http://www.amazon.com/author/vihang Vihang A. Naik (b. September 2,1969) is a contemporary Indian award wining poet and translator. Born in Surat, Gujarat.India. He read for a BA in English studies and Philosophy and took an MA in English Literature and Indian Literature in translation, all at the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda.He received his primary education from Navrachana School, Vadodara besides other local schools in Gujarat, India. From Surat, he moved to Baroda, Ahmadabad and other cities out of Gujarat. He had his primary school was from Navrachana, he changed cities and schools. His travels gave him unique insight into life and humanity and he wrote “City Times and Other Poems” which enters Limca Book of Records : 2016 ; Michel Madhusudan Prize : 1998,IndiReader BestBook : 2015,Beverly Hills Book Awards : 2016,Book Excellence Award – 2017 among other significant awards. His collections of poems includes City Times and Other Poems (1993), Making A Poem(2004) and Poetry Manifesto ( New & Selected Poems) (2010). His Gujarati collection of poems titled Jeevangeet (Gujarati poems) (2001) is dedicated to the cause of victims of Gujarat Earthquake 26th January, 2001. He also translates poetry written in Gujarati language into English including his own Gujarati Language poems into English. His poems have appeared in some of the most noted literary journals and anthologies. His poetry has been translated into Japanese,Spanish,Italian,German and Portuguese. After his retirement he lives and works in Baroda,Gujarat. India.