Vinod Tewary

Dr. Vinod Tewary is a native of Hardoi, UP India. Presently, he lives in Colorado, USA. He is working as a Physicist in a national science organization. His wife is a retired teacher and his two daughters live in California with their families. Prior to coming to the USA, he was a Professor & Dean at B.I.T.S. Pilani. He received his B.Sc. & M.Sc. in Physics from Lucknow University and PhD from Delhi University. He has published three books- one in Hindi poetry, two in Physics, and more than 130 research articles in various international journals of repute. He has received the Eric Reisnner medal, US Govt. bronze medal, Pride of India award, Life-time achievement award, and the Distinguished Fellow award for his work in Materials Physics.

Hindi poetry writing is of special interest to Dr. Tewary. His poems have been published in Sarita, Kadambini and other publications. His poem has been included in Anubhuti's prestigious anthology "100 best love poems in Hindi" ( http://www.anubhuti-hindi.org/sankalan/prem_kavitayen/ ). He inherited poetry from his parents. He wrote his first poem at the tender age of 7. At around 10 years of age, his Hindi teacher at school taught him the craft of poetry and the importance of meter. The main teaching of his teacher, which Dr. Tewary shares even today with newbie poets, was that poetry is a worship of Maa Saraswati. It is imperative for the poet to respect the purity and rigor of poetry. Under his guidance, Dr. Tewary wrote his first poem that was published in "Baal Vinod", a prominent children's magazine of that time. He received Rs. 2.00 as reward for this publication, which he still fondly remembers. His first book of Hindi poems "Samarpit Satya Samarpit Swapn" has been published recently, and has received very flattering reviews from the critics.

Dr Tewary has also written short stories, which have been published in Kahani, Sarita and Niharika. He won the first prize in a stories of bravery competition, organized by Sarita. He has written, directed, and produced several Hindi plays, which have been very well received. Since 2001, he has been co-editing Kaavyaalaya (http://kaavyaalaya.org ) with Vani Murarka. For him, Kaavyaalaya is a self-expression as well as a personal accomplishment, for which he feels grateful to Vani Murarka, the founder of Kaavyaalaya.

Dr Tewary's personality can be summed up in his own words as "Unshakeable faith in Physics, unbroken affinity to Hindi and endless interest in poetry."