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[[File:The Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi, Shri Ashok Vajpeyi interacting with the media, in New Delhi on December 15, 2011.jpg|thumb|The Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi, Shri Ashok Vajpeyi interacting with the media, in New Delhi on 15 December 2011]]
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'''Ashok Vajpeyi''' (born 1941) is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[poet]], essayist, literary-cultural critic, apart from being a noted cultural and [[arts administrator]], and a former civil servant. He was chairman, [[Lalit Kala Akademi]] India's National Academy of Arts, [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]], Govt of India, 2008–2011.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=General Council Members |url=http://www.lalitkala.gov.in/history/up-coming-events/gc-members.html |publisher=[[Lalit Kala Akademi]] website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715182953/http://lalitkala.gov.in/history/up-coming-events/gc-members.html |archive-date=15 July 2014 }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=The Word: Ashok Vajpeyi , Poet and former chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi |url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=hu030312The_word.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203173943/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=hu030312The_word.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2013 |date=3 March 2012 |publisher=Tehelka Magazine, Vol 9, Issue 09, Dated }}&lt;/ref&gt; He has published over 23 books of poetry, criticism and art, and was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] given by [[Sahitya Akademi]], India's National Academy of Letters, in 1994 for his poetry collection, ''Kahin Nahin Wahin''.&lt;ref name=jailit&gt;{{cite web |title=Ashok Vajpeyi |url=http://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/ashok-vajpeyi/ |publisher=[[Jaipur Literature Festival]] |access-date=27 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117134613/http://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/ashok-vajpeyi/ |archive-date=17 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref name=hindu/&gt; His notable poetry collections include, ''Shaher Ab Bhi Sambhavana Hai'' (1966), ''Tatpurush'' (1986), ''Bahuri Akela'' (1992), ''Ibarat Se Giri Matrayen'', ''Ummeed ka Doosra Naam'' (2004) and ''Vivaksha'' (2006), besides this he has also published works on literary and art criticism: ''Filhal'', ''Kuchh Poorvagrah'', ''Samay se Bahar'', ''Kavita ka Galp'' and ''Sidhiyan Shuru ho Gayi Hain''. He is generally seen as part of the old Delhi-centric literary-cultural establishment consisting of bureaucrat-poets and academicians like [[Sitakanta Mahapatra]], [[Keki Daruwalla]], [[Jagannath Prasad Das|J.P.Das]], [[Gopi Chand Narang]], Indra Nath Choudhari and [[K.Satchidanandan]].&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news|last1=Amit Prakash|first1=Y.P. Rajesh|title=The Literary Mafia|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/The-Literary-Mafia/200102|work=Outlook Magazine|date=1 Nov 1995}}&lt;/ref&gt;
'''Ashok Vajpeyi''' (born 1941) is an Indian [[Hindi]]-language [[poet]], essayist, literary-cultural critic, apart from being a noted cultural and [[arts administrator]], and a former civil servant. He was chairman, [[Lalit Kala Akademi]] India's National Academy of Arts, [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]], Govt of India, 2008–2011.<ref>{{cite web|title=General Council Members |url=http://www.lalitkala.gov.in/history/up-coming-events/gc-members.html |publisher=[[Lalit Kala Akademi]] website |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140715182953/http://lalitkala.gov.in/history/up-coming-events/gc-members.html |archive-date=15 July 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=The Word: Ashok Vajpeyi , Poet and former chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi |url=http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=hu030312The_word.asp |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130203173943/http://www.tehelka.com/story_main51.asp?filename=hu030312The_word.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 February 2013 |date=3 March 2012 |publisher=Tehelka Magazine, Vol 9, Issue 09, Dated }}</ref> He has published over 23 books of poetry, criticism and art, and was awarded the [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] given by [[Sahitya Akademi]], India's National Academy of Letters, in 1994 for his poetry collection, ''Kahin Nahin Wahin''.<ref name=jailit>{{cite web |title=Ashok Vajpeyi |url=http://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/ashok-vajpeyi/ |publisher=[[Jaipur Literature Festival]] |access-date=27 October 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111117134613/http://jaipurliteraturefestival.org/ashok-vajpeyi/ |archive-date=17 November 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=hindu/> His notable poetry collections include, ''Shaher Ab Bhi Sambhavana Hai'' (1966), ''Tatpurush'' (1986), ''Bahuri Akela'' (1992), ''Ibarat Se Giri Matrayen'', ''Ummeed ka Doosra Naam'' (2004) and ''Vivaksha'' (2006), besides this he has also published works on literary and art criticism: ''Filhal'', ''Kuchh Poorvagrah'', ''Samay se Bahar'', ''Kavita ka Galp'' and ''Sidhiyan Shuru ho Gayi Hain''. He is generally seen as part of the old Delhi-centric literary-cultural establishment consisting of bureaucrat-poets and academicians like [[Sitakanta Mahapatra]], [[Keki Daruwalla]], [[Jagannath Prasad Das|J.P.Das]], [[Gopi Chand Narang]], Indra Nath Choudhari and [[K.Satchidanandan]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Amit Prakash|first1=Y.P. Rajesh|title=The Literary Mafia|url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/The-Literary-Mafia/200102|work=Outlook Magazine|date=1 Nov 1995}}</ref>


==Career==
==Career==


Vajpeyi received his master's degree (MA English) from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]]&lt;ref name="The Hindu"&gt;{{cite web |url= https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-cultural-impact/article4860402 |title=A Cultural Impact|website=[[The Hindu]] }}&lt;/ref&gt; and joined the [[Indian Administrative Services]] (IAS) in [[Madhya Pradesh]] (MP), in 1965. He was patronized by [[Indian National Congress]] leader [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]], and became the state's culture secretary when Singh became the Chief Minister of [[Madhya Pradesh|MP]]. As the culture secretary, he set up 11 cultural institutions, and made decisions regarding appointment of trustees and office-bearers of these institutions. This made him an influential figure within MP. In 1980s, he gained national recognition, starting with the establishment of [[Bharat Bhavan]], which was inaugurated by prime minister [[Indira Gandhi]]. Vajpeyi lost his powerful position in MP, when Congress' rival [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] came to power in the state. In 1990, the [[Sunder Lal Patwa ministry (1990–92)|Sunder Lal Patwa government]] transferred him to the state Revenue Board.&lt;ref name="Outlook_1995"&gt;{{cite journal |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/the-literary-mafia/200102 |title=The Literary Mafia |author=Amit Prakash and Y. P. Rajesh |journal=Outlook |date=1 November 1995 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
Vajpeyi received his master's degree (MA English) from [[St. Stephen's College, Delhi]]<ref name="The Hindu">{{cite web |url= https://www.thehindu.com/features/metroplus/a-cultural-impact/article4860402 |title=A Cultural Impact|website=[[The Hindu]] }}</ref> and joined the [[Indian Administrative Services]] (IAS) in [[Madhya Pradesh]] (MP), in 1965. He was patronized by [[Indian National Congress]] leader [[Arjun Singh (politician, born 1930)|Arjun Singh]], and became the state's culture secretary when Singh became the Chief Minister of [[Madhya Pradesh|MP]]. As the culture secretary, he set up 11 cultural institutions, and made decisions regarding appointment of trustees and office-bearers of these institutions. This made him an influential figure within MP. In 1980s, he gained national recognition, starting with the establishment of [[Bharat Bhavan]], which was inaugurated by prime minister [[Indira Gandhi]]. Vajpeyi lost his powerful position in MP, when Congress' rival [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] came to power in the state. In 1990, the [[Sunder Lal Patwa ministry (1990–92)|Sunder Lal Patwa government]] transferred him to the state Revenue Board.<ref name="Outlook_1995">{{cite journal |url=http://www.outlookindia.com/article/the-literary-mafia/200102 |title=The Literary Mafia |author=Amit Prakash and Y. P. Rajesh |journal=Outlook |date=1 November 1995 }}</ref>


Over the years he served Secretary of Culture, Union [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]], and as Vice-Chancellor, [[Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya]]; trustee, [[Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]] ([[IGNCA]]); member, [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]] ([[ICCR]]), and executive board member of the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]].&lt;ref name=hindu&gt;{{cite news |title=Ashok Vajpeyi Lalit Kala Akademi pro-tem chief |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/23/stories/2008022357390100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227222401/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/23/stories/2008022357390100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 February 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=23 February 2008 }}&lt;/ref&gt; He has won the Dayavati Modi Kavi Shekhar Samman, 1994, and the Kabir Samman (2006).&lt;ref name=hindu/&gt; His work has been translated into many Indian languages, besides in English, French, and Polish.&lt;ref name=wlt&gt;{{cite web |title=Play: Ashok Vajpeyi|url=http://www.ou.edu/worldlit/11_2010/vajpeyi.html |publisher=[[World Literature Today]], [[University of Oklahoma]] }}&lt;/ref&gt; After being appointed a pro-tem Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi India's National Academy of Arts, he was subsequently appointed as its regular chairman, in April 2008, till December 2011.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web |title=Ashok Vajpeyi becomes chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=37735 |date=22 April 2008  |publisher=Ministry of Culture}}&lt;/ref&gt;
Over the years he served Secretary of Culture, Union [[Ministry of Culture (India)|Ministry of Culture]], and as Vice-Chancellor, [[Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya]]; trustee, [[Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts]] ([[IGNCA]]); member, [[Indian Council for Cultural Relations]] ([[ICCR]]), and executive board member of the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]].<ref name=hindu>{{cite news |title=Ashok Vajpeyi Lalit Kala Akademi pro-tem chief |url=http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/23/stories/2008022357390100.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080227222401/http://www.hindu.com/2008/02/23/stories/2008022357390100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=27 February 2008 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=23 February 2008 }}</ref> He has won the Dayavati Modi Kavi Shekhar Samman, 1994, and the Kabir Samman (2006).<ref name=hindu/> His work has been translated into many Indian languages, besides in English, French, and Polish.<ref name=wlt>{{cite web |title=Play: Ashok Vajpeyi|url=http://www.ou.edu/worldlit/11_2010/vajpeyi.html |publisher=[[World Literature Today]], [[University of Oklahoma]] }}</ref> After being appointed a pro-tem Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi India's National Academy of Arts, he was subsequently appointed as its regular chairman, in April 2008, till December 2011.<ref>{{cite web |title=Ashok Vajpeyi becomes chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi|url=http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=37735 |date=22 April 2008  |publisher=Ministry of Culture}}</ref>


After his retirement from IAS, he has lived in Delhi.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite news |title=Arty soul: Lalit Kala Akademi Chairman Ashok Vajpeyi..|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/12/24/stories/2010122450810500.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125121959/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/12/24/stories/2010122450810500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=24 December 2010 }}&lt;/ref&gt;
After his retirement from IAS, he has lived in Delhi.<ref>{{cite news |title=Arty soul: Lalit Kala Akademi Chairman Ashok Vajpeyi..|url=http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/12/24/stories/2010122450810500.htm |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125121959/http://www.hindu.com/mp/2010/12/24/stories/2010122450810500.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |work=[[The Hindu]] |date=24 December 2010 }}</ref>


==Protest and return of awards==
==Protest and return of awards==


On 7 October 2015 it was reported that Vajpeyi returned his [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] supporting "the right to dissent" and protesting recent murders of writers.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/after-nayantara-sahgal-ashok-vajpeyi-returns-sahitya-akademi-award/story-pn50XQ2QGW5kU3mnH30GPO.html|title=Now, Ashok Vajpeyi returns Sahitya Akademi award, slams PM Modi|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]| date=7 October 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sahitya-akademi-awardee-ashok-vajpeyi-on-why-they-returned/article7743868.ece?ref=relatedNews|title=Why we returned Sahitya Akademi awards|work=[[The Hindu]]| date=10 October 2015}}&lt;/ref&gt; On 20 January 2016, Ashok decided to return [[D.Litt]]. given to him by [[University of Hyderabad]] in protest against the "[[Anti-Dalit]]" attitude of authorities which has allegedly driven a Dalit student [[Rohith Vemula]] to commit suicide.&lt;ref&gt;{{cite web|title=Writer Ashok Vajpeyi returns D Litt degree in protest against Rohith Vemula's suicide|date=19 January 2016 |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/awardwapsi-returns-writer-ashok-vajpeyi-returns-d-litt-degree-in-protest-against-rohith-vemulas-suicide_1846897.html|publisher=[[Zeenews.com]]|access-date=20 January 2016}}&lt;/ref&gt;
On 7 October 2015 it was reported that Vajpeyi returned his [[Sahitya Akademi Award]] supporting "the right to dissent" and protesting recent murders of writers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india/after-nayantara-sahgal-ashok-vajpeyi-returns-sahitya-akademi-award/story-pn50XQ2QGW5kU3mnH30GPO.html|title=Now, Ashok Vajpeyi returns Sahitya Akademi award, slams PM Modi|publisher=[[Hindustan Times]]| date=7 October 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/sahitya-akademi-awardee-ashok-vajpeyi-on-why-they-returned/article7743868.ece?ref=relatedNews|title=Why we returned Sahitya Akademi awards|work=[[The Hindu]]| date=10 October 2015}}</ref> On 20 January 2016, Ashok decided to return [[D.Litt]]. given to him by [[University of Hyderabad]] in protest against the "[[Anti-Dalit]]" attitude of authorities which has allegedly driven a Dalit student [[Rohith Vemula]] to commit suicide.<ref>{{cite web|title=Writer Ashok Vajpeyi returns D Litt degree in protest against Rohith Vemula's suicide|date=19 January 2016 |url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/india/awardwapsi-returns-writer-ashok-vajpeyi-returns-d-litt-degree-in-protest-against-rohith-vemulas-suicide_1846897.html|publisher=[[Zeenews.com]]|access-date=20 January 2016}}</ref>


==Works==
==Works==
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As a translator, he collaborated with {{ill|Renata Czekalska|pl|Renata Czekalska}} to translate from Polish into Hindi the works of four major Polish poets: [[Czesław Miłosz]], [[Wisława Szymborska|W. Szymborska]], Z. Herbert and T. Rozewicz.&lt;ref name=jailit/&gt;&lt;ref&gt;{{Cite web|last=Czekalska|first=Renata|title=Lista publikacji|url=https://orient.uj.edu.pl/documents/20745011/0/Czekalska_Lista%20publikacji.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114211751/https://orient.uj.edu.pl/documents/20745011/0/Czekalska_Lista%20publikacji.pdf|archive-date=2021-11-14|access-date=2021-11-14|website=orient.uj.edu.pl|language=pl}}&lt;/ref&gt;
As a translator, he collaborated with {{ill|Renata Czekalska|pl|Renata Czekalska}} to translate from Polish into Hindi the works of four major Polish poets: [[Czesław Miłosz]], [[Wisława Szymborska|W. Szymborska]], Z. Herbert and T. Rozewicz.<ref name=jailit/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Czekalska|first=Renata|title=Lista publikacji|url=https://orient.uj.edu.pl/documents/20745011/0/Czekalska_Lista%20publikacji.pdf|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211114211751/https://orient.uj.edu.pl/documents/20745011/0/Czekalska_Lista%20publikacji.pdf|archive-date=2021-11-14|access-date=2021-11-14|website=orient.uj.edu.pl|language=pl}}</ref>


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 12:37, 22 March 2026


Not to be confused with Ashok Bajpai.

Ashok Vajpeyi
With his books at a seminar in IGNOU
With his books at a seminar in IGNOU
Born1941 (age 84–85)
Durg, Central Provinces and Berar, British India
OccupationChairman, Lalit Kala Akademi India's National Academy of Arts (2008–2011), poet, essayist, literary-cultural critic
LanguageHindi
The Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi, Shri Ashok Vajpeyi interacting with the media, in New Delhi on 15 December 2011

Ashok Vajpeyi (born 1941) is an Indian Hindi-language poet, essayist, literary-cultural critic, apart from being a noted cultural and arts administrator, and a former civil servant. He was chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi India's National Academy of Arts, Ministry of Culture, Govt of India, 2008–2011.[1][2] He has published over 23 books of poetry, criticism and art, and was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award given by Sahitya Akademi, India's National Academy of Letters, in 1994 for his poetry collection, Kahin Nahin Wahin.[3][4] His notable poetry collections include, Shaher Ab Bhi Sambhavana Hai (1966), Tatpurush (1986), Bahuri Akela (1992), Ibarat Se Giri Matrayen, Ummeed ka Doosra Naam (2004) and Vivaksha (2006), besides this he has also published works on literary and art criticism: Filhal, Kuchh Poorvagrah, Samay se Bahar, Kavita ka Galp and Sidhiyan Shuru ho Gayi Hain. He is generally seen as part of the old Delhi-centric literary-cultural establishment consisting of bureaucrat-poets and academicians like Sitakanta Mahapatra, Keki Daruwalla, J.P.Das, Gopi Chand Narang, Indra Nath Choudhari and K.Satchidanandan.[5]

Career[edit | edit source]

Vajpeyi received his master's degree (MA English) from St. Stephen's College, Delhi[6] and joined the Indian Administrative Services (IAS) in Madhya Pradesh (MP), in 1965. He was patronized by Indian National Congress leader Arjun Singh, and became the state's culture secretary when Singh became the Chief Minister of MP. As the culture secretary, he set up 11 cultural institutions, and made decisions regarding appointment of trustees and office-bearers of these institutions. This made him an influential figure within MP. In 1980s, he gained national recognition, starting with the establishment of Bharat Bhavan, which was inaugurated by prime minister Indira Gandhi. Vajpeyi lost his powerful position in MP, when Congress' rival Bharatiya Janata Party came to power in the state. In 1990, the Sunder Lal Patwa government transferred him to the state Revenue Board.[7]

Over the years he served Secretary of Culture, Union Ministry of Culture, and as Vice-Chancellor, Mahatma Gandhi Antarrashtriya Hindi Vishwavidyalaya; trustee, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA); member, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), and executive board member of the Sangeet Natak Akademi.[4] He has won the Dayavati Modi Kavi Shekhar Samman, 1994, and the Kabir Samman (2006).[4] His work has been translated into many Indian languages, besides in English, French, and Polish.[8] After being appointed a pro-tem Chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi India's National Academy of Arts, he was subsequently appointed as its regular chairman, in April 2008, till December 2011.[9]

After his retirement from IAS, he has lived in Delhi.[10]

Protest and return of awards[edit | edit source]

On 7 October 2015 it was reported that Vajpeyi returned his Sahitya Akademi Award supporting "the right to dissent" and protesting recent murders of writers.[11][12] On 20 January 2016, Ashok decided to return D.Litt. given to him by University of Hyderabad in protest against the "Anti-Dalit" attitude of authorities which has allegedly driven a Dalit student Rohith Vemula to commit suicide.[13]

Works[edit | edit source]

  • Kahin Nahin Vahin (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 81-267-0547-7.
  • Jo Nahin Hai (Hindi). Kitabghar Prakashan, 1996. ISBN 81-7016-349-8.
  • Seediyan Suroo Ho Gayee Hain (Hindi). Vani Prakashan, 1996. ISBN 81-7055-498-5.
  • Ek Patang Anant Mein (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 81-267-1047-0.
  • Samay Ke Pass Samay (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 81-7178-972-2.
  • Kavita Ka Galpa (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 81-7119-272-6.
  • Dukh Chitthirasa Hai (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-267-1506-0.
  • Umang (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 81-267-0979-0.
  • Pao Bhar Jeera Mein Brahambhoj (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 81-267-0533-7.
  • Kuch Purvgrah (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 81-267-0546-9.
  • Sanshaya Ke Saaye (Hindi). Bhartiya Jnanpith. ISBN 81-263-1417-6.
  • Kavita Ka Janpad (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 81-7119-116-9.
  • Ujala Ek Mandir Banati Hai (Hindi). Rajpal And Sons, ISBN 81-7028-631-X.
  • Avignon. Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 81-7178-431-3.
  • Punarwasu (S.) (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-267-1454-4.
  • Kuchh Rafoo Kuchh Thigare (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 81-267-0846-8.
  • Vivaksha (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 81-267-1199-X.
  • Anyatra (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-267-2029-3
  • Kabhi Kabhar (Hindi). Vani, 2000. ISBN 81-7055-716-X.
  • Bahuri Akela (Hindi). Vani, 2005.
  • Ab Yahan Nahin (Hindi). Penguin, 2011. ISBN 978-0-14-310160-4.
Anthology
  • Pratinidhi Kavitayen : Ashok Vajpeyi (Hindi). Rajkamal Prakashan. ISBN 978-81-7178-704-3.
  • "Din firne wale hai"  : Ashok Vajpeyi

As a translator, he collaborated with Renata Czekalska [pl] to translate from Polish into Hindi the works of four major Polish poets: Czesław Miłosz, W. Szymborska, Z. Herbert and T. Rozewicz.[3][14]

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  1. ↑ "General Council Members". Lalit Kala Akademi website. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Word: Ashok Vajpeyi , Poet and former chairman of Lalit Kala Akademi". Tehelka Magazine, Vol 9, Issue 09, Dated. 3 March 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Ashok Vajpeyi". Jaipur Literature Festival. Archived from the original on 17 November 2011. Retrieved 27 October 2011.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 "Ashok Vajpeyi Lalit Kala Akademi pro-tem chief". The Hindu. 23 February 2008. Archived from the original on 27 February 2008.
  5. ↑ Amit Prakash, Y.P. Rajesh (1 November 1995). "The Literary Mafia". Outlook Magazine.
  6. ↑ "A Cultural Impact". The Hindu.
  7. ↑ Amit Prakash and Y. P. Rajesh (1 November 1995). "The Literary Mafia". Outlook.
  8. ↑ "Play: Ashok Vajpeyi". World Literature Today, University of Oklahoma.
  9. ↑ "Ashok Vajpeyi becomes chairman of the Lalit Kala Akademi". Ministry of Culture. 22 April 2008.
  10. ↑ "Arty soul: Lalit Kala Akademi Chairman Ashok Vajpeyi." The Hindu. 24 December 2010.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  11. ↑ "Now, Ashok Vajpeyi returns Sahitya Akademi award, slams PM Modi". Hindustan Times. 7 October 2015.
  12. ↑ "Why we returned Sahitya Akademi awards". The Hindu. 10 October 2015.
  13. ↑ "Writer Ashok Vajpeyi returns D Litt degree in protest against Rohith Vemula's suicide". Zeenews.com. 19 January 2016. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  14. ↑ Czekalska, Renata. "Lista publikacji" (PDF). orient.uj.edu.pl (in polski). Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 November 2021. Retrieved 14 November 2021.

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