Shiv KumarShiv K. Kumar is a poet, novelist, short-story writer, playwright, translator and critic who spent his childhood in Lahore, Pakistan, and obtained his doctorate in English literature from the University of Cambridge. In 1978, he was elected a fellow f the Royal Society of Literature (London). He received the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1987, and was awarded the Padma Bhushan in 2001. Read More Read Less