About the Author | Anand Kumar Ashodhiya

About the Author | Anand Kumar Ashodhiya

About the Author

Anand Kumar Ashodhiya is an Indian poet, translator, and cultural writer, known in the Haryanvi literary world as Kavi Anand Shahpur. He writes and translates across Hindi, Haryanvi, and English, with a strong focus on folk traditions, modern poetry, and literary ethics.

A former Warrant Officer of the Indian Air Force, he served for thirty-two years with distinction and was formally honoured for his contributions to Rajbhasha Hindi. He holds a Postgraduate degree in English Literature from Annamalai University, enabling him to bridge Indian vernacular literature with global English readership.

Rooted in the cultural ethos of Haryana, his literary name derives from his ancestral village Shahpur Turk (Sonipat, Haryana). He has authored over 380 literary compositions, including poems, ragni, dohā, ghazal, folk epics, short narratives, and critical reinterpretations.

Ashodhiya is the founder of Avikavani Publishers and continues to publish original and translated works that preserve and reinterpret Indian literary heritage.

Books Published

• ·        Adhirājan — Folk epic in Ragni form First and Second Volume

  ·        Thara Mudda Thari Baat — Modern Haryanvi poems

  ·        Kissa Bhagat Puranmal — Ragni with Pingal Samiksha

  ·        Heer Ranjha — Ragni with Pingal Samiksha

  ·        Avikāvani Haryanvi Ragni Sangrah (with Samiksha)

  ·        Draupadi: A Folk Consciousness — Ragni Sangrah with Samiksha

  ·        Prem ke Sau Rang — Modern Hindi poems

  ·        Sākēt: An English Trans-creation

  ·        NISWARTHI UDYOGA PARVA: An English Translation

  ·        Kahaan Kahaan Paiband Lagau — An EnglishTranslation

  ·        Ath Marjarika Uvaach (Grand Epic: The Great Battle of Indian History) [Symbolic Rereading: From the Beginning to 2025]

Awards and Recognition

• Haryana Sanskriti Gaurav Ratna

• Kargil Vijay Samman

• Haryanvi Sahitya Ratna (2025)

Born on 1 April in Shahpur Turk, Haryana, he is currently based in Mumbai, India, and remains actively engaged in multilingual literary creation.

“For a full list of books, visit Books & Publications page.”

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