Great Urdu Rubais Qatas and Couplets Kuldip salil specializes in translating urdu and hindi poerty into english and vice-versa. He has won numerous awards, including the sahitya Akademi Awards for his senssitive translation of eminemt poets such as mir, Ghalib Iqbal, faiz and Ahmad faraz. He has also published five volumes of his own poerty, four of them being ghazals collections. His translation of Dewan-e-Ghalib received immense appreciation. He retired as associate professor of English, Hans raj college, University of Delhi.