Born 1968. MA in Hindi Literature from Delhi University and PhD from Jawaharlal Nehru University. Writes poetry in Hindi (Samay ko Cheerkar, 1998) and Maithili (Ekta Herayal Duniya, 2008). Was awarded the Kanhaiyya Smriti Samman (1998) and Hemant Smriti Kavita Puraskar (2003). Presently, Reader at Assam University, Silchar’s Hindi Department.