Ashok Sawhny

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Ashok Sawhny
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Ashok Sawhny at the
1st Delhi Poetry Festival 2013
Born (1937-07-27) 27 July 1937 (age 86)
Lahore, now in Pakistan
Occupation Poet, Businessman, Film Producer
Nationality Indian
Alma mater St. Stephen's College, Delhi
Genre Poetry
Spouse Uma Sawhny
Children Radha
Meera
Jyoti
Geeta
Website
www.ashoksawhny.com
Sawhny with Indian politician Abhishek Singhvi

Ashok Sawhny (born 1937) is bilingual Indian poet, film producer and businessman.[1][2] He is founder and President of Monarch International (estb. 1978),[3] an international trading company with offices in several countries.[4]

Early life

Sawhny was born in the year 1937 in Lahore, Pakistan. He attended Modern School, New Delhi followed by St. Stephen's College, Delhi

Career

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.[7]

Bibliography

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References

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  5. Profile Monarch International
  6. Ashok Sawhny at the Internet Movie Database
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