Akhilesh

Akhilesh is an MA in Hindi Literature from Allahabad University. He is the author of several short story anthologies, including Aadmi Nahin Tootataa, Mukti, Shapgrast, and Andhera, as well as the novels Anweshan and Nirvasan. His stories have been adapted for the stage and into movies by Doordarshan, and feature films. He is also a dialogue and screenplay writer. Many of his works have been translated into several languages. He has also written books of non-fiction work, Vah Jo Yathartha Tha and Aks. Akhilesh is the editor of the Hindi periodical Tadbhav. He has also edited ten volumes of Ek Kahani Ek Kitab and eleven volumes of Kahaniyan Rishton Ki as well as Das Bemisal Prem Kahaniyan. Recognized widely as a writer and editor of Hindi literature, Akhilesh has been the recipient of several awards, including the Shrikant Verma Samman, the Indu Sharma Katha Samman, the Parimal Samman, the Vanmali Samman, the Ayodhya Prasad Khatri Samman, the Spandan. 

The award, the Balkrishna Sharma Navin Award, the Kathakram Award, the Katha Award, Kalinga Litreary Festival Book Award and the Manohar Shyam Joshi Rajkamal Prakashan Kriti Samman.