Vijaydan DethaVijaydan Detha is a writer from Rajasthan and co-founder, with Komal Kothari, of Rupayan Samsthan, a folklore institute in the village of Borunda. Among other prestigious recognitions, he was inducted as a fellow of India’s Sahitya (literature) acadey in 2004 and in 2007 was awarded a Padma Shri by the government of India. Read More Read Less