Thomas AJ is an Indian English poet and translator with more than 20 books to his credit. He has edited Sahitya Akademi’s bi-monthly journal Indian Literature for about 17 years in various capacities. He also taught English in Benghazi University in Libya for sis years and was a Senior Consultant at IGNOU. He has translated books of illustrious Malayalam writers ONV Kurup, Paul Zacharia and M Mukundan and edited books by UR Anantha Murthy. He co-edited Sahitya Akademi’s Best of Indian Literature published in two books and four volumes. His latest translation work The Greatest Malayalam Stories Ever Told is an anthology of 50 short stories, which are modern classics of the past 100 years. He is a recipient of Katha Award, AKMG Prize and Vodafone Crossword Award. He is also a holder of Senior Fellowship from Department of Culture, Govt. of India and Honorary Fellow of Government of South Korea.