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A.K. Kulshreshth

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A.K. Kulshreshth's short stories are published in eight countries (in litmags including Asia Literary Review and Wasafiri).

He is a member of Cernunnos (www.cernunnosbooks.com), a fiction collective dedicated to taking lesser known voices across borders. Cernunnos partnered with a Hindi Litmag, Kathadesh , to run a short story contest in Hindi. The first volume of winning entries was translated and published in 2017. Cernunnos has published translations of a rare Hindi novella (Katora Bhar Khoon), the classic Chitralekha (published in Hindi in 1934), and the first ever translation of Vaishali Ki Nagarvadhu (Hindi, 1948-49, shortlisted for the Singapore Literature Prize (Translation), 2024).

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	The Dancer, Her Lover and the Yogi by Bhagwaticharan Verma, A.K. Kulshreshth (Goodreads Author) (Translator), Pratibha Vinod Kumar (Translator) 4.32 avg rating — 1,517 ratings — published 1934 — 24 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Lying Eyes 4.29 avg rating — 14 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Once Upon a Time in the Future 3.50 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 2014 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bowl Full of Blood by Babu Devakinandan Khatri, A.K. Kulshreshth (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.20 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2015 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bride of the City Volume 1 by Acharya Chatursen, Pratibha Kumar (Translator), A.K. Kulshreshth (Goodreads Author) (Translator) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Hindi Tales of Mystery and Imagination Volume 1 by Archana Verma (Editor), A.K. Kulshreshth (Goodreads Author) (Translator) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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