My Profile
Dr. Sneh Thakore
16 Revlis Crescent
Toronto
Ontario, M1V 1E9
Canada
Tel. 416-291-9534
e-mail: dr.snehthakore@gmail.com
Website: vasudhamagazine.ca
Founder, Editor and Publisher: ‘Vasudha’ a Hindi literary magazine (since Jan.2004), Vice Chancellor – International Roma Cultural University, Canada Chapter, Fellow: Research Foundation International – affiliated to UNO, Hony. Officiating President Research Foundation International Women Empowerment Wing & Hony. HOD Roma Research Foundation Canada chapter, Hony. Patron: Hindi Center – New Delhi, Chair Person Canada: World Forum of Dialogue, Director – WECONNECT Community Services, Ont. Canada, Co-Editor: History of World Hindi Literature, Member of Editorial board Drishti mein Shrishti ‘Dr. Laxmi Mall Singhvi : Digdarshan’ Granth Samiti, Pravasi Today: Contact Person Overseas (Canada), Founder President: Sadbhavna Hindi Sahityik Sanstha (Goodwill Hindi Literary Association), Member of Scarborough Seniors Write Executive Committee, ‘Shodh Sanchar Bulletin’ Canada advisor, ‘Akshar-Varta’ Canada advisor, Member of the Scarborough Arts Council, Lyceum Club and Women’s Art Association of Canada (1999-2005), Member of Lively Poet’s Society (1997-2003), Executive Member of World Organization of Hindus (2000-2007), Distinguished Member of International Society of Poets, Director of Canadian Council of Hindus (2003-2005), Co-Chair of Indian Independence Day Celebration Committee of Markham 2005, Nominated as Editorial Board Member of Kendriy Hindi Sansthan Agra magazine ‘Pravasi Jagat’, Global Co-Ordinator Vaishvik Hindi Sammelan, Mentor Vicharak Manch, Member Advisory board – Bhasha, Gyan, Samvad.
Author of various plays, poetry, short stories, essays, reports, novels, songs, bhajans, gazals etc. in Hindi, English and Urdu. Wrote a column for Delhi Press, Sarita “Sagar Paar Bharat”.
Written in multiple genres of Hindi literature.
Accomplishments:
Awarded by President of India Honorable Pranab Mukherji “Hindi Sevi Samman 2013” at Rashtrapati Bhavan, 2016.
Awarded by Home Minister Mr. Raj Nath Singh “Vishwa Hindi Samman” at the 10th World Hindi Conference 2015, inaugurated by The Prime Minister Mr. Narendra Modi.
5th Suraj Parkash Marwah Sahitya Ratan Award 2024.
“International Film & Television Research Centre Membership” Marwah Studios.
“Bhumi Putra Biju Patnaik International Women Empowerment Award 2024”.
“Bhumi Putra Biju Patnaik International Women Empowerment Dignitary Award 2024”.
“India Netbooks Sahitya Ratna Samman 2024”.
“Parivahan Vishesh Awardee 2024.”
“World Book of London Certificate 2023”.
“Pravasi Sahityakar Samman 2023” by Public Relations Society of India, Bhopal.
“Vishvrang Samman 2023” by Ravindra Nath Tagore University.
“Vidhi Bharti Parishad Rashtra Bharti Samman 2022”.
“Harvard World Records London 2022”.
“Sahitya Ratna 2020” by Akhand Bhartiya Utthan Samiti and Vidhi Bharati Parishad.
“Rashtra bhasha Gaurav Samman 2018” Sansdiya Hindi Parishad.
“Hony Post-Doctoral Fellowship Award by RFI, Affiliated to UNO, 2017”.
‘Fellowship’ by Research Foundation International, Indira Gandhi Open University, Delhi, India, affiliated to UNO, 2017.
‘Awadh Ratna Award 2015’.
‘International Women Excellence Award 2014’ by U.N. affiliated organizations.
Sahitya Academy M.P. Akhil Bhartiya ‘Veersingh Dev’ literary award for ‘Kaikeyi Chetna-Shikha’ novel, 2012.
‘Rashtrabhasha Gaurav Samman “2012” by Sansdiya Hindi Parishad.
‘Sahitya Bharti Samman’, Delhi, India, 2011.
Participation in World Book of Record, London, U.K.
Name published in Limca Book Record Holder Patrakarita-Kosh.
Invited to attend and participate in Pravasi Bhartiya Divas, 2008, Delhi, India.
Vishisht Atithi (Special Guest) at 8th Vishwa Hindi Sammelan (World Hindi Conference) 2007, New York U.S.A.
Nominated for the 2003 Poet of the year award for English poetry by National Library of Poetry US.
Hony. Fellowship From Research Foundation International, Delhi, associated with UNO.
‘Editor’s Choice Award’ by The National Library of Poetry, North America, 1996.
‘International Women Award’ by U.N. affiliated Research Foundation International.
“Nagri Samman” by Nagri Lipi Parishad
Honored by Consul General Honorable Mr. Dinesh Bhatia
Honored by Banaras Hindu University
Honored by Vidyashri Nyas, Banaras
Honored by Akshram ‘Pravasi Sahityik Patrakarita Samman’.
Amongst Top 25 Pravasi World Hindi Women Writers selected by ‘The Sunday Indians’.
The only Canadian Hindi writer in ‘Pratinidhi Apravasi Hindi Kahaniyan’ an anthology of stories, edited by an eminent writer Mr. Himanshu Joshi and published by ‘Sahitya Academy’ Delhi, India.
Amongst 111 World Hindi Women Writers selected by ‘The Sunday Indians’.
Amongst 23 Hindi writers of the world in ‘Deshantar’ a representative compilation by Hindi
Academy, Delhi, India.
Scarborough Arts : Outstanding Volunteer Appreciation for Senior’s Write Project.
Invited by ‘Sahitya Academy’ Delhi to read from published work for their ‘Pravasi Manch’.
‘Vishwa Hindi Seva Sammaan’.
‘Nari Asmita Samiti Sammaan’.
‘Pravasi Hindi Sevi Sammaan’.
Honored by Lucknow University.
Honored by ‘Mohan Shodh Sansthan’, Luchnow.
Honored by ‘Kurukshetra University’, Kurukshetra.
Honored by ‘Chetna Sahitya Parishad’ Lucknow, India.
Literary work has been selected for M.phil & Ph.D Thesis by Universities.
Literary work has been selected for Chaudhary Charan Singh University’s M.A. syllable.
Honoured twice by Chaudhary Charan Singh University, Meerut, India.
Key-Note Speaker in International Conference at Jamshedpur, India.
The only Hindi author in the history of ‘The Word on the Street Festival’ held in Parliament grounds, Toronto, Canada, to be invited to read from her published work.
Certificate of Appreciation by M.P.P. Honourable Ms. Laura Albanese.
Honoured by South Asians in Ontario Association.
Certificate of Appreciation by M.P. Honourable Mr. Jim Karygiannis.
Honoured by Namaste Canada.
Awarded by Filedelphia’s Prickly Poetry.
Honoured by Hindi Sahitya Sabha.
Excellence in Community Spirit Award by National Association of Indo-Canadians.
Appreciation Award by Habitat and Arcope Consulting Canada.
Awarded by Panorama India.
Certificate of Appreciation by Consul General Honorable Mr. Divyabh Manchanda.
Certificate of Appreciation by M.P. Honourable Mr. Mike Sullivan.
Certificate of Appreciation by Indo/Bhartiya-Canadian Seniors Club Scarborough.
Honoured Nationally and Internationally by Literary & Fine Arts associations.
Books published:
Marutnandan Hanuman – Novel 2024
Dashanan Ravan – Novel 2019
Shrirampriya Sita – Novel 2017
Nakanda Amma – Spiritual Biography 2017, Second, Third and Fourth Editions 2017
Kaekeyi : Chintan ke Nav Paridrishya – Sandarbh : Aadhyatm Ramayan, Shodh-Granth, 2015
Lok-Nayak Ram – Novel 2015, Second Edition 2016, Third Edition 2017, Fourth Edition 2018
Kaekeyi : Chintan ke Nav Aayam – Sandarbh : Tulsikrit Shri Ramcharitmanas, Shodh-Granth 2014
Chintan ke dhagon me Kaikeyi – Sandarbh : Shrimadvalmikiya Ramayan, Shodh-Granth, 2013
Aaj ka Samaj – A collection of social essays 2013
Kaekeyi : Chetna-Shikha – Novel, 2012, Appreciated by The President Secretariat, India. Novel is placed in Rashtrapati Bhavan library, India, Awarded by Sahitya Academy M.P. Akhil Bhartiya ‘Veer Singh Dev’ Award, Second Edition 2013, Third Edition 2017, Fourth Edition 2019
Anokha Sathi – A collection of short stories, 2011
Kavyanjali – A collection of poems, 2011
Kaavya-Dhara – An anthology of poems, Contributed, Compiled & Edited, 2010
Upanishad Darshan – Ishopanishad, philosophical and devotional, 2010
Sanjeevani – A collection of health-related essays, 2010
Kaavya Heerak – An anthology of poems, Contributed, Compiled & Edited, 2009
Bauchar – An anthology of poems, Contributed, Compiled & Edited, 2008
Purab-Pashchim – A collection of essays on Immigrants, 2008
Kavya-Vrishti – An anthology of poems, Contributed, Compiled & Edited, 2007
Anubhutiyan – A collection of poems, 2006
The Galaxy Within – A collection of English poems, 2005
Jajbaton ka Silsila – A collection of poems, 2003
Has-Parihas – A collection of humorous poems, 2003
Aatm Gunjan – A collection of philosophical and devotional poems, 2001
Jeevan Nidhi – A collection of poems, 2001
Aaj Ka Purush – A collection of short stories, 2000
Darde-Zuban – A collection of Urdu poems, 1999
Jeevan Ke Rang – A collection of poems, 1997
Anmol Hasya Kshan – A collection of plays, Awarded maximum grant by the Dept. of
Multiculturalism and Heritage, Ottawa, Canada, 1997
In addition to being in Public and University Libraries in Canada and United States of America, also in National Library of Canada among others, some of these books have been selected by the Toronto District School Board as part of the curriculum of the International Languages Program for Continuing Education.
Nav Prabhat – CD of Hindi songs for University of Toronto, South Asian Studies Department.
Some literary work has been translated in Punjabi.
Books to be published:
Sumitranandan
Guru Govind Singh
World History of Hindi Literature
East-West (A collection of essays on Immigrants in English)
Other Publications and Work:
Contributed essays, poetry, reports and short stories regularly in Sarita, a well-read bi-monthly Hindi magazine, published by Delhi Press, India. Wrote a column for them “Sagar Paar Bharat”.
Also, published in Griha Shobha, Sushma, Mukta, Suman Saurabh, Kadambini, Bhasha-Setu, Samarlok, Richa, Pahchan, Gurjar Rashtraveena, Deepjyoti, Aadhunik avam Hindi Katha-Sahitya mein Nari ka Badalta Swaroop, Nautarni, Pratinidhi Apravasi Hindi Kahaniyan, Gagnanchal, Lekhni, Bal Sakha, Rashtra Bhasha, Purvai, Vichar Drishti, Naya Suraj and Yuddhrat Aadmi, Vishva Hindi Pattrika 2011 & 2014, Aksharam Smarika 2012, Antarrashtriy Parisanvad, Prabhat Khabar, Garbhnal, The Gaursons Times, Virat Bharat, Deshantar, Samay, Rajbhasha Manjusha, hiNDi, Desi girls, Hindi Bhasha, Sun Star, Adhunik Sahitya, Gyanodaya, Sakshatkar, Alakh India, Pravasi Jagat, Vishva Sneh Samaj, Pravasi Sahitya Visheshank, Deepshikha etc. – a mix of International Publications.
Wrote a column for Sarita “Sagar Paar Bharat”.
Published in the United States of America in publications such as Shadows and Light, Portraits of Life, The Ebbing Tide, Best Poems of The 90’s, The National Library of Poetry, The Poet’s Corner, The Sands of Time, Vishva Vivek, Vishwa and Saurabh.
Locally and nationally published in the Hindu Dharma Review, Kavya Kinjalk, The International Hindi Smarika, Pravasi Kavya, Sangam, Seva Bharti, Namaste CANADA, Medhavini, Hello Canada, Kaavya-Vrishti, Bouchar, Kaavya-Heerak, Kaavya-Dhara, Beautiful Moments, among others.
Wrote a play for International Hindi Conference which I also produced, directed and acted in it, titled “Kavivar Ki Durdasha”, Burton Auditorium, York University, Toronto, Canada.
Appeared in numerous films.
Organize literary and cultural events.
Academically, holder of Master degree in Arts and a Bachelor of Education.
Received Honorary Doctorate.
Received Post-Doctoral Fellowship.
Received scholarship in Applied and Fine Arts.
Paintings were exhibited in Scarborough Arts Council, Bluff’s Gallery, Cedar Ridge Creative Centre, Women’s Art Association of Canada, Toronto District Libraries, and Agincourt Reference Library among others. Also featured in Mr. Alvin Curling’s 1999 Calendar, Speaker of Ontario Provincial Parliament at the time.
A Teacher by Profession: Taught in India, England and Canada.
An Accredited Interpreter and Translator.
More about myself:
Born in Chitrakoot, India.
1965-67 lived in London, England.
From 67 till now: Canada
Trying to promote my Indian heritage and ideology which are for universal good through my paintings and literature.
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