Aanand Aadeesh ¥ Born in a reputed, educated and philanthropic Zamindar Vaishnava family of Khekra, district Meerut (now Baghpat) in Uttar Pradesh. ¥ Post-Graduate in Hindi Literature, English Literature and Education; also research scholar under Delhi University. ¥ Ex-Principal and Director, Delhi Bureau of Text Books. ¥ Ex-All India General Secretary of Bharatiya Sahitya Parishad, a literary organization of all the languages of India, for a number of years and member of Hindi Academy, Delhi. ¥ An avid reader and prolific writer, Shri Aadeesh has more than a dozen books on varied subjects in Hindi and English languages to his credit. ÊÊ Ê