Akhilesh

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.

Born in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh in 1960, 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.