Kumarajiva

Kunwar Narain (1927-2017) was one of India's foremost thinkers and literary figures. His seven decades of work include poetry, stories, critical essays, translations of world poetry, writings on cinema and the arts. His honours include the Sahitya Akademi Award, Senior Fellowship of India's Academy of Letters, Padma Bhushan and the Jnanpith. He was also the recipient of the Warsaw University Medal and Italy's PremioFeronia which is awarded to a distinguished world author. Alok Bhalla is a widely published critic, translator and poet. He has taught in various universities in the US and India, and held fellowships from academic institutes in France, Italy, England, Germany, Canada, and Israel. In 2023, he received the Foundation of SAARC Writers and Literature Award. His publications include The Gita and The Mahabharata: Paintings from Late 17th Century Mewar by Allah Baksh (5 volumes), Stories about the Partition of India (4 volumes) and Partition Dialogues. He has translated Dharamvir Bharati's, Andha Yug, Nirmal Verma's, Dark Dispatches, Intizar Husain's, A Chronicle of the Peacocks etc. In addition to writing extensively on Gothic and Latin American literature, Bhalla has also served as co-editor of Manoa: A Pacific Journal of International Writing. His poems and critical essays have been published in various journals and anthologies.