Darshan Darshi is a bilingual author who has written books in Dogri as well as English. He, primarily wishes to be acknowledged as a Dogri author where he has written extensively in literary geners like poetry,fiction,personal essays and literary criticism and maintains that writing in English or translating into that language is only to increase his outreach. Awarded by Sahitya Akademi in 2006 for his Poetry collection in Dogri, he has penned 8 books( 5 in Dogri & 3 in English) and is currently on the Executive Board of Sahitya Akademi besides being Convener of Dogri Advisory Board there.

He is also Member Central Committee/ G.C of J& K Academy of Art Culture& Languages.He is a retired civil servant and his actual name is D.K.Vaid.As a life coach he has been writing and delivering talks on life skills,personality development,self motivation and humanism.