Draft:Rati Saxena

Rati Saxena, born in Udaipur, Rajasthan, India. She is a poet, writer, translator, Editor and Vedic scholar, writes in Hindi and English. Presently lives in Trivandrum, Kerala, India. She is also festival Director of kritya International poetry festival from 2005 onwards.

• Biography – Rati Saxena has passed  B.A. (Honours) Sanskrit, Maharani College, Rajasthan University,1972; M.A. SANSKRIT (Vedic study  specialization), Rajasthan University, 1974. She has Ph.D in ‘Atharvavediya Padarth Yojana’, Vedic Sanskrit, Rajasthan University,1978. And then again B.Ed- Sanskrit, Kerala University, 1987 and also M.A Hindi, Rajasthan University, 1994.

Work experience
She was Lecturer in the Teachers Training College, Kerala hindi prachar sabha, 1987–2003. She worked as Visiting professor in Shankaracharya Sanskrit University, Kaledy in dept of Vedic study from 2006 to 2010. She is a full time writer/ poet since 2011.

• Writings – Rati Saxena is writing in three directions. she has done research and explores the cultural, philosophical and historical aspects of ancient India through study of Vedas. She has published a number of papers on related subjects. She holds an eminent place in world poetry and writes in Hindi. Apart from these subjects, she writes travelogues and criticism too. • Other activities – She is the editor of bilingual poetry web journal ‘www.kritya.in’ which is online since 2005. She is also the director of international Poetry festival- kritya since 2005.

Memoire
‘Everything is past tense – A memory lane to Ayyappa Paniker’ (English), Kritya Prakashan, Trivandrum, 2012 ICU में ताओ-कैंसर की डायरी – Under publication

Translations
(From Malayalam to Hindi)

नैवेद्य‍‍- बालामणियम्मा वाणी प्रकाशन 1996 अय्यप्प पणिक्कर की काविताएं -साहित्य अकादमी, नई दिल्ली 1997 कारूर नीलकण्ठ पिल्लै की चुनिन्दा कहानियां– साहित्य अकादमी,नई दिल्ली – 1999 रस्सी -तकषि शिव शंकर पिल्लै के प्रसिद्ध उपन्यास का संक्षिप्त रूप का अनुवाद‍,नेशनल बुक ट्रस्ट – नई दिल्ली – 1999 अपूर्ण और अन्य कविताएं – के सत्चिदानन्दन, राजकामल प्रकाशन, 2001 तनाव का विशिष्ट अंक– के अय्यप्प पणिक्कर ‍April-June 2002 मेरी दीवार पर– के अय्यप्प पणिक्कर ,ज्ञानपीठ, नई दिल्ली 2003 हकलाहट ‍-के सत्चिदानन्दन, आलोक पर्व प्रकाशन, अप्रेल जून 2003 कारूर नीलकण्ठ पिल्लै की सर्वश्रेष्ठ कहानियां, उत्तर प्रदेश हिन्दी संस्थान-2004 कुरुक्षेत्र – के अय्यप्प पणिक्कर, तिवनन्तपुरम, 2006 दस बजे- के अय्यप्प पणिक्कर, तिवनन्तपुरम, 2006 नीर्मादल पूत्तकालम– कमलादास का उपन्यास, अप्रकाशित अथर्ववेद की प्रेम कविताएं– हिन्दी और अंग्रेजी में भावानुवाद-2007 Atharvavediya love poems -Translated in to English from Sanskrit 2007 From International languages into Hindi

‘Genda ki udhan’, Odveig Klyve’s poetry, kritya publication, 2011 ‘Alabama’, Helge Torvund’s poetry, kritya publication, 2013 Selected poems of Menna Elfyn, A welsh Poet 2011 Alap – Pratilap – Poems of My Van Phan, Vietnam -2016 मौन मे एक शब्द– Dragan Dragojlovic, 2017 क्रान्तिकारी कवि अतौल बहरामुगुलु-Poems of Ataol Bahramugulu -2023 सौ बरस सौ कविताएं, चीन की आधुनिक कविता ‍ संपादन और सह अनुवाद – 2018

Awards
Fellowship by Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts in 2004-5, Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation 2000, State Bank of Travancore Award for poetry 2001, Naji Naaman’s Literary Prizes (International) for complete work 2016, DJS Translation award for Chinese poetry (DJS is the acronym in Chinese for (Emily) Dickinson, the American woman poet) 2018, The best poet of the year by Rajasthan Patrika Award biggest in the country for signal poem.(2020) The Fifth Boao International Poetry Award (2022) the Big Silver Medal of the VI Open Eurasian Literary Festival of Festivals LIFFT-2023.

Research Papers
Apart from poems and stories, Rati has written several articles particularly regarding Atharvaveda. She attempts to make a fresh reading of the Atharva veda from the point of view of (a) its contemporary relevance, (b) its literary and poetical quality, (c) its basis in the Indian folk tradition, (d) its socio-psychological orientation and (e) its closeness and similarity to modern scientific perceptions of the universe. Keeping this view in mind she has written several papers, which have been published in Indian and internet journals. Few of her works can be seen in,

In Hindi

1. Ph.D. Thesis – ‘AtharvavedIyaPadArthyojana’, Supervisor Dr. Sudheer Kumar Gupt, 1978, Rajasthan University. 2. Atharvaveda and folk culture, MadhyBharati, Sagar, India,1991, Madhya Pradesh 3. Vedic –Lokachar, chwmasa, Bhopal, 2000-2001, Madhya Pradesh, India 4. Marriage ceremonies in Vedas, chowmasa, 2000, Madhya Pradesh, India 5. SmrIti and Adim rag in Astha –Visvas, Marhai, Nov 1999, Chattisgarh, India 6. Khandit rag kiakhandta ka Alap, Marai, Nov 2000, Chattisgarh, India 7. Mratyu our Ved- 8. PRikrIti versus sanskRiti, Rachana, April, 2000, Madhya Pradesh, India 9. LokachetanakIprathamabhivyakti, Rangayana, -1997, Rajasthan, India 10. Women in Vedas and their freedom, Majara,- 2001, Rajathan 11. Kabir and atharvaveda, Bhasa,-1994 12. Holistic medicine and Atharvaveda, MadhyBharati, 2002, Madhya Pradesh, India 13. Vedic hinsa hinsa na bhavati- Lakamat-2010 14. Ved ka kaal Nirnaya -2014

Any many more

Some Important work in English

AthavaVeda and folk culture, Journal of Sukritindra Oriental Research Institute, Kochi, India, October 2000. The Vedic Quest – Concerning the Universe, Space and Time- Indianest. Com June 2002 and Journal of Sukrindra Oriental Research Institute 2002 Taking vedas to the Common Man, The Indian Express, June 7, 2003 Hindi literature related to the freedom struggle.- Bodheswaran Foundation December 11, 2004 Ayurveda in Atharvaveda, Dept. Of Vedant, Kalady. Translation in Practice. Malayalam Department, National seminar, SSUE, Kaledy Aesthetics of Translation, Sree Sankaracharya University, Kalady. Centre for        comparative Literature, National seminar on Comparative Literature a: current trends, March 2007 Religion Marketing – National Seminar in Dpt of Pholosophy in SSUE Kaledy Presentations/Participations

She has been invited for poetry reading in prestigious poetry festivals

Rati Saxena was invited in international poetry festival.

International House of Stavanger, Norway.14 May to 20 of May 2009 – Poesia Presente – Monza, Italy, 20 May to 22 of May 2009 ROMA NELLA POESIA DEL MONDO, Filippo Bettini,Rome- 22 to 25 of May 2009, Kafka cafe Readings Vienna, Austria, 26 to 2 June 2009- Struga Poetry Evenings (SPE) (Macedonian, Republic of Macedonia, 18 august 2010 to 24 august 2010 Labyrinth poetry-Vienna, Austria– 24 august to 1 September 2010 Festival International De Poesia 2011, Medellin, Colombia 1 July  to 10 July 2011 The Sheer poetry festival- Denzili, Turkey, 22 .3.12, to 27.3.12 University of Wales, Trinity Saint David, Welsh, UK March 13, 2013 Los Angeles USA invited by University Mary land 26 April to 7 May 2014, Fazra poetry festival, Iran.16 May to 24 may 2014, invited by Culture Ministry Of Iran. Festival International De Poesia, Medellin, Colombia, 17 July to 29 July 2014 The moon poetry festival- Beijing – China, 4 Sept to 11 September 2014, –4th international Eskisehir Poetry Festival. And Istanbul poetry festival Turkey-8 Oct to 16 Oct 2014 The Asian poetry festival — to Honai, Vietnam, 28 Feb to 08 march 2015 Special poetry reading in A Caruna , Spain 8 July -2015 Poetry reading at Foundation Vicente Risco, at Allariz ( Spain ) 10 July -2015 Grand Valley State University (USA) 28 September to 30 September, 2015 International female poetry festival, created and host by Foundation Casa de la, Cultura, Cereté-Córdoba (Colombia). 4th to the 9th, November, 2015. Poetry Cafe- Poetry reading in three languages-London. Poetry reading with Meena Elfin, June 20, 2015. first edition of Twin Rivers International Poetry Week at Suiyang, Guizhou -China-8 .5.2016. to 11.5.2016 22-10th Edition of Ritratti Di Poesia. 1rd Feb 2016 to Rome, and Vienna (Italy) to 5th feb 2016

23- The first Edition of Twin Rivers International Poetry week at Suiyang, Guizhou, China from 8.5.2016 to 11.5.2016

24- The Artist Residency in Munich, Germany with scholarship, from 05-08-2016 to 02-11-2016,

25-The Shanghai book Fair, International Poetry Festival, Shanghai, China from 16.06.2016 to 24.06.2016

26- The 47th International Smederevo Poetry Autumn, from 17, Oct 2017 to 19 Oct 2017, Serbia

27- Third International Spring and Poetry Festival, at Istanbul from 10 May to 14 May 2018, Turkey

28-International Poetry week, Zigong, Chengadu, China from 19th September to 25 September 2018

29- 3rd Edition of International Nilüfer Poetry Festival, Turkey 10-15 October 2018

30- The International Literature Festival of southwest Associated University – Unnan Normal University, China, 29 Nov to 31 December 2019

31- Artist Residency in Dale, Leju village – from 1 December to 25 December 2019- China

32– The 4th International Conference introducing & promoting Vietnamese literature and the 3rd International Poetry Festival, Vietnam- February 16 to 20, 2019 in Hanoi

33 First International Crete poetry festival-Crete Greece 2019, (19-21 September)

34-Sahitya 33-Sangam, Biratpor -Nepal, 2020.

35– The International Festival of Poetry “ORPHEUS” – PLOVDIV 2022 ( due Corona participate virtually

36- Emirates Airline Festival of Literature, Feb 10 to Feb 15,, Dubai 2022-( due Corona participate virtually

She is one of the founder member of the World Poetry Movement. She is the only Indian whose poem has been chosen in popular book of china, ‘110 modern poems of the world’.

Member- editorial board-

Members of international boards Member of the journal’s editorial board Multilingual Journal of Literature and Opto-Art “WürZarT,” Member of an international scientific board, Experience in musical and literary fields (squilibri.it). One of the founder member of World Poetry Movement. Some Important Participation In India-

National Seminar for literature- Udaipur (Rajasthan) 21 June to 23 June 1997 POETRY READING in ASMITA, SahityaAkedemi Auditorium New Delhi-7 April, 1999 International Seminar on Sanskrit theatre, Dr, Hari Sing Gowr University, SAGAR, 5.1.2000 National Seminar for women, Govt. Arts and Science College, Calicut, 2,3, March, 2000 Invited as a Special Guest by BakshiSrijanpeeth, Chattisgarh and presented poetry in different cities of Chattisgarh State, April 4 to April 10 Poet – Translator Meet, SahityaAkedemi, Bombay, 20 October.2001 Meet the Author, Book Fair, Rajasthan Patrika, Jaipur, Jan.2002 Poetry Reading in Asan Memorial Celebrations, Thiruvananthapuram, April 2003 All India Radio, Rajkot January 2003. National Seminar in Hindi, StreeVimarshavamhindinatakvikasyatra, Dept. of Hindi, Payyanur college, PAYYANUR-February-2004 National Seminar, Krishna Cult in North India, SahityaAcedemy. Payyanur, Feb-2004 LOK me PRATIRODH. ShreRamanandSaraswatiPustkalaya, jokharaAzamGarh, 13-15 March, 2004. International seminar on Mahabharat, SahityaAcedemy, New Delhi-2004 Seminar for translation, SahityaAcedemy, New Delhi-2004 National seminar on Translation and Resistance organized by The culture institute of Indian language, Mysore and Samyukta -2004 National seminar on Vedas and inter disciplinary studies organized by KadavallurAnyonyaparishath november.15 to 25 –2004 National seminar by Bodheswaran Foundation on Tradition and Modernity in Hindi literature related to the freedom struggle. on December –11 –2004. National seminar on Vedas and inter disciplinary studies organized by KadavallurAnyonyaparishath november.15 to 25 –2004 National seminar for folk literature- Sahitya Academy and Ramnika foundation, Ranchi Bihar- 2005-March. ( paper on folk elimants in Vedas) 3- days lectures in SreeSankaracharya University, Kaledy Kerala Feb. 2006- Ayurveda in Atharvaveda- paper presented at SreeSankaracharya University Kalady, march-2006 Poetry presentation in Kavyabharati, Kerala SahityaAkedemy and KerlraSahitya Academy –April 2006 Lecture on functional Hindi—MARATHAANASIUS COLLEGE, KOTHAMANGALAM , KERALA – on 22.01.2007 National seminar on Vedas and inter disciplinary studies organized by KadavallurAnyonyaparishath November.15 to 25-2006 Kavita Utsav-2, J & K Acedemy of Art, Culture and language. – Gust of honor Translation in Practice. Malayalam Department, National seminar, SSUE, Kaledy On 2.Feb.2007 Rereading of Vedas- SreeNeelakanta Govt. Sanskrit College of Pattambi- Kerala,    8 Feb. 2007. Central Institute Of Hindi, Mysore centre, Ministry of Human resource Devolopment Govt. of India March 8-9, 2007-03-23 Aesthetics of Translation, Sreesankaracharya University, Kalady. Centre for comparative Literature, National seminar on Comparative Literature a: current trends. 2 March 2007 Religion Marketing – National Seminar in dept of Philosophy in Sreesankaracharya University, Kalady. SahityaAkedemi, Ludhiana Punjab. Kendriya Hindi Sansthan, Mysore,, BhashaprodhyogikikevibhinnAyam Feb 25-26 2010 Poetry reading at Hydrabad literary festival –Jan,2014, Goa Literary Festival – Nov – 2014 SARJANAA ODISHA, Litrary festival, Odisha Feb- 2015 Mumbai Literary festival, Mumbai – Feb-2016 Awards-

Fellowship by Indira Gandhi National Centre for Arts in 2004-5 Sahitya Akademi Award for Translation 2000 Sate Bank of Travancore Award for poetry 2001 Naji Naaman’s Literary Prizes ( International) for 2016 Nadam Kerala, for literary work for 2017 Professional Experience:

1. Professor for BEd,( batchler of Education) at Kerala Hindi Prachar Sabha ( 1989 to 2003)

2. Visiting Professor at Sri Sankaracharya University of Sanskrit ( 2005 T0 2012 )

3. Artist-in-residence at Ebenboeckhaus Munich

4. Artist-in-residence at Künstlerhaus Villa Waldberta

Member- editorial board-

1. Member of the journal’s editorial board Multilingual Journal of Literature and Opto-Art “WürZarT,” 2. Member of an international scientific board,experience in musical and literary fields (www.squilibri.it).

She is the only Indian whose poem has been chosen in popular book of China “110 modern poems of the world” Her poem was also part of space mission by Jaxa, Japan, along with 24 other poems Right now she is residence in Artist in Villa Wardbreta, Munich-August-Septmber-2016.

Apart from these books her poetry has published in different journal around the world like

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