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Kanji Patel (b. 1952), prominent poet-novelist of Gujarat and Adivasi activist, presently Honorary Director of Adivasi Academy, Tejgadh (Chota Udepur, Gujarat) is from Lunawada, Gujarat. His writing career spans more than four decades. His published works revolve around folk and Adivasi communities and make ample use of the Panchmahali Bhili Adivasi language, seen in his novellas Kotar ni Dhar Par (1982, 2013), Dahelu (1989), and Aadi (2008). Dero is his collection of short stories about Denotified and Nomadic Adivasis (2008, 2012). His collections of poetry are Janpad (1991), Dungardev (2006), and Dharti na Vachan (2012) . He has won awards for his writings and activism. His works have been widely translated into English, Marathi, Hindi, Assamese, and Bengali and published in various journals. His novel Dahelu has been published as Rear Verandah (1997) by Macmillan India. He has been invited to various literature festivals, including the SAARC and Commonwealth literary meets, as well as to Sweden and Germany (Frankfurt Book Fair) as a member of the Central Sahitya Akademi delegation.

Rupalee Burke (b. 1966) is based in Ahmedabad and heads the Department Of English at a local college. She uses her writing and translation skills for cultural activism. She is on Advisory and Editorial Boards of several research and cultural journals and magazines in English and Gujarati. An active translator, writer, reviewer, and critic for the past three decades, she works mainly in English, Gujarati, and Hindi and also translates into English the writings of the Adivasis of Gujarat from the languages Chaudhary Bhili, Kunkana, and Vasavi. Her translations have been published as volumes as well as in prominent journals, including Indian Literature, Muse India, and The Cordite Poetry Review. Her Gujarati and Hindi translations of fiction and poetry of North-Eastern Adivasi writers have appeared in Vahi, Lakhara, and Jago. She has translated Girish Karnad's play Tale-danda into Gujarati as Shirachheda. Ekadash Vrata: the Fount of Gandhiji's Strength, her English translation of Narayan Desai's book in Gujarati, was published in December 2015. She was a member of the jury for the 2011 Delhi Sahitya Akademi prize for translation. Her translations of the Quebec Declaration in Gujarati and Hindi have been published on the PEN International website.