Hrishikesh Sulabh is a Hindi writer, best known for short stories and writing plays in Bideshiya Shaili. He worked with the All India Radio between 1980 and 2015. He is now retired and focuses on writing and interacting with young writers / poets / theater workers and activists.
Recent
Sulabh's newest novel titled "Agnileek" has just been published by Rajkamal Prakashan. | Nov 2019
His latest short-story collection "Sankalit Kahaniya" has been published by National Book Trust. | Nov 2019
His representative short story collection has been published in the nationally reputed series "Pratinidhi Kahaniya" published by Rajkamal Prakashan | Feb 2018
Life
He was born in a small village. He received his basic schooling in the village school at Laheji. The ambience of village stage and theatre led to the inculcation of theatrical values in him. His father, who was a freedom fighter, moved to the city ofPatna for Sulabh's further education. After completing his B.A. in Hindi, he went to pursue his Masters in the same subject. Due to financial constraints and family responsibilities, he had to drop out after a year of his M.A. education. As an optimisation between arranging his wherewithal and channelising his creative energies, he took up a job with All India Radio as an executive. He married Meena Shrivastava on 26 April 1982 at the age of 28. At that time, she was the only graduate in her village. He has three daughters, Vatsala, Vasundhara, and Vallari. His life and works have been greatly influenced by his father, Dr. Rama Shankar Srivastava, who was a homoeopathic doctor and a freedom fighter. Sulabh has been known for crediting his father for being exceptionally understanding. He mentions the freedom and faith extended by his father towards himself as the biggest motivating factors in the journey of his life. For the past three decades, Hrishikesh Sulabh, apart from writing plays and being a theatre activist, has been actively participating in the various cultural movements. His stories have been published in a plethora of magazines and at the same time, they have been translated into various languages, also in English. On account of his intense passion for theatre, he looked up towards writing plays along with story writing. ″Hrishikesh Sulabh″ has incorporated the theatrical skills and ideas of the famous drama style of ″Bhikhari Thakur″.i.e. Bidesiya″ in his plays for the first time in a very creative style for the contemporary Hindi theatre. ″National School of Drama″ staged his play ″Batohi″. For the past few years he has been continuously writing for the literary magazine 'Kathadesh'. ″Dharti Aaba″ and Rani ka Sapna are Hrishikesh Sulabh's latest play.
His story Ashtabhujalal ki Bhujaein/ अष्ठभुजालाल की भुजाएँ was included in Theranjedutha Hindi Kathakal The title story can be read for free at http://www.shabdankan.com/2014/05/hrishikesh-sulabh-halant-hindi-kahani.html.
