Tiwari, Paresh

An electrical engineer by profession, a creative writer, and illustrator by choice, Paresh Tiwari grew up in the labyrinthine lanes of Lucknow. The atmosphere steeped in art, history, and culture rubbed off on him and from time to time, he indulged in painting, sculpture, comic strips, poetry, and fiction. He took to Japanese literary short forms in the winter of 2012. His haiku, haibun, tanka, and haiga have been published in various international print and e-journals and anthologies. Paresh has won the Shiki and Indian Kukai, both peer-reviewed haiku competitions multiple times over, and his...