Ashok Sawhny | |
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 Sawhny at the 2013 Delhi Poetry Festival | |
| Born | 6 December 1937 Lahore, now in Pakistan |
| Occupation | Poet, businessman, film producer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | St. Stephen's College, Delhi |
| Genre | Poetry |
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Ashok Sawhny (born 1937) is bilingual Indian poet, film producer and businessman. [1] [2] He is founder and President of Monarch International (established 1978), [3] an international trading company with offices in several countries. [4]
Sawhny was born in the year 1937 in Lahore, Pakistan. He attended Modern School, New Delhi followed by St. Stephen's College, Delhi
Sawhny worked with Indian Industry till 1977, before starting with his own company, Monarch International in 1978,. [5] trading internationally with offices in several countries. [4] He has also critically acclaimed film, Listen Amaya (2013), starring Farooq Shaikh and Deepti Naval. [6]
Ashok sawhney has penned 13 solo poetry books so far. [7] He has been published in anthologies alongside A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, Gulzar, Ruskin Bond, Deepti Naval, Shashi Tharoor, Irshad Kamil, and Kapil Sibal. [8]
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