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Teji Grover

Teji Grover is a Hindi poet,[1] fiction writer,[2] translator and painter. According to poet and critic Ashok Vajpeyi, "Teji Grover shapes her language away from the prevalent idiom of Hindi poetry. In her poetry language acquires a form which is unique..."[3] Her poems have been translated into many Indian and foreign languages.

Smita Agarwal
Grover in 2017
Born (1955-03-07) March 7, 1955 (age 69)
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Poet and a Painter

Grover's fiction is known for its blending of dream and reality. Polish Hindi scholar Kamila Junik writes about her novel Neela (Blue), "All the characters write. All the events are being written. The existence is being written as well. There is no other world beyond writing."[4]

Through her translations, Teji Grover has introduced modern Scandinavian writers and poets to Hindi readers, such as Knut Hamsun, Tarjei Vesaas, Jon Fosse, Kjell Askildsen, Gunnar Björling, Hans Herbjørnsrud, Lars Amund Vaage, Edith Södergran, Harry Martinson, Tomas Tranströmer, Lars Lundkvist, and Ann Jäderlund, as also the French writer Marguerite Duras.

She is also an abstract painter, using organic and natural colours.[5]

Life edit

Teji Grover was born on 7 March 1955 at Pathankot, in the state of Punjab in India.[6] She taught English literature at MCM DAV College for Women at Chandigarh for over two decades before early retirement in 2003. [citation needed]She is based in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.

Awards and fellowships edit

  • Bharat Bhushan Agrawal Award for poetry (1989);[7]
  • Writer-in-Residence/Director, Premchand Srijanpeeth, Ujjain (1995-1997);[8]
  • Senior Fellow (Literature), Department of Culture, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, New Delhi (1995-1997);[8] and
  • Sayed Haider Raza (S. H. Raza) Award for poetry (2003);[8][9]
  • Fellow, Institute of Advanced Study, Nantes, France (2016-2017).[10]
  • Vani Foundation Distinguished Translator Award (2019).[11]
  • The Royal Order of the Polar Star, Member 1st Class, by the King and the Queen of Sweden (2019) for promoting literary and cultural relations between India and Sweden.[12]

Work edit

Original work edit

Teji Grover's individual collections of poetry are:

  • Yahan Kucch Andheri Aur Tikhi Hai Nadi (Bharati Bhasha Prakashan, Delhi, 1983);
  • Lo Kaha Sambari (National Publishing House, New Delhi, 1994; ISBN 81-214-0537-8);
  • Ant Ki Kucch Aur Kavitayen (Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2000); and
  • Maitri (Surya Prakashan Mandir, Bikaner, 2008; ISBN 81-88858-51-X);
  • Darpan Abhi Kaanch Hee Thaa (Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2019; ISBN 978-93-88684-48-4).

The second edition of the collection Lo Kaha Sambari was published by Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, in 2016 (ISBN 978-93-5229-362-9). The second edition of the collection Maitri was published by Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, in 2020 (ISBN 978-93-89915-25-9).

Her selected poems were published in 2021. The volume is titled Kathputli Kee Aankh: Chuni Hui Kavitaen (Surya Prakashan Mandir, Bikaner, 2021); ISBN 978-93-87252-94-3.

Her poems also figured in the following books:

  • Jaise Parampara Sajate Hue (Parag Prakashan, Delhi, 1982), an anthology of poems by three fellow poets; and
  • Teji aur Rustam Ki Kavitayen (ISBN 978-81-7223-879-7),[13] a two-in-one, two-sided book of poems published by HarperCollins India in 2009.

The most recent publication of her poems in Hindi was in the online literary magazine Samalochan.[14]

Grover has published two books of fiction:

  • a novel Neela (Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 1999; ISBN 81-7055-668-6); and
  • a collection of short stories Sapne Mein Prem Ki Saat Kahanian (Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2009; ISBN 9350001136).

The second edition of her novel came out in 2016 (Vani Prakashan, New Delhi; ISBN 978-81-7055-668-8).

Grover has published a collection of essays, memoirs and travelogues and another collection of essays on folktales:

Grover has also published the following book for children:

  • Man Mein Khushi Paida Karne Wale Rang (ISBN 978-81-94599-20-3).[16] The book was published by Jugnoo Prakashan, an imprint of Takshila Publication, New Delhi, in 2020.

Translations of her work edit

Books edit

  • In 2009 the Polish translation of Teji Grover's novel Neela by Kamila Junik was published by Ksiegarnia Akademicka, Kraków, under the title Blekit (ISBN 978-83-7638-010-0).
  • In 2019 a collection of her selected poems was translated into Swedish and was published by Tranan, a Stockholm-based publisher. The title of the book was HUR SKA JAG SÄGA VAD SOM KOMMER (ISBN 978-91-88253-83-5). The poems were translated by six Swedish poets and translators, namely, Ann Jäderlund, Birgitta Wallin, Lars Andersson, Lars Hermansson, Niclas Nilsson and Staffan Söderblom.[17]
  • In 2020 her novel Neela and the collection of her short stories Sapne Mein Prem Ki Saat Kahanian were published together in English translation by Vani Book Company, an imprint of Vani Prakashan Group, under the title Blue and Other Tales of Obsessive Love (ISBN 978-81-948736-4-8). The book was translated by Meena Arora Nayak.

Teji Grover's poems have been translated into Indian and foreign languages including Marathi, English, Swedish, Polish, Norwegian, Catalan and Estonian. English translations of her poems have been included in the following anthologies:

  • Penguin New Writing in India, ed. Aditya Behl and David Nicholls (Penguin Books India, New Delhi,1992; ISBN 0-14-023340-7);
  • In Their Own Voice, ed. Arlene Zide (Penguin Books India, New Delhi, 1993; ISBN 0140156437 and 9780140156430);
  • An Anthology of Modern Hindi Poetry, ed. Kailash Vajpeyi (Rupa & Co., New Delhi, 1998; ISBN 8171674305 and 9788171674305);
  • The Tree of Tongues, ed. E. V. Ramakrishnan (Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla, 1999; ISBN 8185952701);
  • Love Poems from India, ed. Meena Alexander (Everyman's Library/Knopf, 2005; ISBN 0-14-303264-X);
  • Speaking for Myself: An Anthology of Asian Women's Writing, eds. Sukrita Paul Kumar and Malashri Lal (Penguin Books India and India International Center, New Delhi, 2009; ISBN 9780143065333); and
  • Home from A Distance, eds. Giriraj Kiradoo and Rahul Soni (Pratilipi Books, Jaipur, 2011; ISBN 9788192066592 ).

Her poems figure in the following anthologies in foreign languages:

  • Swedish: Roster fraan Indien, eds. Birgitta Wallin and Tomas Lofstrom (Sveriges Forfattarforbund, Stockholm, 1997; ISBN 91-7448-994-1), and Innan Ganges Flyter In I Natten, eds. Tomas Lofstrom and Birgitta Wallin (Bokforlaget Tranan, Stockholm, 2009; ISBN 978-91-86307-07-3);[18]
  • Polish: Cracow Indological Studies, Volume VI, Literatura Indyjska W Przekladzie (Ksiegarnia Akademicka, Kraków, 2004; ISBN 83-7188-778-7);
  • Catalan: Com espigues de blat amb vents de l'est, ed. Sameer Rawal (Cafe Central and Emboscall, Tordera in 2011; ISBN 978-84-92563-40-1); and
  • Norwegian: Stemmer i Andre Hus, ed. Hanne Bramness (Cappelen Damm, Oslo, 2011; ISBN 978-82-02-36632-2).

Her poems have also appeared in a Marathi anthology of Hindi poetry: Sangini niwadak, Hindi stree kavita, ed. and trans. by Chandrakant Patil (Manovikas Prakashan, 2012; ISBN 9789381636404).

The international literary journals in which the English translations of her poems have appeared include Poetry International Rotterdam, Rhino: The Poetry Forum, Chase Park, Modern Poetry in Translation, Hindi: Language, Discourse, Writing, Indian Literature, Paintbrush, Aufgabe and dialog.[19]

The non-English international journals in which her poems have been published include Lyrikvannen (Swedish), Karavan (Swedish) and Sirp (Estonian).[20]

In 2018 an issue of the Swedish journal Karavan was focused on her writing and her art-work. The issue carried an interview with her, translation of a long poem by her and two articles on her paintings.[21]

Her novel Neela appeared in English translation, by Meena Arora Nayak, in the journal Hindi: Language, Discourse, Writing in 2000.[22]

Two of her short stories, "Bhikshuni" and "Suparna", have also been translated into and published in English.[23]

Her short story "Su" has been translated into Croatian and published in the anthology Lotosi od neona: indijski autori o gradovima i drugim ljubavima edited by Lora Tomas and Marijana Janjic and published by Studio Tim, Rijeka, and Udruga Lotos, Zagreb, in 2017 (ISBN 9789537780661).

Translations by Teji Grover edit

Teji Grover has translated into Hindi the following works:

From the Norwegian edit

From the Swedish edit

  • An anthology of 23 Swedish poets, under the title Barf Ki Khushboo (ISBN 81-7055-827-1) (co-edited with Lars Andersson), Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, in 2001.
  • A collection of poems by the Swedish poet Lars Lundkvist, under the title Tove Olga Aurora (ISBN 81-8143-301-7), Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2006.
  • A selection of poems of the Swedish poet Ann Jäderlund, under the title Pheeka Gulabi Rang (ISBN 81-88858-57-9), Surya Prakashan Mandir, Bikaner, 2008.

From the French edit

From the Latvian edit

  • Life-Stories, a collection of short stories by Nora Ikstena, under the title Jeevan-Gathayen (ISBN 978-93-5229-404-6), Vani Prakashan, New Delhi, 2016.

From the Estonian edit

Rajkamal Prakashan, New Delhi, 2021.

Essays edit

From among Teji Grover's essays in Hindi, the following two essays have been translated into and published in English: "The Blue House" and "Looking at the Body of a Poem: The Journey of a Hindi Poet".[24]

Further, the following essays were written and published originally in English:

  • "A Poet Caged in the Act of Translation";[25]
  • "Weak Pink Color: Translating Ann Jäderlund on the Ghats of the Narmada";[26]
  • "A Necessary Poem";[27]
  • "The Fragrance of Delgadina’s Soul";[28]
  • "A Poet Bursting into Color";[29] and
  • "Incessant Search for Languages: Some Thoughts on Hindi Poetry."[30]

From among these essays, "A Necessary Poem", "The Fragrance of Delgadina’s Soul", "Weak Pink Color: Translating Ann Jäderlund on the Ghats of the Narmada" and "A Poet Caged in the Act of Translation" have been translated into and published in Swedish.[31]

Another of her essays, "Song of the Cows: Translating Lars Amund Vaage's 'Cows' into Hindi", has been translated into and published in Norwegian as part of an anthology of essays on the Norwegian author Lars Amund Vaage's work.[32]

Children's literature edit

Teji Grover has edited five books for children in Hindi, all of them published by Eklavya, Bhopal. These are:

Poetry readings and cultural visits edit

In 1999, Teji Grover read her poems at Bengt Berg's Book Cafe Heidruns in Torsby, Sweden.[33] In 2008 she read her poems at the Baltic Center for Writers and Translators, Visby, Sweden, at their annual International Poetry Festival.[34] In the same year, she read her poems in the Olav Hauge Centenary Festival at the poet's birthplace, Ulvik, in Norway.[35] In 2011 she had readings of her poetry at Trondheim, Norway, during the IndiaFestival that was being held there.[36] Further, in 2014 she read her poems at the Writers' House at Tallinn, Estonia.[37]

In 1997, Teji Grover visited Sweden as part of a delegation of 10 Indian writers.[38] Subsequently, she was one of the Indian collaborators of the Indo-Swedish Translation Project, 1998–2009. Under the aegis of this project she translated three volumes of poetry from the Swedish into Hindi (see "Translations by Teji Grover" above.)[39] In 2008, she lectured at the Book Fair at Gothenburg on her translation of the Swedish poet Ann Jäderlund's poetry into Hindi.[40]

Exhibitions of her paintings edit

Grover has held the following solo shows of her paintings:

  • Earth Colors: At Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, in November 2010;[41]
  • Jo Nahin Hai: At Arpana Fine Arts Gallery, New Delhi, in January 2011;[42]
  • Maitri: At Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, in November 2013.[43] and
  • The Earth is Blue like an Orange: At the Institute of Advanced Studies, Nantes, France, in March–June, 2017.[44]

Her paintings were also part of the following group shows:

  • Palettes of Bhopal: At Jawahar Kala Kendra, Jaipur, in 2011;[45]
  • Ensemble: At Kala Academy, Goa, in February 2012.[46]

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ See http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/17742/27/Teji-Grover 30 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 3 April 2015. Also see, Anirudh Umat, "Some Reflections on Teji Grover's Recent Poetry", The Book Review, Vol. XXXV, No. 2 - February 2011 <http://www.thebookreviewindia.org/articles/archives-510/2011/febuary/2/some-reflections-on-teji-grovers-recent-poetry.html 10 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine>, accessed on 23 April 2015; Birgitta Wallin, "Portatt av en poet i gult", Karavan, Stockholm, June 2010, pp. 118-20 (Special issue on Indian Literature); Lars Hermansson, "Nagot om hindipoesi, kari boli och Teji Grover", Lyrikvannen, Stockholm, No. 4, 2001, pp. 40-41; and Birgitta Wallin, "Bilder ur ett pagaende", Lyrikvannen, Stockholm, No. 4, 2001, pp. 52-54.
  2. ^ See, Kamila Junik, "Teji Grover's Blue", Cracow Indological Studies, Vol. 12 (ed. Halina Marlewicz), Ksiegarnia Akademicka, Krakow, 2010, and Manoj Pandey, "Seven Stories of Love in Dream", The Book Review, VOL. XXXV, No. 1 January 2011 <http://www.thebookreviewindia.org/articles/archives-486/2011/january/1/seven-stories-of-love-in-dream.html 10 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine>, accessed on 23 April 2015
  3. ^ See, Ashok Vajpeyi's preface to Teji Grover and Rustam Singh, Teji aur Rustam Ki Kavitaen, selected poems of both poets, New Delhi: HarperCollins, ISBN 978-81-7223-879-7, Hindi-language. Accessed on 17 April 2015.
  4. ^ Kamila Junik, "Teji Grover's Blue", Cracow Indological Studies, Vol. 12 (ed. Halina Marlewicz), Ksiegarnia Akademicka, Krakow, 2010.
  5. ^ Georgina Maddox, "Pen to Brush" (review of Jo Nahi Hai, solo show in Delhi), The Indian Express, 9 January 2011.
  6. ^ See http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/17742/27/Teji-Grover 30 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 3 April 2015.
  7. ^ See, Bharat Bhushan Agrawal Award http://www.geocities.ws/indian_poets/hindi.html. See also, Poetry International, http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/17742/27/Teji-Grover 30 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 17 April 2015.
  8. ^ a b c "Pratilipi » तेजी ग्रोवर / Teji Grover". pratilipi.in. Retrieved 17 April 2015.
  9. ^ See also, The Raza Foundation: Awards, http://www.therazafoundation.org/awards.php 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on 26 April 2015, and Poetry International http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/17742/27/Teji-Grover 30 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on 17 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Fellows - Nantes Institute for Advanced Study Foundation". www.iea-nantes.fr. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Teji Grover bags distinguished translator award". TheQuint. 23 January 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  12. ^ "Sweden king and queen bestow top royal honours on 7 Indians". The Times of India. 5 December 2019. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  13. ^ See, Teji Grover and Rustam Singh, Teji aur Rustam Ki Kavitaen, selected poems of both poets, New Delhi: HarperCollins, ISBN 978-81-7223-879-7, Hindi-language. Accessed on 17 April 2015.
  14. ^ "सहजि सहजि गुन रमैं : तेजी ग्रोवर". समालोचन. 5 October 2017. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  15. ^ "New publication by Teji Grover, Fellow 2016-2017 at IAS-Nantes - News - Nantes Institute for Advanced Study Foundation". www.iea-nantes.fr. Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  16. ^ See, https://www.ektaraindia.in/product/man-mein-khushi-paida-karne-wale-rang/[permanent dead link]. Accessed on 25 November 2017.
  17. ^ "Hur ska jag säga vad som kommer". Bokförlaget Tranan (in Swedish). Retrieved 31 July 2023.
  18. ^ See Innan Ganges flyter in i natten : indiska dikter översatta från Hindi, Malayalam och engelska http://www.adlibris.com/se/bok/innan-ganges-flyter-in-i-natten-indiska-dikter-oversatta-fran-hindi-malayalam-och-engelska-9789186307073 26 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 17 April 2015.
  19. ^ See Poetry International Rotterdam, http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/poet/item/17742/27/Teji-Grover 30 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on 16 May 2015; Rhino 99: The Poetry Forum, p. 69; Chase Park, No. 7, pp. 47-51; Modern Poetry in Translation, New Series/No. 11 (Summer 1997), pp. 184-88, accessed on 16 May 2015); Indian Literature, No. 158 (November–December 1993), pp. 18-21, and No. 180 (July–August 1997), pp. 13-15; Paintbrush, Vol. XXIX (2002/2003), pp. 54-58; Hindi: Language, Discourse, Writing, Vol. 2, No. 2 (July–September 2001), pp. 31–42; Aufgabe, No. 13, pp. 32-40 (http://www.litmuspress.org/aufgabe-13/ 1 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 17 April 2015); and dialog, No. 26 (Autumn 2014).
  20. ^ See Lyrikvannen, No. 4 (2001) and No. 1 (2003); Karavan, No. 2 (2008); and Sirp, No. 1 (3521) (9 January 2015). Also see, DORIS KAREVA, "Tuhandevärvine kivi".
  21. ^ See "Teji Grover, poet som sökte sig till måleriet", Karavan, No. 4 (2018). Accessed on 25 November 2020.
  22. ^ See, Hindi: Language, Discourse, Writing, Vol. 1, No. 1 (April–June 2000).
  23. ^ See, Hindi: Language, Discourse, Writing, Vol. 2, No. 2 (July–September 2001), pp. 69-74, and Pratilipi, http://pratilipi.in/2011/11/suparna-teji-grover/ 9 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on 25 April 2015, respectively.
  24. ^ See, Hindi: Language, Discourse, Writing, Vol. 2, No. 2 (July–September 2001), pp. 59-68, and Poetry International Rotterdam (1 August 2010), http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/cou_article/item/17820 20 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine, accessed on 24 April 2015, respectively.
  25. ^ Indian Literature, Vol. XL, No. 5 (September–October 1997), pp. 153-59.
  26. ^ Pratilipi, http://pratilipi.in/2008/06/weak-pink-color-teji-grover/ 21 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 24 April 2015.
  27. ^ Pratilipi, http://pratilipi.in/2008/08/a-necessary-poem-teji-grover/ 1 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 24 April 2015.
  28. ^ Pratlipi, http://pratilipi.in/2009/07/the-fragrance-of-delgadina%E2%80%99s-soul-teji-grover/ 5 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 24 April 2015.
  29. ^ Pratilipi, http://pratilipi.in/2010/01/a-poet-bursting-into-color-teji-grover/ 5 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 24 April 2015.
  30. ^ ArtConnect, Vol. 4, No. 1 (January–June 2010, pp. 6-19. http://www.indiaifa.org/platforms/publications/vol-4-issue-1.pdf Accessed on 24 April 2015.)
  31. ^ See, Lyrikvannen, No. 1, 2003, pp. 29-31; Karavan, No. 1, 2006, pp. 54-55; med andra ord, No. 55 (June 2008), pp. 4-10, http://www.oversattarcentrum.se/Content/files/mao%20nr%2055.pdf, accessed on 25 April 2015, and med andra ord, No. 79 (June 2014), pp. 10-15,respectively.
  32. ^ See, Vaage, eds. Hanne Bramness and Jahn Holljen Thon, Forlaget Oktober, Oslo, 2012, pp. 231-44.
  33. ^ See, 1999-09-25 - De 33:s Salong, http://www.heidruns.se/600/601.asp?id=1. Accessed on 27 April 2015.
  34. ^ International poetry festival, Visby. http://www.bcwt.org/servlet/GetDoc?meta_id=1962. Accessed on 17 April 2015.
  35. ^ Ulvik Poesifestival 08, Program, 17–21 September (2008), p. 17.
  36. ^ See, India 2011 NTNU, Section on Indian Poetry, . Accessed on 17 April 2015.
  37. ^ Kirjanduslik kolmapäev: tuhandevärvine kivi http://www.kultuur.info/syndmus/kirjanduslik-kolmapaev-tuhandevarvine-kivi/ Accessed on 17 April 2015.
  38. ^ See, LITTERÄRA MÖTEN MELLAN ÖST OCH VÄST: Svensk-indiska översättningsprojektet 1998–2009,Personregister: MEDARBETARE, http://u83402978.pwww.webhosting.telia.com/indbibl10ar.htm. Accessed on 26 April 2015. See also, sydasien, No. 4, 1997, pp. 17–19.
  39. ^ See, LITTERÄRA MÖTEN MELLAN ÖST OCH VÄST: Svensk-indiska översättningsprojektet 1998–2009, http://u83402978.pwww.webhosting.telia.com/indbibl10ar.htm. Accessed on 26 April 2015.
  40. ^ See,From Henriksdals ring to Hoshangabad. Ann Jäderlund in Hindi: India in Focus at the 2008 Gothenburg Book Fair, http://www.sasnet.lu.se/culture/göteborg-book-fair-2008[permanent dead link]. Accessed on 26 April 2015.
  41. ^ 5th Pratilipi Event: An Exhibition of Teji Grover’s Paintings http://udaharan.pratilipi.in/2010/10/27/5th-pratilipi-event-an-exhibition-of-teji-grovers-paintings/ 12 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed on 17 April 2015.
  42. ^ Georgina Maddox, "Pen to Brush" (review of Jo Nahi Hai, solo show in Delhi), The Indian Express, 9 January 2011; and "Lines of Poetry" (Jo Nahi Hai), The Hindu, 31 December 2010. Accessed on 15 January 2022.
  43. ^ Teji Grover’s painting exhibition begins today http://www.dailypioneer.com/story.php?section_url_key=state-editions&cat_url_key=bhopal&url_key=teji-grovers-painting-exhibition-begins-today. Accessed on 17 April 2015.
  44. ^ See "Exhibition by Teji Grover, Indian painter and Fellow at the IAS-Nantes", News, IAS-Nantes, 16 March 2017.
  45. ^ "Palettes of Bhopal, an exhibition opened by Hindu statesman Rajan Zed", The India Post, 26 November 2011. Accessed on 17 April 2015.
  46. ^ Naguesh Rao Sardessai, "Artistic Synthesis", an article about group show Ensemble, held in Kala Academy, Goa, The Navhind Times, Goa, 8 February 2012, p. 2, under Section BUZZ.

External links edit

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Teji Grover is a Hindi poet 1 fiction writer 2 translator and painter According to poet and critic Ashok Vajpeyi Teji Grover shapes her language away from the prevalent idiom of Hindi poetry In her poetry language acquires a form which is unique 3 Her poems have been translated into many Indian and foreign languages Smita AgarwalGrover in 2017Born 1955 03 07 March 7 1955 age 69 Pathankot PunjabNationalityIndianOccupation s Poet and a Painter Grover s fiction is known for its blending of dream and reality Polish Hindi scholar Kamila Junik writes about her novel Neela Blue All the characters write All the events are being written The existence is being written as well There is no other world beyond writing 4 Through her translations Teji Grover has introduced modern Scandinavian writers and poets to Hindi readers such as Knut Hamsun Tarjei Vesaas Jon Fosse Kjell Askildsen Gunnar Bjorling Hans Herbjornsrud Lars Amund Vaage Edith Sodergran Harry Martinson Tomas Transtromer Lars Lundkvist and Ann Jaderlund as also the French writer Marguerite Duras She is also an abstract painter using organic and natural colours 5 Contents 1 Life 2 Awards and fellowships 3 Work 3 1 Original work 3 2 Translations of her work 3 2 1 Books 3 3 Translations by Teji Grover 3 3 1 From the Norwegian 3 3 2 From the Swedish 3 3 3 From the French 3 3 4 From the Latvian 3 3 5 From the Estonian 3 4 Essays 3 5 Children s literature 3 6 Poetry readings and cultural visits 3 7 Exhibitions of her paintings 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksLife editTeji Grover was born on 7 March 1955 at Pathankot in the state of Punjab in India 6 She taught English literature at MCM DAV College for Women at Chandigarh for over two decades before early retirement in 2003 citation needed She is based in Bhopal Madhya Pradesh Awards and fellowships editBharat Bhushan Agrawal Award for poetry 1989 7 Writer in Residence Director Premchand Srijanpeeth Ujjain 1995 1997 8 Senior Fellow Literature Department of Culture Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India New Delhi 1995 1997 8 and Sayed Haider Raza S H Raza Award for poetry 2003 8 9 Fellow Institute of Advanced Study Nantes France 2016 2017 10 Vani Foundation Distinguished Translator Award 2019 11 The Royal Order of the Polar Star Member 1st Class by the King and the Queen of Sweden 2019 for promoting literary and cultural relations between India and Sweden 12 Work editOriginal work edit Teji Grover s individual collections of poetry are Yahan Kucch Andheri Aur Tikhi Hai Nadi Bharati Bhasha Prakashan Delhi 1983 Lo Kaha Sambari National Publishing House New Delhi 1994 ISBN 81 214 0537 8 Ant Ki Kucch Aur Kavitayen Vani Prakashan New Delhi 2000 and Maitri Surya Prakashan Mandir Bikaner 2008 ISBN 81 88858 51 X Darpan Abhi Kaanch Hee Thaa Vani Prakashan New Delhi 2019 ISBN 978 93 88684 48 4 The second edition of the collection Lo Kaha Sambari was published by Vani Prakashan New Delhi in 2016 ISBN 978 93 5229 362 9 The second edition of the collection Maitri was published by Vani Prakashan New Delhi in 2020 ISBN 978 93 89915 25 9 Her selected poems were published in 2021 The volume is titled Kathputli Kee Aankh Chuni Hui Kavitaen Surya Prakashan Mandir Bikaner 2021 ISBN 978 93 87252 94 3 Her poems also figured in the following books Jaise Parampara Sajate Hue Parag Prakashan Delhi 1982 an anthology of poems by three fellow poets and Teji aur Rustam Ki Kavitayen ISBN 978 81 7223 879 7 13 a two in one two sided book of poems published by HarperCollins India in 2009 The most recent publication of her poems in Hindi was in the online literary magazine Samalochan 14 Grover has published two books of fiction a novel Neela Vani Prakashan New Delhi 1999 ISBN 81 7055 668 6 and a collection of short stories Sapne Mein Prem Ki Saat Kahanian Vani Prakashan New Delhi 2009 ISBN 9350001136 The second edition of her novel came out in 2016 Vani Prakashan New Delhi ISBN 978 81 7055 668 8 Grover has published a collection of essays memoirs and travelogues and another collection of essays on folktales Neela Ghar aur Doosri Yatrayen Vani Prakashan New Delhi 2016 ISBN 978 93 5229 365 0 Akam se Puram Tak Lok Kathaon ka Ghar aur Bahar Eklavya Bhopal 2017 ISBN 978 93 85236 21 1 15 Grover has also published the following book for children Man Mein Khushi Paida Karne Wale Rang ISBN 978 81 94599 20 3 16 The book was published by Jugnoo Prakashan an imprint of Takshila Publication New Delhi in 2020 Translations of her work edit Books edit In 2009 the Polish translation of Teji Grover s novel Neela by Kamila Junik was published by Ksiegarnia Akademicka Krakow under the title Blekit ISBN 978 83 7638 010 0 In 2019 a collection of her selected poems was translated into Swedish and was published by Tranan a Stockholm based publisher The title of the book was HUR SKA JAG SAGA VAD SOM KOMMER ISBN 978 91 88253 83 5 The poems were translated by six Swedish poets and translators namely Ann Jaderlund Birgitta Wallin Lars Andersson Lars Hermansson Niclas Nilsson and Staffan Soderblom 17 In 2020 her novel Neela and the collection of her short stories Sapne Mein Prem Ki Saat Kahanian were published together in English translation by Vani Book Company an imprint of Vani Prakashan Group under the title Blue and Other Tales of Obsessive Love ISBN 978 81 948736 4 8 The book was translated by Meena Arora Nayak Teji Grover s poems have been translated into Indian and foreign languages including Marathi English Swedish Polish Norwegian Catalan and Estonian English translations of her poems have been included in the following anthologies Penguin New Writing in India ed Aditya Behl and David Nicholls Penguin Books India New Delhi 1992 ISBN 0 14 023340 7 In Their Own Voice ed Arlene Zide Penguin Books India New Delhi 1993 ISBN 0140156437 and 9780140156430 An Anthology of Modern Hindi Poetry ed Kailash Vajpeyi Rupa amp Co New Delhi 1998 ISBN 8171674305 and 9788171674305 The Tree of Tongues ed E V Ramakrishnan Indian Institute of Advanced Study Shimla 1999 ISBN 8185952701 Love Poems from India ed Meena Alexander Everyman s Library Knopf 2005 ISBN 0 14 303264 X Speaking for Myself An Anthology of Asian Women s Writing eds Sukrita Paul Kumar and Malashri Lal Penguin Books India and India International Center New Delhi 2009 ISBN 9780143065333 and Home from A Distance eds Giriraj Kiradoo and Rahul Soni Pratilipi Books Jaipur 2011 ISBN 9788192066592 Her poems figure in the following anthologies in foreign languages Swedish Roster fraan Indien eds Birgitta Wallin and Tomas Lofstrom Sveriges Forfattarforbund Stockholm 1997 ISBN 91 7448 994 1 and Innan Ganges Flyter In I Natten eds Tomas Lofstrom and Birgitta Wallin Bokforlaget Tranan Stockholm 2009 ISBN 978 91 86307 07 3 18 Polish Cracow Indological Studies Volume VI Literatura Indyjska W Przekladzie Ksiegarnia Akademicka Krakow 2004 ISBN 83 7188 778 7 Catalan Com espigues de blat amb vents de l est ed Sameer Rawal Cafe Central and Emboscall Tordera in 2011 ISBN 978 84 92563 40 1 and Norwegian Stemmer i Andre Hus ed Hanne Bramness Cappelen Damm Oslo 2011 ISBN 978 82 02 36632 2 Her poems have also appeared in a Marathi anthology of Hindi poetry Sangini niwadak Hindi stree kavita ed and trans by Chandrakant Patil Manovikas Prakashan 2012 ISBN 9789381636404 The international literary journals in which the English translations of her poems have appeared include Poetry International Rotterdam Rhino The Poetry Forum Chase Park Modern Poetry in Translation Hindi Language Discourse Writing Indian Literature Paintbrush Aufgabe and dialog 19 The non English international journals in which her poems have been published include Lyrikvannen Swedish Karavan Swedish and Sirp Estonian 20 In 2018 an issue of the Swedish journal Karavan was focused on her writing and her art work The issue carried an interview with her translation of a long poem by her and two articles on her paintings 21 Her novel Neela appeared in English translation by Meena Arora Nayak in the journal Hindi Language Discourse Writing in 2000 22 Two of her short stories Bhikshuni and Suparna have also been translated into and published in English 23 Her short story Su has been translated into Croatian and published in the anthology Lotosi od neona indijski autori o gradovima i drugim ljubavima edited by Lora Tomas and Marijana Janjic and published by Studio Tim Rijeka and Udruga Lotos Zagreb in 2017 ISBN 9789537780661 Translations by Teji Grover edit Teji Grover has translated into Hindi the following works From the Norwegian edit Pan a novel by Knut Hamsun under the title Pana OCLC 54782311 Vani Prakashan New Delhi 2002 Sult a novel by Knut Hamsun under the title Bhookh ISBN 81 8143 215 0 Vani Prakashan New Delhi 2004 Knut Hamsun s memoir Paa Gjengrodde Stier under the title Ghas Dhanki Pagdandiyan ISBN 978 93 5072 722 5 Vani Prakashan New Delhi 2014 Hedda Gabler a play by Henrik Ibsen co translated with Rustam Singh under the title Hedda Gabler ISBN 81 8143 622 9 Vani Prakashan New Delhi 2006 Master Builder a play by Henrik Ibsen co translated with Rustam Singh under the title Master Builder ISBN 81 8143 621 0 Vani Prakashan New Delhi 2006 An anthology of ten contemporary Norwegian short stories under the title Das Samkaleen Norwigee Kahanian ISBN 978 81 8143 733 4 Vani Prakashan New Delhi 2008 Fuglane a novel by Tarjei Vesaas under the title Parinde ISBN 978 93 5072 215 2 Vani Prakashan New Delhi 2012 Aliss at the Fire a novel by Jon Fosse under the title Aag Ke Paas Aliss Hai Yeh ISBN 978 93 5229 363 6 Vani Prakashan New Delhi 2016 Mendhak a story book for children by Hans Sande ISBN 978 93 91132 33 0 Eklavya Bhopal 2021 Archimedes Aur Bread Ka Slice a story book for children by Hans Sande ISBN 978 93 91132 42 2 Eklavya Bhopal 2021 From the Swedish edit An anthology of 23 Swedish poets under the title Barf Ki Khushboo ISBN 81 7055 827 1 co edited with Lars Andersson Vani Prakashan New Delhi in 2001 A collection of poems by the Swedish poet Lars Lundkvist under the title Tove Olga Aurora ISBN 81 8143 301 7 Vani Prakashan New Delhi 2006 A selection of poems of the Swedish poet Ann Jaderlund under the title Pheeka Gulabi Rang ISBN 81 88858 57 9 Surya Prakashan Mandir Bikaner 2008 From the French edit La maladie de la mort a novel by Marguerite Duras under the title Mrityurog ISBN 978 93 5000 296 4 Vani Prakashan New Delhi 2010 From the Latvian edit Life Stories a collection of short stories by Nora Ikstena under the title Jeevan Gathayen ISBN 978 93 5229 404 6 Vani Prakashan New Delhi 2016 From the Estonian edit A selection of poems with Rustam Singh of the Estonian poet Doris Kareva under the title Aag Jo Jalati Nahin ISBN 978 9392757433 Rajkamal Prakashan New Delhi 2021 Essays edit From among Teji Grover s essays in Hindi the following two essays have been translated into and published in English The Blue House and Looking at the Body of a Poem The Journey of a Hindi Poet 24 Further the following essays were written and published originally in English A Poet Caged in the Act of Translation 25 Weak Pink Color Translating Ann Jaderlund on the Ghats of the Narmada 26 A Necessary Poem 27 The Fragrance of Delgadina s Soul 28 A Poet Bursting into Color 29 and Incessant Search for Languages Some Thoughts on Hindi Poetry 30 From among these essays A Necessary Poem The Fragrance of Delgadina s Soul Weak Pink Color Translating Ann Jaderlund on the Ghats of the Narmada and A Poet Caged in the Act of Translation have been translated into and published in Swedish 31 Another of her essays Song of the Cows Translating Lars Amund Vaage s Cows into Hindi has been translated into and published in Norwegian as part of an anthology of essays on the Norwegian author Lars Amund Vaage s work 32 Children s literature edit Teji Grover has edited five books for children in Hindi all of them published by Eklavya Bhopal These are Doodh Jalebi Jaggagga ISBN 978 81 87171 84 3 Kyon Ji Beta Ram Sahay ISBN 978 81 87171 86 7 Apke Japani Haiku ISBN 978 81 87171 79 9 Mann Ke Laddoo ISBN 978 81 89976 60 6 Hau Hau Happ A collection of Poems for children ISBN 978 93 85236 81 5 Poetry readings and cultural visits edit In 1999 Teji Grover read her poems at Bengt Berg s Book Cafe Heidruns in Torsby Sweden 33 In 2008 she read her poems at the Baltic Center for Writers and Translators Visby Sweden at their annual International Poetry Festival 34 In the same year she read her poems in the Olav Hauge Centenary Festival at the poet s birthplace Ulvik in Norway 35 In 2011 she had readings of her poetry at Trondheim Norway during the IndiaFestival that was being held there 36 Further in 2014 she read her poems at the Writers House at Tallinn Estonia 37 In 1997 Teji Grover visited Sweden as part of a delegation of 10 Indian writers 38 Subsequently she was one of the Indian collaborators of the Indo Swedish Translation Project 1998 2009 Under the aegis of this project she translated three volumes of poetry from the Swedish into Hindi see Translations by Teji Grover above 39 In 2008 she lectured at the Book Fair at Gothenburg on her translation of the Swedish poet Ann Jaderlund s poetry into Hindi 40 Exhibitions of her paintings edit Grover has held the following solo shows of her paintings Earth Colors At Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur in November 2010 41 Jo Nahin Hai At Arpana Fine Arts Gallery New Delhi in January 2011 42 Maitri At Bharat Bhavan Bhopal in November 2013 43 and The Earth is Blue like an Orange At the Institute of Advanced Studies Nantes France in March June 2017 44 Her paintings were also part of the following group shows Palettes of Bhopal At Jawahar Kala Kendra Jaipur in 2011 45 Ensemble At Kala Academy Goa in February 2012 46 See also editList of Indian writers Rustam SinghReferences edit See http www poetryinternationalweb net pi site poet item 17742 27 Teji Grover Archived 30 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 3 April 2015 Also see Anirudh Umat Some Reflections on Teji Grover s Recent Poetry The Book Review Vol XXXV No 2 February 2011 lt http www thebookreviewindia org articles archives 510 2011 febuary 2 some reflections on teji grovers recent poetry html Archived 10 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine gt accessed on 23 April 2015 Birgitta Wallin Portatt av en poet i gult Karavan Stockholm June 2010 pp 118 20 Special issue on Indian Literature Lars Hermansson Nagot om hindipoesi kari boli och Teji Grover Lyrikvannen Stockholm No 4 2001 pp 40 41 and Birgitta Wallin Bilder ur ett pagaende Lyrikvannen Stockholm No 4 2001 pp 52 54 See Kamila Junik Teji Grover s Blue Cracow Indological Studies Vol 12 ed Halina Marlewicz Ksiegarnia Akademicka Krakow 2010 and Manoj Pandey Seven Stories of Love in Dream The Book Review VOL XXXV No 1 January 2011 lt http www thebookreviewindia org articles archives 486 2011 january 1 seven stories of love in dream html Archived 10 August 2016 at the Wayback Machine gt accessed on 23 April 2015 See Ashok Vajpeyi s preface to Teji Grover and Rustam Singh Teji aur Rustam Ki Kavitaen selected poems of both poets New Delhi HarperCollins ISBN 978 81 7223 879 7 Hindi language Accessed on 17 April 2015 Kamila Junik Teji Grover s Blue Cracow Indological Studies Vol 12 ed Halina Marlewicz Ksiegarnia Akademicka Krakow 2010 Georgina Maddox Pen to Brush review of Jo Nahi Hai solo show in Delhi The Indian Express 9 January 2011 See http www poetryinternationalweb net pi site poet item 17742 27 Teji Grover Archived 30 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 3 April 2015 See Bharat Bhushan Agrawal Award http www geocities ws indian poets hindi html See also Poetry International http www poetryinternationalweb net pi site poet item 17742 27 Teji Grover Archived 30 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 17 April 2015 a b c Pratilipi त ज ग र वर Teji Grover pratilipi in Retrieved 17 April 2015 See also The Raza Foundation Awards http www therazafoundation org awards php Archived 19 September 2016 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 26 April 2015 and Poetry International http www poetryinternationalweb net pi site poet item 17742 27 Teji Grover Archived 30 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 17 April 2015 Fellows Nantes Institute for Advanced Study Foundation www iea nantes fr Retrieved 31 July 2023 Teji Grover bags distinguished translator award TheQuint 23 January 2019 Retrieved 31 July 2023 Sweden king and queen bestow top royal honours on 7 Indians The Times of India 5 December 2019 ISSN 0971 8257 Retrieved 31 July 2023 See Teji Grover and Rustam Singh Teji aur Rustam Ki Kavitaen selected poems of both poets New Delhi HarperCollins ISBN 978 81 7223 879 7 Hindi language Accessed on 17 April 2015 सहज सहज ग न रम त ज ग र वर सम ल चन 5 October 2017 Retrieved 31 July 2023 New publication by Teji Grover Fellow 2016 2017 at IAS Nantes News Nantes Institute for Advanced Study Foundation www iea nantes fr Retrieved 31 July 2023 See https www ektaraindia in product man mein khushi paida karne wale rang permanent dead link Accessed on 25 November 2017 Hur ska jag saga vad som kommer Bokforlaget Tranan in Swedish Retrieved 31 July 2023 See Innan Ganges flyter in i natten indiska dikter oversatta fran Hindi Malayalam och engelska http www adlibris com se bok innan ganges flyter in i natten indiska dikter oversatta fran hindi malayalam och engelska 9789186307073 Archived 26 June 2017 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 17 April 2015 See Poetry International Rotterdam http www poetryinternationalweb net pi site poet item 17742 27 Teji Grover Archived 30 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 16 May 2015 Rhino 99 The Poetry Forum p 69 Chase Park No 7 pp 47 51 Modern Poetry in Translation New Series No 11 Summer 1997 pp 184 88 accessed on 16 May 2015 Indian Literature No 158 November December 1993 pp 18 21 and No 180 July August 1997 pp 13 15 Paintbrush Vol XXIX 2002 2003 pp 54 58 Hindi Language Discourse Writing Vol 2 No 2 July September 2001 pp 31 42 Aufgabe No 13 pp 32 40 http www litmuspress org aufgabe 13 Archived 1 March 2015 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 17 April 2015 and dialog No 26 Autumn 2014 See Lyrikvannen No 4 2001 and No 1 2003 Karavan No 2 2008 and Sirp No 1 3521 9 January 2015 Also see DORIS KAREVA Tuhandevarvine kivi See Teji Grover poet som sokte sig till maleriet Karavan No 4 2018 Accessed on 25 November 2020 See Hindi Language Discourse Writing Vol 1 No 1 April June 2000 See Hindi Language Discourse Writing Vol 2 No 2 July September 2001 pp 69 74 and Pratilipi http pratilipi in 2011 11 suparna teji grover Archived 9 January 2012 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 25 April 2015 respectively See Hindi Language Discourse Writing Vol 2 No 2 July September 2001 pp 59 68 and Poetry International Rotterdam 1 August 2010 http www poetryinternationalweb net pi site cou article item 17820 Archived 20 November 2017 at the Wayback Machine accessed on 24 April 2015 respectively Indian Literature Vol XL No 5 September October 1997 pp 153 59 Pratilipi http pratilipi in 2008 06 weak pink color teji grover Archived 21 May 2015 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 24 April 2015 Pratilipi http pratilipi in 2008 08 a necessary poem teji grover Archived 1 January 2015 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 24 April 2015 Pratlipi http pratilipi in 2009 07 the fragrance of delgadina E2 80 99s soul teji grover Archived 5 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 24 April 2015 Pratilipi http pratilipi in 2010 01 a poet bursting into color teji grover Archived 5 December 2015 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 24 April 2015 ArtConnect Vol 4 No 1 January June 2010 pp 6 19 http www indiaifa org platforms publications vol 4 issue 1 pdf Accessed on 24 April 2015 See Lyrikvannen No 1 2003 pp 29 31 Karavan No 1 2006 pp 54 55 med andra ord No 55 June 2008 pp 4 10 http www oversattarcentrum se Content files mao 20nr 2055 pdf accessed on 25 April 2015 and med andra ord No 79 June 2014 pp 10 15 respectively See Vaage eds Hanne Bramness and Jahn Holljen Thon Forlaget Oktober Oslo 2012 pp 231 44 See 1999 09 25 De 33 s Salong http www heidruns se 600 601 asp id 1 Accessed on 27 April 2015 International poetry festival Visby http www bcwt org servlet GetDoc meta id 1962 Accessed on 17 April 2015 Ulvik Poesifestival 08 Program 17 21 September 2008 p 17 See India 2011 NTNU Section on Indian Poetry 1 Accessed on 17 April 2015 Kirjanduslik kolmapaev tuhandevarvine kivi http www kultuur info syndmus kirjanduslik kolmapaev tuhandevarvine kivi Accessed on 17 April 2015 See LITTERARA MOTEN MELLAN OST OCH VAST Svensk indiska oversattningsprojektet 1998 2009 Personregister MEDARBETARE http u83402978 pwww webhosting telia com indbibl10ar htm Accessed on 26 April 2015 See also sydasien No 4 1997 pp 17 19 See LITTERARA MOTEN MELLAN OST OCH VAST Svensk indiska oversattningsprojektet 1998 2009 http u83402978 pwww webhosting telia com indbibl10ar htm Accessed on 26 April 2015 See From Henriksdals ring to Hoshangabad Ann Jaderlund in Hindi India in Focus at the 2008 Gothenburg Book Fair http www sasnet lu se culture goteborg book fair 2008 permanent dead link Accessed on 26 April 2015 5th Pratilipi Event An Exhibition of Teji Grover s Paintings http udaharan pratilipi in 2010 10 27 5th pratilipi event an exhibition of teji grovers paintings Archived 12 July 2015 at the Wayback Machine Accessed on 17 April 2015 Georgina Maddox Pen to Brush review of Jo Nahi Hai solo show in Delhi The Indian Express 9 January 2011 and Lines of Poetry Jo Nahi Hai The Hindu 31 December 2010 Accessed on 15 January 2022 Teji Grover s painting exhibition begins today http www dailypioneer com story php section url key state editions amp cat url key bhopal amp url key teji grovers painting exhibition begins today Accessed on 17 April 2015 See Exhibition by Teji Grover Indian painter and Fellow at the IAS Nantes News IAS Nantes 16 March 2017 Palettes of Bhopal an exhibition opened by Hindu statesman Rajan Zed The India Post 26 November 2011 Accessed on 17 April 2015 Naguesh Rao Sardessai Artistic Synthesis an article about group show Ensemble held in Kala Academy Goa The Navhind Times Goa 8 February 2012 p 2 under Section BUZZ External links editPuppet s Eye Teji Grover https web archive org web 20150518085843 http pratilipi in 2010 06 puppets eye teji grover Portals nbsp Biography nbsp India nbsp Literature nbsp Poetry nbsp Art Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Teji Grover amp oldid 1215176274, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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