Alexander Senkevich


Alexander Nikolayevich Senkevich is a Russian Indologist, philologist, translator from Hindi, writer, and poet. He is also known as Helena Blavatsky's biographer.

Biography

Born in Moscow, USSR, Senkevich studied Indian literature at Institute of Oriental Languages. From 1970 he works for Gorky Institute of [World Literature]. He translated many works of eminent Hindi poets of 20th-century: Ashok Vajpeyi, Gajanan [Madhav Muktibodh], Ganga [Prasad Vimal], Harivanshrai Bachchan, Raghuvir Sahay, Sachchidananda Vatsyayan, Sarveshwar [Dayal Saxena]. In 1990 he obtained his Doktor nauk diploma. Senkevich is author of over 100 articles, many books and brochures.
Senkevich is a member of Union of Russian Writers. His first verses have been published in 1967 in Komsomolskaya Pravda. He took part in large scientific Indological conferences. He is an initiator and the head of many Transhimalaya expeditions. In 1999 he became the head of "Russia-India Society."

Publications

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Translations

На ступеньках в солнцепёк. Из современной индийской поэзии.
  • Сахай Рагхувир. Избранное. Индийская поэзия ХХ века, том 1.
  • ''Индийская поэзия ХХ века, том 2.''

Poetry

Случайная игра. Чувство бытия. Мерцающая тьма. Предвестие. Западание клавиш.
  • ''Скользящие тени.''