This is the author's thirteenth volume of verse, and he has edited several other volumes of Indian poetry in translation, as also original in English. He was former editor Indian Literature, as also he is the art critic for the Times of India, New Delhi. He started his working career as a personal assistant to Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru. He held cultural scholarships to Italy and France after graduation from A.S. College Srinagar, Kashmir. He received the Padmashri award for literature in English in 1991.