Surinder Deol, a former staff member of the World Bank in Washington DC, is most recently the author of Sahir: A Literary Portrait (2019). His interest in Ghalib’s poetry, a passion from his early years, led him to translate the Divan-e Ghalib as The Treasure: A Modern Rendition of Ghalib’s Lyrical Love Poetry (2014). He has also published a book of poems titled A Moment in the Universe (2006), and a novel, Endless Life (2012).
His book:
The Hidden Garden: Mir Taqi Mir by Gopi Chand Narang – translated from the Urdu to English
Faiz: From Passionate Love to a Cosmic Vision