A
poet, journalist, critic, editor, a screenplay writer and a human
activist, Girdhar Rathi is also a master translator of works
in different Indian languages into English. In 2010, he won the Bihari Puraskar
for his poetry collection, Anta ke Sanshaya. He has been the editor
of the Sahitya Academys Hindi journal Samkaleen Bharatiya Sahitya (19922003)
and Pratipaksh, managing editor of the international journal Alternatives (19781991),
and editorial assistant for China Report and Janyug. His published works
include books of poetry (Baahar Bheetar, Uninde kee Loree and Nimit),
of criticism, a travelogue (Naye Cheen mein Das Din) and a co-edited
publication (Survival: An Experience and An Experiment in
Translating Modern Hindi Poetry) with another renowned poet, editor and
translator, Daniel Weissbort. Rathi has also translated and edited Hungarian plays
and poetry.
