Vihang A. Naik, born in Surat, India is a contemporary poet writing in English, widely published. He is educated from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Borada with Philosophy, English Literature and Indian Literature in English Translations. His poetry is included in various literary journals and anthologies. He also translates poetry from Gujarati language to English. He works and lives in Gujarat, India.
Awards and Other Honors: Limca Book of Records (2016); Beverly Hills Book Awards(2016); IndieReader Discovery Award (2016); Readers’ Favorite Honorable Mention Award (2015); Michel Madhusudan Prize (1998).
Books Published: Vihang A. Naik’s collections of poems includes City Times and Other Poems – first published by Writers’ Workshop, Calcutta, India (1993); re-published by AuthorHouse, UK (2014); Making A Poem – Allied Publishers’ Pvt. Ltd., Mumbai, India (2004); Poetry Manifesto (New & Selected Poems) – Indialog Publishers Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi, India (2010) and Gujarati collection of poems Jeevangeet (Gujarati Poems) – Navbharat Sahitya Mandir (Ahmedbad/Mumbai) India (2001).