Chaudhary Kaushal Kishore Thakur, the author of the original Hindi novella ‘Bhavaanii Bahuu’ translated into English as ‘Massacre at Midnight’ is a scion of the Singhwaar Thaakurs descended from Chaudhary Jagdambii Thaakur, the protagonist of this novella. He is a noted poet and author of Maithilii, his mother-tongue, with numerous published works. Special mention may be made of ‘Kaha’thi Kabiir’, Maithilii short stories, and ‘Harii Ichchhaa Gariiyasii’, Maithilii novel. Born at Singhwaar Deorhii on 6th March, 1935, Chaudhary Kaushal Kishore Thakur lives in present-day Singhwara, a Block headquarter in Darbhanga district of Bihar. He can be reached at:
email:
rsampark.thakur@gmail.com
Priyadarshi Thakur ‘Khayal’, also from Singhwara, is a noted poet and translator. His translation of two hundred poems of the ninth-century Chinese poet Bai Juyi into Hindi has been very popular. ‘Khayal’ is also the translator of the Turkish Nobel laureate Orhan Pamuk’s novel ‘Snow’ into Hindi, published by Penguin India. ‘Khayal’s own original work can be sampled at the popular website www.rekhta.org and YouTube. He can be reached at pthakur06@yahoo.com
