Devesh Path Sariya is an award winning Hindi poet, prose writer and translator. Devesh has been awarded prestigious Bharatbhushan Agarwal Puraskar (2023) .
Devesh's published works include Nooh Ki Naav (Poems) ; Stinky Tofu (Stories) ; and Chhoti Aankho ki Pultliyon Mein (Taiwan Diary) . Devesh has also translated poetry books of Polish-American poet John Guzlowski and Taiwanese poet Lee Min-Yung.
Devesh's creations have been translated into English, Spanish, Mandarin, Russian, Bangla, Marathi, Punjabi and Rajasthani. 'A Toast to winter Solstice' is his poetry collection translated (by Shivam Tomar) into English.
Devesh is the editor of the Hindi literary website Gol Chakkar. He also enjoys photography as a hobby.
Sheep lack both—
the ability to choose the right leader
and the courage to overthrow the wrong one.
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My heart sank a little
as I ticked the very first checkbox
among all the income group options
on the bank form.
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Do tyrants know that Mussolini's mouth,
Once spewing venom, was stuffed
with a dead rat and publicly
peed on by a woman.
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'Holding her hands in mine, I simply thought
The world should be as beautiful and warm as her hands'
- Kedarnath Singh
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(1) Exiled
In the face of even the slightest possibility,
their longing grew for a chance,
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