Girish N. Pande, an IRS 1978 batch, has worked in the Income Tax Department in various capacities at various places. Presently he is Principal Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, Kolkata. His literary activities are not limited to any one area. Five collections of poems have been published; Yathartha Ke As Pas, Bolo Dharmaraj, Kavi Hota Hai Kisan, Guraudah Jhoppa and Dharti Janti Hai has been translated and published in Tamil. The book Takhti Ke Akshar has been very much appreciated in the world of education and it’s English and Urdu translation are very famous. Collection of prose satires Kuch Mati Ki, Kuch Kumhar Ki has been published by Lok Bharti, Allahabad. Jeevocracy is collection of satires, short stories, new interpretation of folk stories and pieces from the author’s diary. He has received Vijaya Dev Narain Sahi Award on the poetry book Kavi Hota Hai Kisan by U.P. Hindi Academy and Shree Narain Chaturvedi Award by U.P. Hindi Academy on the book of satires Kuch Mati Ki, Kuch Kumhar Ki by then Prime Minister of Indian in 1998.
