BOOKS
Poetry Collections/Books Authored by Abhay K.
In Light of Africa (f/c)
Celestial : A Love Poem (Mapin India, 2023)
Stray Poems (Poetrywala, India, 2022)
Monsoon: A Poem of Love and Longing (Sahitya Akademi, India, 2022)
The Magic of Madagascar (L'Harmattan, Paris, 2021)
[Published into French and Malagasy as La Magie de Madagascar (Tsipika Editions, 2022)
The Alphabets of Latin America (Bloomsbury India 2020)
The Alphabets of Latin America (Bloomsbury India 2020)
[Published in Italian as Gli alfabeti dell'America latina (Edizioni Efesto, 2021)
The Prophecy of Brasilia (Gana|Colletivo Editorial, Brazil 2018)
The Eight-eyed Lord of Kathmandu (Bloomsbury India 2018/ Onslaught Press, UK)
The Prophecy of Brasilia (Gana|Colletivo Editorial, Brazil 2018)
The Eight-eyed Lord of Kathmandu (Bloomsbury India 2018/ Onslaught Press, UK)
[Published in Nepali as Jatra ( Kathalaya,2015)
The Seduction of Delhi (Bloomsbury India, 2014)
Remains (HarAnand, India 2012)
Candling the Light (Yash Publicaions, 2011)
Fallen Leaves of Autumn (English-Russian Bilingual, Amazon, 2010)
Enigmatic Love (Bookwell India 2009)
The Seduction of Delhi (Bloomsbury India, 2014)
Remains (HarAnand, India 2012)
Candling the Light (Yash Publicaions, 2011)
Fallen Leaves of Autumn (English-Russian Bilingual, Amazon, 2010)
Enigmatic Love (Bookwell India 2009)
Poetry Books Edited by Abhay K.
The Bloomsbury Book of Great Indian Love Poems (Bloomsbury India 2020)
CAPITALS (Bloomsbury India 2017)
100 Great Indian Poems (Bloomsbury India 2018)
100 More Great Indian Poems (Bloomsbury India 2019)
New Brazilian Poems (Ibis Libris, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 2018 )
The Bloomsbury Anthology of Great Indian Poems ( Bloomsbury India 2020)
100 Grandes Poemas da Índia (University of Sao Paulo, Brazil 2018)
Cien Grandes Poemas de la India (Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León Monterrey, Mexico 2018)
100 Grandi Poesie Indiane ( Edizioni Efesto, Rome, Italy 2019)
Tononkalo Indianina 100 Tsara Indriandra (Tsipika, Antananarivo, 2020)
100 Grands Poèmes Indiens (L'Harmattan, Paris, 2022)
100 Megala Indika Poemata (Nikas Books, Athens, 2023)
Books Edited by Abhay K.
The Book of Bihari Literature (HarperCollins India 2022)
Translations by Abhay K. from Other Languages
Fool Bahadur, the first Magahi Novel- Translated from Magahi into English (Penguin India, 2024)
Meghaduta by Kalidasa-Translated from Sanskrit into English (Bloomsbury India, 2021)
Ritusamhara by Kalidasa-Translated from Sanskrit into English
New Brazilian Poems- Translated from Portuguese into English (Ibis Libris, Rio 2018)
Uttering Her Name by Gabriel Rosenstock- Translated from English into Hindi
Meghaduta by Kalidasa-Translated from Sanskrit into English (Bloomsbury India, 2021)
Ritusamhara by Kalidasa-Translated from Sanskrit into English
New Brazilian Poems- Translated from Portuguese into English (Ibis Libris, Rio 2018)
Uttering Her Name by Gabriel Rosenstock- Translated from English into Hindi
Poems in Various Anthologies
Late Blooming Cherries : Haiku Poetry from India (HarperCollins 2024)
Madness: An Anthology of Global Poetry ( Red Panda, Nepal 2023)
Greening the Earth : A Global Anthology of Poetry (Penguin Random House India, 2023)
Converse, Contemporary English Poetry by Indians (Pippa Rann, UK 2022)
Home (Brown Critique, India 2022)
Year Book of Indian Poetry in English 2021-22 (Hawakal 2022)
Witness (Red River Press, 2021)
Collegiality and Other Ballads: feminist poems by male and non-binary allies (Hawakal 2021)
Year Book of Indian Poetry in English 2020-21 (Hawakal 2021)
Paws Healing the Earth (River Paw Press, 2021)
Open Your Eyes: An Anthology on Climate Change (Hawakal 2020)
A Poem A Day edited by Gulzar ( Harper Collins India 2020)
The Bloomsbury Book of Great Indian Love Poems ( Bloomsbury India 2020)
The Lie of the Land ( Sahitya Akademi, India 2020)
The Bloomsbury Anthology of Great Indian Poems (Bloomsbury India 2019)
Modern English Poetry by Younger Indians (Sahitya Akademi, India 2019)
The Lie of the Land ( Sahitya Akademi, India 2020)
The Bloomsbury Anthology of Great Indian Poems (Bloomsbury India 2019)
Modern English Poetry by Younger Indians (Sahitya Akademi, India 2019)
Voces Del Cafe ( Nueva York Poetry Press, 2018)
The Himalayan Arc (Harper Collins 2018)
The Himalayan Arc (Harper Collins 2018)
Anthologia da Academia Taguatinguense de Letras ( Academy of Letters, Taguatinga, Brazil 2017)
Poets’ Travelogue: The Grand Indian Express (Blue Lotus Publications 2016 )
Contemporary Indian Poetry Issue of Enchanting Verses Literary Review (2015)
Big Bridge Anthology of Contemporary Indian Poetry (2015)
Journeys Along The Silk Road (The Lost Tower, UK, 2015)
Poets of India (Seventh Quarry, Wales, UK, 2014)
The Dance of the Peacock (Hidden Brooks, Canada 2013)
Harmonious Palette (Russia, 2011)
Inclinations (USA, 2008)
A Moment of Deja Vu (Forward Press, UK 2007)
Natural Spirit ( Forward Press, UK 2006)
Poems Published in Literary Journals
1.Poetry Salzburg Review (Austria)
Poets’ Travelogue: The Grand Indian Express (Blue Lotus Publications 2016 )
Contemporary Indian Poetry Issue of Enchanting Verses Literary Review (2015)
Big Bridge Anthology of Contemporary Indian Poetry (2015)
Journeys Along The Silk Road (The Lost Tower, UK, 2015)
Poets of India (Seventh Quarry, Wales, UK, 2014)
The Dance of the Peacock (Hidden Brooks, Canada 2013)
Harmonious Palette (Russia, 2011)
Inclinations (USA, 2008)
A Moment of Deja Vu (Forward Press, UK 2007)
Natural Spirit ( Forward Press, UK 2006)
Poems Published in Literary Journals
1.Poetry Salzburg Review (Austria)
2. Beltway Poetry Quarterly (Washington DC, USA )
3.Gargoyle (USA )
4.Asia Literary Review (Hong Kong)
5.The Culturium, UK
5.The Culturium, UK
6.Kitaab, Singapore
7.Marguette, Italy
7.Marguette, Italy
8.Scroll, India
9. International Gallerie, India
10.The Galway Review, Ireland
11.Tiempo Argentina
12.The Booksmovie, Spain
13.Sarasvati Quarterly ,UK
14. Mud Season Review, USA
15.Eastlit, Hongkong, China
16.The Enchanting Verses Literary Review, India
17.The Stony Thursday Book ,Ireland
18. Drunk Monkeys, Los Angeles, USA
19. Şiirden, Turkey
20. Ashvamegha, India
21.The Byword, India
23.Long Exposure Magazine, UK
24.Rupantar, Nepal
25.The Dhauli Review, India
26.Spaces Nepal
27.Muse India
28.The Week, Republica, Nepal
29.Kavya Bharati, India
30.Of Nepalese Clay
31.Madhupark, Nepal
32. Poetry at Sangam, India
33.Poetry Atlas London, UK
34.Seventh Quarry, Wales, UK
35. Chiaroscuro, London, UK
36.An Gael, New York, USA
37.The Missing Slate
38.Indian Literature, India
39.Journal of The Poetry Society of India
40.Pratilipi, India
9. International Gallerie, India
10.The Galway Review, Ireland
11.Tiempo Argentina
12.The Booksmovie, Spain
13.Sarasvati Quarterly ,UK
14. Mud Season Review, USA
15.Eastlit, Hongkong, China
16.The Enchanting Verses Literary Review, India
17.The Stony Thursday Book ,Ireland
18. Drunk Monkeys, Los Angeles, USA
19. Şiirden, Turkey
20. Ashvamegha, India
21.The Byword, India
23.Long Exposure Magazine, UK
24.Rupantar, Nepal
25.The Dhauli Review, India
26.Spaces Nepal
27.Muse India
28.The Week, Republica, Nepal
29.Kavya Bharati, India
30.Of Nepalese Clay
31.Madhupark, Nepal
32. Poetry at Sangam, India
33.Poetry Atlas London, UK
34.Seventh Quarry, Wales, UK
35. Chiaroscuro, London, UK
36.An Gael, New York, USA
37.The Missing Slate
38.Indian Literature, India
39.Journal of The Poetry Society of India
40.Pratilipi, India
41.Setu, Pittsburgh, USA
42.La.Lit, Nepal
43.The Brown Critique, India
44. Kritya, India
45.The Kathmandu Post Literary Supplement
46.Nagrik (Akshar), Nepal
47.Teesta Rangeet, Sikkim, India
48.Literary St. Petersburg, Russia
49. Women's St. Petersburg, Russia
50.Word Catalyst, USA
51.Severnaya Aurora, Russia
52.Sphinx, Russia
53.Okno, Russia
54.Nevsky Almanac, Russia
55.Kalpataru Express, India
42.La.Lit, Nepal
43.The Brown Critique, India
44. Kritya, India
45.The Kathmandu Post Literary Supplement
46.Nagrik (Akshar), Nepal
47.Teesta Rangeet, Sikkim, India
48.Literary St. Petersburg, Russia
49. Women's St. Petersburg, Russia
50.Word Catalyst, USA
51.Severnaya Aurora, Russia
52.Sphinx, Russia
53.Okno, Russia
54.Nevsky Almanac, Russia
55.Kalpataru Express, India
56. Setopati, Nepal
57.READ : Literary journal of Nepal Literature Fest, Nepal
58. Hawk & Whippoorwill, Boston, USA
59.Diplomat, London
60.Diplomat Magazine, The Hague
61. Madras Courier, India
57.READ : Literary journal of Nepal Literature Fest, Nepal
58. Hawk & Whippoorwill, Boston, USA
59.Diplomat, London
60.Diplomat Magazine, The Hague
61. Madras Courier, India
62. Dhaka Literary Review, Bangladesh
63. The Aleph Review, Lahore
64. The Punch, India
65. The Gorkha Times, Nepal
66. Poliscritture, Italy
67. Creative Flight, India/Nepal
68. Life and Legends, USA
69. Indigo, Reunion, France
70. Correio Brasiliense, Brazil
71. Blanco Mobil, Mexico
72. Kavishala, India
73. Descontexto, Chile
74. Journal of the International Festival of Poetry, Medellin, Colombia
75. Journal of the International Festival of Poetry, Nicaragua
76. Centro Cultural Trilce, Peru
77. Poetry India
78. Buenos Aires Poetry, Argentina
79. Kathmandu Tribune, Nepal
80. Correio Musa Rara, Brazil
81. Big Bridge, USA
82. The Caravan, India
83. NE Travel and Life, India
84. India Writes
85. Escamandro, Brazil
86. Silk Routes, University of Iowa, USA
87. Journal of the Flinders University, Australia
88. Rogha Gabriel, Ireland
89. Scarriet, USA
90. Rattapallax, USA
91. Chipmunk, India
92. Men Matters, Malaysia
93. First Post, India
94. Confluence, UK
95. Ponto, Italy
96. Caffe Dissensus
97.Acolada, Romania
98. Poezia, Romania
99. Convorbiri Literare
100. Confesiuni, Romania
101. Vallejo & Co. Peru
102. Chronograf, Romania
103. Cross Currents
104. Cerebration
Short Stories
That Evening Storm
Mishka
A Day Opens Slowly in Moscow
History
Nalanda (Penguin Random House 2025)f/c
Memoirs
Poesia e Diplomacia, Revista Brasileira, Brazilian Academy of Letters Fase IX, July, Aug, Sept 2018
Abhay K.'s works translated into Other Languages
'Earth Anthem' translated into over 160 languages spoken across the globe.
The Colours of Soul : A Transformative Journey into the World of Art (f/c)
River Valley to Silicon Valley (Bookwell India 2007)
River Valley to Silicon Valley (Bookwell India 2007)
Essays
Poesia e Diplomacia, Revista Brasileira, Brazilian Academy of Letters Fase IX, July, Aug, Sept 2018
Poetry & Diplomacy Journal of Art and Literature, Nepal Academy Vol 8 2015
Poetry & Poets Journal of Art and Literature, Nepal Academy Vol 9 2014
Poetry & Poets Journal of Art and Literature, Nepal Academy Vol 9 2014
'Earth Anthem' translated into over 160 languages spoken across the globe.
Poems translated into Russian, Irish, Mandarin, Nepali, Hindi, Portuguese, Spanish, Slovene, Italian, Malagasy, French, Malayalam, Romanian, Odia among other languages.
The Magic of Madagascar translated into French by Prof. Madhuri Mukherjee, published as La Magie de Madagascar in 2021 and into Malagasy by Mose Njo in 2022.
The Alphabets of Latin America translated into Italian by Angela D'Ambra and published as Gli Alfabeti Dell'America Latina (Edizioni Efesto 2021). It has also been translated into Malayalam by Deepa Chandran and into Spanish by a number of translators and will be published soon.
The Eight-eyed Lord of Kathmandu translated and published into Nepali as Jatra (Kathalaya, Nepal 2015), translated into Odia by Monalisa Jena and published by Kahani publishers in Odisha. It has also been translated into Italian by Angela D'Ambra and will be published by Costa Edizioni.
The Seduction of Delhi translated into Slovene by Katja Gorecan
The Colours of Soul : A Transformative Journey into the World of Art published into Russian as Cvet Dushi (2010)
River Valley to Silicon Valley (Bookwell, 2007) Published into Russian as V Put Ot Rechnoi Dolini (Svetaslav, St. Petersburg 2008)
Abhay K.s Articles/Columns in Newspapers/Online News
- G-20 Presidency Showcases India's Rich Cultural Heritage and Soft Power (IndiaWrites, Sept 2023)
- India's Message to the World (Gulf News, October 2021)
- Kalidasa's Meghduta with a Contemporary Lens (First Post, April 2021)
- Christmas Conjunction of Planets : Ten Anthems for the Solar System (Scroll, Dec 2020)
- Love Poems from India sweeping through histories, geographies (Scroll, Nov 2020)
- Kalidasa was an early practitioner of Ecopoetry, a genre the world is waking up to now (Scroll, July 2020)
- What Kalidasa teaches us about Lockdown, Climate Change and Biodiversity Loss (Madras Courier, April 2020)
- A common anthem for our planet: why do I seek Earth Anthem (Daily O, 31 March 2019)
- Innovations in Pubic Diplomacy,(Mural Internacional, State University of Rio de Janeiro, August, 2018)
- How India can popularize Vasudhaiva Kutumvakam (Daily O, 28 Jan 2018)
- Why India needs a poetry library for posterity ( Daily O, 3 Jan 2018)
- Why the world needs International Day of Diplomats ( 12 Oct 2017)
- In Memory of Cecilia Meireles ( Daily O, 28 July 2017)
- My connection with poet Derek Walcott ( Daily O, March 2017)
- How Delhi compares with other capital cities ( Daily O, Jan 2017)
- Creating A Poetic Portrait of The Planet The Kathmandu Post (21 March 2015)
- Singing the same song, The Kathmandu Post (5 June 2014)
- Towards an official Earth Anthem, Asia News Network(ANN), China Daily (April 2014), The Korea Herald (April 2014)
- Towards an official Earth Anthem in fight to protect the planet, The China Post(April 2014)
- An Earth Anthem, The Daily Star, Bangladesh (April 2014)
- Nepalese Literature: An introduction, Marg Asia (March 2014)
- Yoga and Indian Way of Life The Kathmandu Post (March 2014)
- A Poet for the World The Kathmandu Post (March 2014)
- Time to go mobile in Indian Elections (March 2014)
- Poetry & Poets The Himalayan Times (Feb 2014)
- A Song for South Asia HaveeruOnline, Maldives (Jan 2014)
- SAARC Anthem to celebrate our South Asianess The Sunday Times, Colombo (Dec 2013)
- The SAARC Spirit India Writes (Dec 2013)
- Celebrating Our South Asianess The Daily Star, Dhaka (Dec 2013)
- Strengthening Synergy: Need of a SAARC Anthem The Kathmandu Post ( Nov 2013)
- Innovations in Public Diplomacy University of Southern California (Nov 2013)
- In poetry we trust The Kathmandu Post (Oct 2013)
- Why We Need An Earth Anthem India Writes ( June 2013)
- An Anthem for the Earth The Kathmandu Post (May 2013)
- Karnali Highs The Kathmandu Post (May 2013)
- A Poetic Journey in the Himalayas The Kathmandu Post (April 2013)
- In the Service of Poetry The Kathmandu Post (March 2013)
- Is Poetry Really Dead The Kathmandu Post (February 2013)
- Two Shades of Passion The Kathmandu Post (Nov 2012)
- Next-Generation Democracy Millennium Post( Oct 2012)
- Coming together for better or verse Millennium Post(July 2012)
- Travails of an Author Millennium Post (May 2012)
- Searching for Dara Shikoh in Delhi Millennium Post (May 2012)
- Re-branding Bihar , The Bihar Times (February 2012 )
- The Common Man's Voice The Times of India(Dec 2011),
- Reavealed: How IFS Officers Are Groomed Rediff ( August 2011)
- India's Country Brand Values Can Help The World (July 2011)
- 9 Core Values Rediff (June 2011)
- IPv6: Is Your Website Ready Rediff (June 2011)
- UNPA Can Democratize Global Governance Viewspaper (June 2011)
- UN, IMF, World Bank Come Closer to People Governance Now (May 2011)
- Propaganda vs. Public Diplomacy Rediff (May 2011)
- India's Lead in GOV2.0 University of Southern California CPD (March 2011)
- Twitter-Instant Voice of the Planet Turns Five Governance Now (March 2011)
- All We Need is Civic Sense Viewspaper (March 2011)
- India: A Great Softpower in CPDblog University of Southern California(Feb 2011)
- India Is Fast Becoming Asia's Art & Literary H
- What Makes the 21st Century Different from the 20
- Birth Of Global Democracy Times Of I
- Inspiring Obamas CPD Blog University of Southern California
- Art Exhibition For the Starters and What to Appreciate
- Beyond Diplomacy
- Asian Renaissance
- FOLLOW GLOBALLY WHAT IS FOLLOWED LOCALLY (August 2010)
- THE POWER OF CULTURE
- WHAT HAPPENED TO MY SEVEN WISHES
- ST. PETERSBURG: LIGHT OF THE NORTH
- QUEST FOR DEMOCRATIC GLOBAL GOVERNANCE
- COUNTRIES IN CONTRAST (June 2009)
- THOUGHTS ON HOME
- WHAT IS LITERATURE
- WHAT IS TIME
- READING GOGOL IN 21ST CENTURY
- WHEN WISHES COME TRUE
- MY GRAND PA -A LIFE
- VINCENT VAN GOGH- A LIFE
- REFLECTIONS ON HAPPINESS
- ECO-AUDITING MY LIFE
- ONE YEAR IN BLOGGING
- LIGHT A CANDLE FOUNDATION
- MOSCOW MUSINGS
- A SUNDAY IN MOSCOW
- SEVEN WISHES
- WHAT GITA SPEAKS TO US-II
- WHAT GITA SPEAKS TO US-I
- HEART MATTERS