<p><strong>Vihang Ashokbhai Naik</strong>, also known as Vihang A. Naik born in Surat, India on September 2, 1969, is a contemporary poet writing in English, widely published and won awards.His English language poems have appeared in literary journals such as : Indian Literature : A Sahitya Akademi Bi-Monthly Journal , Kavya Bharati , POESIS : A Journal of Poetry Circle , Mumbai , The Journal of The Poetry Society ( India ) , The Journal of Indian Writing In English , The Journal of Literature and Aesthetics , The Brown Critique ,The Poetry Chain among other significant journals and e publications. He is educated from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda with English Literature , Philosophy and Indian Literature in English Translations.</p>
<p>From Surat, he moved to Baroda, Ahmadabad and other cities out of Gujarat. He had his primary school was from Navrachana , he changed cities and schools. His travels gave him unique insight into life and humanity and he wrote “<em>City Times and Other Poems</em>” which enters Limca Book of Records : 2016 ; Michel Madhusudan Prize : 1998 among other significant awards.</p>
<p>His collections of poems includes <em>City Times and Other Poems</em> (1993), <em>Making A Poem</em>(2004) and <em>Poetry Manifesto</em> ( <em>New & Selected Poems</em>) (2010). His Gujarati collection of poems titled <em>Jeevangeet</em> (Gujarati poems) (2001) is dedicated to the cause of victims of Gujarat Earthquake 26th January, 2001. He also translates poetry written in Gujarati language into English including his own Gujarati Language poems into English. His poems have appeared in some of the most noted literary journals and anthologies. His poetry has been translated into Japanese, Spanish,Italian,German and Portuguese. Besides two comprehensive critical studies books have been edited on Vihang A. Naik’s poetry. The two edited anthologies are Vihang A Naik: A Study of his Mind and Art ( edited by Dr.Sanjay P. Pandey) and The Poetry of Vihang A. Naik : New Literary Dimensions ( edited by Goutam Karmakar ) along with some significant literary critical essays by literary critics.He began his teaching career as a lecturer in English in 1996. During his professional life, he taught English at various colleges in North Gujarat and retired from his job as the Associate Professor ( English ) in March, 2019. After his retirement he lives and works in Baroda,Gujarat. India.</p>