, ''Lyrikvannen'', No. 1, 2003, pp. 29-31; ''Karavan'', No. 1, 2006, pp. 54-55; ''med andra ord'', No. 55 (June 2008), pp. 4-10, http://www.oversattarcentrum.se/Content/files/mao%20nr%2055.pdf, accessed on 25 April 2015, and ''med andra ord'', No. 79 (June 2014), pp. 10-15, respectively.</ref>

Another of her essays, "Song of the Cows: Translating Lars Amund Vaage's 'Cows' into Hindi", has been translated into and published in Norwegian as part of an anthology of essays on the Norwegian author Lars Amund Vaage's work.<ref>See, ''Vaage'', eds. Hanne Bramness and Jahn Holljen Thon, Forlaget Oktober, Oslo, 2012, pp. 231-44.</ref>

=== Books Edited by Teji Grover ===
Teji Grover has edited five books for children in Hindi, all of them published by Eklavya, Bhopal. These are:
* ''Doodh Jalebi Jaggagga'' ({{ISBN|978-81-87171-84-3}});
* ''Kyon Ji Beta Ram Sahay'' ({{ISBN|978-81-87171-86-7}});
* ''Apke Japani Haiku'' ({{ISBN|978-81-87171-79-9}});
* ''Mann Ke Laddoo'' ({{ISBN|978-81-89976-60-6}});
* ''Hau Hau Happ: A collection of Poems for children'' ({{ISBN|978-93-85236-81-5}}).

In addition, she has compiled and edited a collection of ghazals by well known Hindi ''shayar'' Harjeet Singh:
* ''Mujhse Phir Mil'' ({{ISBN|978-93-92621-28-4}}), published by Sambhavna Prakashan, Hapur, in 2023.

=== Poetry readings and cultural visits ===
In 1999, Teji Grover read her poems at Bengt Berg's Book Cafe ''Heidruns'' in [[Torsby]], Sweden.<ref>See, 1999-09-25 - De 33:s Salong, http://www.heidruns.se/600/601.asp?id=1 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150518080731/http://www.heidruns.se/600/601.asp?id=1 |date=18 May 2015 }}. Accessed on 27 April 2015.</ref> In 2008 she read her poems at the Baltic Center for Writers and Translators, [[Visby]], Sweden, at their annual International Poetry Festival.<ref>International poetry festival, Visby. http://www.bcwt.org/servlet/GetDoc?meta_id=1962. Accessed on 17 April 2015.</ref> In the same year, she read her poems in the [[Olav Hauge]] Centenary Festival at the poet's birthplace, [[Ulvik (village)|Ulvik]], in Norway.<ref>Ulvik Poesifestival 08, Program, 17–21 September (2008), p. 17.</ref> In 2011 she had readings of her poetry at [[Trondheim]], Norway, during the IndiaFestival that was being held there.<ref>See, India 2011 NTNU, Section on Indian Poetry, [https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085017/http://www.ntnu.no/india-2011/?cat=11&lang=en]. Accessed on 17 April 2015.</ref> Further, in 2014 she read her poems at the Writers' House at [[Tallinn]], Estonia.<ref>Kirjanduslik kolmapäev: tuhandevärvine kivi http://www.kultuur.info/syndmus/kirjanduslik-kolmapaev-tuhandevarvine-kivi/ Accessed on 17 April 2015.</ref>

In 1997, Teji Grover visited Sweden as part of a delegation of 10 Indian writers.<ref>See, LITTERÄRA MÖTEN MELLAN ÖST OCH VÄST: Svensk-indiska översättningsprojektet 1998–2009, Personregister: MEDARBETARE, http://u83402978.pwww.webhosting.telia.com/indbibl10ar.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040521/http://u83402978.pwww.webhosting.telia.com/indbibl10ar.htm |date=4 March 2016 }}. Accessed on 26 April 2015. See also, ''sydasien'', No. 4, 1997, pp. 17–19.</ref> Subsequently, she was one of the Indian collaborators of the Indo-Swedish Translation Project, 1998–2009. Under the aegis of this project she translated three volumes of poetry from the Swedish into Hindi (see "Translations by Teji Grover" above.)<ref>See, LITTERÄRA MÖTEN MELLAN ÖST OCH VÄST: Svensk-indiska översättningsprojektet 1998–2009, http://u83402978.pwww.webhosting.telia.com/indbibl10ar.htm {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304040521/http://u83402978.pwww.webhosting.telia.com/indbibl10ar.htm |date=4 March 2016 }}. Accessed on 26 April 2015.</ref> In 2008, she lectured at the Book Fair at [[Gothenburg]] on her translation of the Swedish poet Ann Jäderlund's poetry into Hindi.<ref>See, From Henriksdals ring to Hoshangabad. Ann Jäderlund in Hindi: India in Focus at the 2008 Gothenburg Book Fair, http://www.sasnet.lu.se/culture/göteborg-book-fair-2008{{Dead link|date=May 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}. Accessed on 26 April 2015.</ref>

=== Exhibitions of her paintings ===
Grover has held the following solo shows of her paintings:
* ''Earth Colors'': At [[Jawahar Kala Kendra]], [[Jaipur]], in November 2010;<ref>5th Pratilipi Event: An Exhibition of Teji Grover’s Paintings http://udaharan.pratilipi.in/2010/10/27/5th-pratilipi-event-an-exhibition-of-teji-grovers-paintings/ {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712021107/http://udaharan.pratilipi.in/2010/10/27/5th-pratilipi-event-an-exhibition-of-teji-grovers-paintings/ |date=12 July 2015 }}. Accessed on 17 April 2015.</ref>
* ''Jo Nahin Hai'': At Arpana Fine Arts Gallery, New Delhi, in January 2011;<ref>Georgina Maddox, [https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/pen-to-brush/ "Pen to Brush"] (review of ''Jo Nahi Hai'', solo show in Delhi), ''The Indian Express'', 9 January 2011; and [http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/lines-of-poetry/article1019504.ece "Lines of Poetry"] (''Jo Nahi Hai''), ''The Hindu'', 31 December 2010. Accessed on 15 January 2022.</ref>
* ''Maitri'': At [[Bharat Bhavan]], Bhopal, in November 2013.<ref>Teji Grover’s painting exhibition begins today http://www.dailypioneer.com/story.php?section_url_key=state-editions&cat_url_key=bhopal&url_key=teji-grovers-painting-exhibition-begins-today. Accessed on 17 April 2015.</ref> and
* ''The Earth is Blue like an Orange'': At the Institute of Advanced Studies, Nantes, France, in March–June, 2017.<ref>See [https://www.iea-nantes.fr/en/news/exhibition-by-teji-grover-indian-painter-and-fellow-at-the-ias-nantes_734 "Exhibition by Teji Grover, Indian painter and Fellow at the IAS-Nantes"], News, IAS-Nantes, 16 March 2017.</ref>

Her paintings were also part of the following group shows:
* ''Palettes of Bhopal'': At Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, in 2011;<ref>[http://www.theindiapost.com/nation/rajasthan/jaipur/palettes-of-bhopal-an-exhibition-opened-by-hindu-statesman-rajan-zed/ "Palettes of Bhopal, an exhibition opened by Hindu statesman Rajan Zed"], ''The India Post'', 26 November 2011. Accessed on 17 April 2015.</ref>
* ''Ensemble'': At [[Kala Academy]], [[Goa]], in February 2012.<ref>Naguesh Rao Sardessai, "Artistic Synthesis", an article about group show Ensemble, held in Kala Academy, Goa, ''[[The Navhind Times]]'', Goa, 8 February 2012, p. 2, under Section BUZZ.</ref>

==See also==
* [[List of Indian writers]]
* [[Rustam Singh (poet)|Rustam Singh]]

==References==
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==External links==
* Puppet's Eye: Teji Grover https://web.archive.org/web/20150518085843/http://pratilipi.in/2010/06/puppets-eye-teji-grover/

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