Paanchali ( Naatak )

About the author Shyam Mathur retired as Head of Mathematics Department and Director of Cultural Activities, Mayo College, Ajmer. He writes in both Hindi and English and translates from Hindi and Rajasthani to English. His writings have been published in Dharmayug, Madhuri, Madhumati, Rajasthan Patrika, Baalhans and Dainik Navjyoti in Hindi and Times of India, Jaipur and Indian Literature in English. His first published book was ' Asli Vaital ' in the year 1977. It had two plays for children. He has translated a large number of poems, short stories and plays from Rajasthani literature to English for Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. These include two Akademi Award winning anthologies of Rajasthani poetry - 'Leeltaans' by Padmashri Kanhaiya Lal Sethia and 'Paagi' by Padmashri Dr. C. P. Dewal. He received rhe Katha Translation Award in 1997 and won a prize in the All India Translation Competition on the occasion of the Golden Jubilee of Akademi bimonthly Indian Literature in 2008. For last about twenty years he is active in theatre. He works with the youth and he is the director of a repertory called Rangmandal that has about 30 members. He has directed about 30 plays, mostly written by himself. He is now getting some of his plays published.