Vishnu Prasad PathakPoet and essayist Dr. Vishnu Prasad Pathak was born in Faizabad district (Ayodhya) in July 1957. His initial education was completed in Ayodhya, the holy city of the world famous Shri Ram. He has done M.A. (Hindi, Sanskrit, English), B.Ed. and after oing Sahityacharya, he completed his Ph.D. in Hindi. Dr. Pathak worked in different parts of the country in his administrative/academic experience of 40 years, during which he continued to get experience in literary and cultural subjects. The Sanskrit essay book Sanskrit-Nibandh Saurabham composed by him is used by students for Shastri, B.A. and other competitive exams. His poems and articles have been published in many well-known provincial papers/journals and national magazines. From December 1996 to 2001, Dr. Pathak was Joint Secretary of the Union and Managing Editor for the annual magazine published by the Writer's Association based in Sitapur, Uttar Pradesh. For doing commendable work on Awadhi literature, Awadhi Literary Committee, Manyora, Lakhimpur Kheri has honored him with 'Janakavi Pt. Vanshidhar Shukla Samman'. At present, Dr. Pathak is residing in Lucknow after retiring from the post of Principal. Read More Read Less