Neelabh Ashk

Neelabh Ashk (16 August 1945 – 23 July 2016) was an Indian Hindi language poet, journalist, and translator. He published various poetry collections. He is best known for translating the works of notable authors like Arundhati Roy, Salman Rushdie, William Shakespeare, Bertolt Brecht, and Mikhail Lermontov. His father was Hindi writer Upendranath Ashk. He graduated in Commerce and completed his master's degree from Department of Hindi, Allahabad University. Both the times he scored first positions in his batch of 60s. In 1980, he started working with BBC London's foreign broadcasting department of Hindi as a producer for four years. His published 24 poems on his experiences in London in the London Diary Series. He also handled work of their publishing house which was named after him as "Neelabh Prakashan".

Ashk married two times. He separated from his first wife, after she died, he married second time girl named Bhumika Dwivedi Ashk, another writer, artist and social worker . He left his parental home of Allahabad and moved to Delhi. He also translated Salman Rushdie's The Enchantress of Florence, as well as various works of William Shakespeare and German playwright Bertolt Brecht. and Rang-Prasang, the later being published by the National School of Drama. His Hindi poetry collections are: Jungle Khamosh Hai Uttaradhikaar Shok Ka Sukh Shabdo Se Naata Atoot Hai Ishvar Ka Moksh Apne Aap Se Lambi Baatcheet Cheezein Upasthit Hain Khatra Agle Mod Ke Uss Taraf Hain