Vivekanand Jha

Vivekanand Jha
Born Vivekanand Jha
1977 (age 38–39)
Darbhanga, Bihar, India
Occupation Editor, Translator & Award Winning Poet
Nationality Indian
Alma mater IGNOU, Lalit Narayan Mithila University
Literary movement Founder and Chief Editor of Two Global Literary Journals: Phenomenal Literature & VerbalArt
Notable works The Dance of the Peacock: An Anthology of English Poetry from India
Spouse Archana (wife)
Children Priyanshu (son)
Website
www.vivekanandjha.com

Vivekanand Jha (Hindi: विवेकानदं झा) (born 1977) is a translator, editor[1] and award winning Indian poet.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He has written and edited several critical and academic books including poetry in English. His poetry is widely published in India, US, UK, Canada, Australia, Nigeria and Thailand. Recently he has edited a poetry anthology, The Dance of the Peacock: An Anthology of English Poetry from India,[7][8] featuring 151 Indian English poets and published by Hidden Brook Press,[9] Canada. He is the founder and chief editor of two literary journals, VerbalArt: A Global Journal Devoted to Poets and Poetry[5] & Phenomenal Literature: A Global Journal Devoted to Language and Literature[6] published by Authorspress,[10] New Delhi, India.

Early life

Vivekanand was born and raised at Mahinam-Pohaddi near Benipur in the Darbhanga district of Bihar. He is the son of the noted professor, polyglot, poet and Sahitya Akademi-award-winning translator Dr. Raja Nand Jha.[11]

He studied at the IGNOU and Lalit Narayan Mithila University. He has a diploma in Electronics and Communication Engineering, a certificate in computer hardware and networking, and an MA and Ph.D in English.[4]

Career

Literary

Vivekanand is the author of 4 books of poetry.[4] His works have been published in more than 100 magazines around the world, and his poems have been published in more than 25 poetry anthologies.[4] He was a contributing poet to Wavelengths – 2011 Savant Anthology of Poetry (USA) which won first place in the 2011 London Book Festival.[12] He was the Poetry Contest Winner – Third Place Winner for the poem “Hands Heave to Harm and Hamper” conducted by BeginnersR, a documentary, graphic, non-fiction book series (USA).[4] His poem, “Song of Woes”, was featured in the 10 Selected Poems for Performance & 10 Selected Poems for Award in the 2nd Korea-Nigeria Poetry Feast on 21 March 2012 organized by the Korean Cultural Centre Nigeria.[4][13]

Academic

Vivekanand's Ph. D dissertation titled, The poetry of Jayanta Mahapatra: Themes & Imagery[4][14] has been published by Authorspress,[10] New Delhi, India and is the most voluminous and comprehensive book so far published on the poetry of Jayanta Mahapatra.[4] He has also edited nine critical anthologies on English Literature. The central focus of his edited books are on critical and analytical analysis of British female authors,[15] Amitav Ghosh's novels,[16][17] Indian Booker Prize winning novels: Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children, Arundhati Roy's The God of Small Things, Kiran Desai's The Inheritance of Loss & Aravind Adiga's The White Tiger[18][19][20] and Sahitya Akademi Award-winning novels in English: R. K. Narayan's The Guide, Raja Rao's The Serpent and the Rope, Mulk Raj Anand's Morning Face, Chaman Nahal's Azadi, Anita Desai's Fire on the Mountain, Arun Joshi's The Last Labyrinth, Nayantara Sahgal's Rich Like Us, Amitav Ghosh's The Shadow Lines, Shashi Deshpande's That Long Silence, Kiran Nagarkar's Cuckold, Amit Chaudhuri's A New World, Rupa Bajwa's The Sari Shop & Esther David's The Book of Rachel.[11][21][22] He has had more than 25 essays, research and critical articles published in various national and international anthologies and peer-reviewed journals.[4]

Awards and recognition

Bibliography

Editor

Critical Book

Edited Academic Books

Translated Book

Poetry books

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Who's Who of Indian Writers". Sahitya Akademi : Who's Who of Indian Writers. Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 27 October 2015.
  2. ↑ Arrivals, New. "The Hindu" (current). The Hindu Newspaper. The Hindu. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Author, Amazon. "Biography of Author". amazon.com. amazon.com. Retrieved 12 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Jha, Vivekanand. "The Official Website: Vivekanand Jha". vivek. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  5. 1 2 India, Authorspress. "VerbalArt: A Global Journal Devoted to Poets and Poetry". verbalart.in. Authorspress. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  6. 1 2 Delhi, Authorspress. "Phenomenal Literature: A Global Journal Devoted to Language and literature". Authorspress. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  7. 1 2 Grove, Richard. "The Dance of the Peacock:An Anthology of English Poetry from India" (current). Hidden Brook Press, Canada. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  8. 1 2 Jha, Vivekanand. The Dance of the Peacock: An Anthology of English Poetry from India (First ed.). Canada: Hidden Brook Press. p. 538. ISBN 9781927725009. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  9. ↑ Press, Hidden Brook. "Hidden Brook Press". Hidden Brook Press. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  10. 1 2 India, Authorspress. "Authorspress". www.authorspressbooks.com/. Authorspress. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  11. 1 2 Jha, Raja Nand. "AKADEMI TRANSLATION PRIZES (1989-2013)" (current). Sahitya Akademi. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  12. 1 2 Books, Savant. "London Book Festival" (2011). Savant Books and Publications LL. http://www.savantbooksandpublications.com/. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  13. ↑ Nigeria, Korea. "Korean Cultural Centre Nigeria". Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  14. 1 2 Jha, Vivekanand. The Poetry of Jayanta Mahapatra: Themes and Imagery (First ed.). New Delhi: Authorspress. p. 434. ISBN 9788172736736. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  15. 1 2 Jha, Vivekanand. Feminine Issues (In the Writing of British Female Authors) (first ed.). New Delhi: VL Media Solutions. p. 308. ISBN 9789380820729. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  16. 1 2 Jha, Vivekanand. The Novels Of Amitav Ghosh:An Analytical Appraisal (first ed.). New Delhi: B.R. Publishing Corporation. p. 275. ISBN 9789350500620. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  17. 1 2 Jha, Vivekanand. Fiction Of Amitav Ghosh A Critical Commentary (first ed.). New Delhi: Atlantic. p. 312. ISBN 9788126917938. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  18. 1 2 Jha, Vivekanand. Indian Booker Prize Winners: Images and Imaginations (first ed.). New Delhi: Access. p. 352. ISBN 9789382647034. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  19. 1 2 Jha, Vivekanand. Indian Booker Prize Winners: Resounding Researches and Insights (first ed.). New Delhi: Authorspress. p. 405. ISBN 9788172737771. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  20. 1 2 Jha, Vivekanand. Indian Booker Prize Winners (first ed.). New Delhi: B.R. Publishing Corporation. p. 315. ISBN 9789350501245. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  21. 1 2 Jha, Vivekanand. Fictional Transformation: Sahitya Akademi Award Winning English Novels (first ed.). New Delhi: Access. p. 435. ISBN 9789382647058. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  22. 1 2 Jha, Vivekanand. Sahitya Akademi Award Winning English Novels (first ed.). New Delhi: B.R. Publishing Corporation. p. 285. ISBN 9789350501252. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  23. ↑ Series, Beginner. "Poetry Contest Winner" (2011). Beginners Series. forbeginnersbooks.tumblr.com. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  24. ↑ Nigeria, Koria. "Korea-Nigeria Poetry Feast" (2012). ngr.korean-culture.org. Korean Cultural Centre Nigeria. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  25. ↑ "VerbalArt : A Journal Devoted to Poets and Poetry". VerbalArt. AuthorsPressIndia. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
  26. ↑ Jha, Vivekanand. Mulilayered Literary Innovations: Sahitya Akademi Award Winning English Novels (first ed.). New Delhi: Gnosis. p. 414. ISBN 978-9381030745. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  27. ↑ Jha, Rajanand. Time Moves Clockwise Only: An Antholoy of Maithili Poems by Dr. Rajanand Jha (First ed.). New Delhi. p. 190. ISBN 9781456513665. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  28. ↑ Jha, Vivekanand. My Poems Falter and Fall: An Anthology of Contemporary Poems (First ed.). New Delhi: Authorspress. p. 106. ISBN 9781456476588.
  29. ↑ Jha, Vivekanand. Hands Heave To Harm And Hamper (First ed.). New Delhi: Access. p. 103. ISBN 9788176256759. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  30. ↑ Jha, Vivekanand. Songs of Innocence and Adolscence (First ed.). New Delhi: Gnosis. p. 88. ISBN 9781456513658. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  31. ↑ Jha, Vivekanand. Spam: A Satire (first ed.). Gnosis. p. 58. ISBN 9781456379841. Retrieved 5 January 2015.

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