K. K. Srivastava
K. K. Srivastava | |
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 Srivastava in 2019 addressing teams from Brazil, South Africa and Austria on Setting Government Accounting Standards in Public Secto in World Bank India Center Lodhi Estate, New Delhi | |
| Born | 1960 |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | MA (Economics) |
| Alma mater | Gorakhpur University |
| Occupation(s) | Author, former additional deputy comptroller & auditor general in the rank of special secretary to the Indian government |
| Known for | Poet, non-fiction, critic, and columnist |
Kuldeep Kumar Srivastava (born 1960)[1] is an Indian poet and author. He has written three volumes of poetry and a literary semi-autobiographical non-fiction. Srivastava is the former Additional Deputy Comptroller and Auditor General in the Office of the Comptroller and Auditor General of India, New Delhi.[2][3]
Early life and career
[edit]Srivastava was born in 1960 in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh. He received his master's degree in economics in 1980 from Gorakhpur University and joined Civil Services in 1983. His first poetry book Ineluctable Stillness came in 2005 followed by two more poetry collections and a semi-autobiographical non-fiction.[4]
Srivastava wrote Soliloquy of a Small-Town Uncivil Servant, a literary non-fiction published in March 2019.[5][6][3]
Srivastava is known for his incisive book reviews and articles published in The Pioneer, The Daily Star and Kitaab Singapore.
His poems have been translated into Hindi (Andhere Se Nikli Kavitayen—Nardeo Sharma and Jaswinder Singh) (2017)[7] and his book Shadows of the Real was translated into Russian language by veteran Russian poet Adolf Shvedchikov.[8]
As Principal Accountant General, he headed big offices in States like Kerala, Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar and Jharkhand.[3]
Bibliography
[edit]- Shadow of the Real. Rupa, 2012. 160 pages. ISBN 978-81-291-2011-3.[1]
- Shadow of the Real. 2017. 116 pages. Translated into Russian by the Russian poet Adolf Shvedchikov[9]
- Ineluctable Stillness (A Collection of Poems). 2005. ISBN 8173137277.[2]
- An Armless Hand Writes.
- Soliloquy of a Small-Town Uncivil Servant. 2019. 208 pages. ISBN 9353040833.
- The Descent: Essays and Critiques (2010–2021), p.182, ASIN:B09QJL23G4
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Shadows of the Real | Rupa Publications". Rupapublication.
- ^ a b Bandopadhyay, Manohar (2006). "Review of Ineluctable Stillness (A collection of poems)". Indian Literature. 50 (4 (234)): 201–203. ISSN 0019-5804. JSTOR 23346454.
- ^ a b c Das, RJ (16 July 2019). "Book Review By Dr RJ Das: Soliloquy of a Small-Town Uncivil Servant". The Financial Express.
- ^ "K. K. Srivastava: 'Poems Represent Some Sort Of Conversation With My Solitude' – Interview". Eurasia Review. 22 August 2017.
- ^ "a book review by Jonah Raskin: Soliloquy of a Small-Town Uncivil Servant". The New York Review of Books.
- ^ Pioneer, The. "An uncivil servant's inner world". The Pioneer.
- ^ Pāṇḍeya, Jagadīśa Prasāda (2011). Andhere Se Nikali Kavitayen (in Hindi). Vani Prakashan. ISBN 978-93-5000-150-9.
- ^ "A CONVERSATION: Extraordinary Author-Poet K.K. Srivastava Talks About His Work And Career". desibuzzcanada.com.
- ^ "Russian Anthology "Shadow of the Real" Released in Trivandrum". Ind.rs.gov.ru.
External links
[edit]- Interview with Agron Shele, a poet from Belgium
- Interview with Brazilian poet and critic Régis Bonvicino
- Interview with Ashok Bhargava, President Writers International Network, Canada
- K K Srivastava: In talk with Kurt F Svatek, an Austrian poet
- Srivastava's Interview in Aaj Savere on T.V. Channel DD National on YouTube