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Meena Alexander (India, 1951–2018) Meena Alexander was a New York-based poet, novelist and essayist. She was Distinguished … |
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Malika Amar Sheikh (India, 1957) Malika Amar Sheikh is a reputed writer in Marathi. Her various collections, including … |
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Anamika (India, 1961) Anamika is a Delhi-based poet who writes in Hindi. A lecturer at the Department of … |
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Raghavan Atholi (India, 1957) Raghavan Atholi is a poet and sculptor. One of the early names associated with the rise … |
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Rajendra Bhandari (India, 1956) Rajendra Bhandari (born 1956) is a Nepali poet of repute. A Reader in Nepali at the … |
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Nirendranath Chakravarti (India, 1924) Nirendranath Chakravarti, born in 1924, is a senior Bengali poet who has published more … |
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Amarjit Chandan (Nairobi, 1946) Amarjit Chandan is a noted Punjabi poet and essayist. He is the author of eight … |
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Sampurna Chattarji (Ethiopia, 1970) Sampurna Chattarji (born in 1970, in Dessie, Ethiopia) is a poet, novelist and … |
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Geet Chaturvedi (India, 1977) Geet Chaturvedi is a critically acclaimed Hindi poet and novelist based in Bhopal, … |
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Dilip Chitre (India, 1938–2009) Since this page was first published in February 2009, Dilip Chitre has passed … |
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Mangalesh Dabral (India, 1948) Mangalesh Dabral was born in the village of Kafalpani in the northern Indian state of … |
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Vasant Abaji Dahake (India, 1942) Born in 1942, Vasant Abaji Dahake is a well-known Marathi poet, critic, essayist, … |
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Mamang Dai (India, 1957) Mamang Dai is a poet and novelist. She lives in Itanagar in the North-east Indian state … |
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Keki Daruwalla (India, 1937) Keki Daruwalla is a leading figure in Indian poetry in English today. He is the … |
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Nitoo Das (India, 1972) Nitoo Das was selected by poet Meena Kandasamy for the special edition of PIW India, … |
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Eunice de Souza (India, 1940) Eunice de Souza is an English-language poet. She has published four volumes of poetry, … |
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Adhavan Deetchanya (India, 1964) Adhavan Deetchanya (born 1964) is a Tamil writer of poetry and short fiction. Since his … |
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Imtiaz Dharker (India, 1954) The poetry of Imtiaz Dharker has travelled an interesting path – from the trauma … |
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Namdeo Dhasal (India, 1949) Born in 1949, Namdeo Dhasal is Maharashtra’s leading Dalit poet and the only Indian … |
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Saroop Dhruv (India, 1948) Saroop Dhruv is a Gujarati poet, playwright and cultural activist, based in Ahmedabad. … |
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Hemant Divate (India, 1967) Hemant Divate is a poet, publisher and vice president of a marketing firm. He has been … |
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Nirupama Dutt (India, 1955) Born in 1955, Nirupama Dutt is an established presence in the field of Punjabi poetry … |
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Sunil Gangopadhyay (India, 1934) Sunil Gangopadhyay (born 1934) is a distinguished figure in Bengali literature. A poet … |
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Gagan Gill (India, 1959) Gagan Gill is a critically acclaimed poet with four collections of poetry and a book … |
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Joy Goswami (India, 1954) Joy Goswami is regarded as one of the finest poets in the ‘post-Jibananda Das era’ of … |
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Teji Grover (India, 1955) Teji Grover (born 1955) is a Hindi poet, painter, translator and environmental … |
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Gulzar (India, 1936) Gulzar is a significant presence in the world of Urdu poetry — a fact sometimes … |
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Kanaka Ha. Ma. (India, 1964)
Kanaka Ha. Ma. (born 1964) is a critically acclaimed Kannada poet. Based in Mumbai, … |
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Anjum Hasan (India, 1972) Anjum Hasan writes poetry, fiction and criticism in English. Her first book of poetry, … |
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Popati Hiranandani (India, 1924–2005) Popati Hiranandani was a versatile Sindhi writer who authored over sixty books in her … |
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Ranjit Hoskote (India, 1969) Born in 1969, Ranjit Hoskote is a Mumbai-based poet, art theorist, independent curator … |
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Thangjam Ibopishak Singh (India, 1948) Thangjam Ibopishak Singh is among the leading and most popular poets of the Northeast … |
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Dileep Jhaveri (India, 1943) Dileep Jhaveri (born 1943) is a well-known Gujarati poet and playwright. He has … |
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Manya Joshi (India, 1972) Manya Joshi holds a Masters degree in Marathi literature from the University of Bombay … |
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Adil Jussawalla (India, 1940) Poet and critic Adil Jussawalla is an influential presence in Indian poetry in English. … |
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Jayant Kaikini (India, 1955) Jayant Kaikini is regarded as one of the most significant of the younger writers in … |
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Angshuman Kar (India, 1975)
Angshuman Kar is the author of nine collections of poems, two novels, two novellas … |
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Sachin Ketkar (India, 1972) Sachin Ketkar was selected by Marathi poet Hemant Divate for the November 2008 … |
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Tabish Khair (India, 1966) Tabish Khair (born 1966) is a poet, novelist and essayist. His significant poetry … |
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Giriraj Kiradoo (India, 1975) Giriraj Kiradoo (born 1975) has published poems, criticism, translations and short … |
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Nitin Kulkarni (India, 1970) Nitin Kulkarni is an architect by profession. A graduate of BKPS College of … |
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Nilim Kumar (India, 1961)
Nilim Kumar is the author of seventeen volumes of poetry and three novels in … |
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Monika Kumar (India, 1977)
Monika Kumar is a Hindi poet of growing acclaim. Her poetry has been published in … |
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Malathi Maithri (India, 1968) Malathi Maithri was selected by Tamil poet Kutti Revathi for the special edition of … |
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Bharat Majhi (India, 1972) Bharat Majhi (born 1972) is recognised as a voice of growing promise and resonance in … |
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Gayatri Majumdar (India, 1963) Gayatri Majumdar (born 1963) writes poetry in English. She is founder-editor of The … |
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Arvind Krishna Mehrotra (India, 1947) Arvind Krishna Mehrotra (born 1947) is a poet and critic of repute. He is the author of … |
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Nitin Mehta (India, 1944) Born in 1944, Nitin Mehta is a senior Gujarati poet, critic and translator. His poetry … |
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Sudesh Mishra (Fiji, 1962) Sudesh Mishra, poet, playwright, short fiction writer and academic, was born in 1962 in … |
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Debarati Mitra (India, 1946) A noted Kolkata-based Bengali poet, Debarati Mitra has published eight collections of … |
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Chandrakanta Murasingh (India, 1957) Born in 1957, Chandrakanta Murasingh is one of the best-known poets from the Northeast … |
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Vaidehi (India, 1945) Vaidehi is the pen name of Janaki Srinivasa Murthy. Born in 1945, she published her … |
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Rukmini Bhaya Nair (India, 1952) Rukmini Bhaya Nair is a Delhi-based poet and professor of linguistics and English at … |
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Karthika Nair (India, 1972) Karthika Nair published her first book of poems, Bearings, in 2009. Her other … |
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Suniti Namjoshi (India, 1941) Born in Mumbai in 1941, Suniti Namjoshi is an important writer in contemporary Indian … |
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Prathibha Nandakumar (India, 1955–2018) Prathibha Nandakumar was a Bangalore-based poet, short story writer and playwright. She … |
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Jiban Narah (India, 1970) Jiban Narah (born 1970) is the author of six books of poetry in Assamese. Considered a … |
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Kunwar Narain (India, 1927) Born in 1927, Kunwar Narain has been a stalwart presence in the field of Hindi poetry … |
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Robin Ngangom (India, 1959) Robin Ngangom (born in Imphal, Manipur) is a bilingual poet who writes in English and … |
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Jameela Nishat (India, 1958) Born in 1955, Hyderabad-based feminist and poet Jameela Nishat is a significant … |
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Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih (India, 1964) Kynpham Sing Nongkynrih lives in Shillong in the Northeast Indian state of Meghalaya. … |
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Marilyn Noronha (India, 1952) Marilyn Noronha (born 1952) is the author of a book of poems entitled Different … |
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Rajendra Kishore Panda (India, 1944) Rajendra Kishore Panda (born 1944) is a major poet in Oriya literature. He is the … |
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Prabodh Parikh (India, 1945) Prabodh Parikh is a Gujarati poet, short fiction writer and visual artist. He retired … |
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Gieve Patel (India, 1940) Born in 1940, Gieve Patel is an important presence in the history of modern Indian … |
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Nilmani Phookan (India, 1933) Nilmani Phookan is considered Assam’s most distinguished living poet. Born in the … |
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Jerry Pinto (India, 1966) Jerry Pinto (born 1966) is a writer of poetry, prose and children’s fiction in English. … |
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Prabhat (India, 1972) Prabhat (born 1972) is a writer of children’s short fiction, poetry and drama. Born in … |
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Manushya Puthiran (India, 1968) Manushya Puthiran is the penname of S. Abdul Hameed, an important voice in the new … |
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Savithri Rajeevan (India, 1956) Savithri Rajeevan is a noted Malayalam poet and short fiction writer, based in … |
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P.P. Ramachandran (India, 1962) [P.P. Ramachandran was selected by E.V. Ramakrishnan for the May 2009 special … |
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E.V. Ramakrishnan (India, 1950) E.V. Ramakrishnan is a bilingual writer who has published poetry and criticism in … |
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Kutti Revathi (India, 1974) Kutti Revathi is the pen name of Dr S. Revathi. A Chennai-based Tamil poet, her poetry … |
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Rituraj (India, 1940) Rituraj was selected by Hindi poet and editor Mangalesh Dabral for the special … |
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Tarannum Riyaz (India, 1963) Tarannum Riyaz is a noted Urdu short fiction writer, translator, critic, poet and … |
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S. Joseph (India, 1965) S. Joseph (born 1965) is a Malayalam poet with four acclaimed poetry collections to his … |
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Mamta Sagar (India, 1966) Mamta Sagar is a Kannada poet, playwright and academic. She has published three … |
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K. G. Sankara Pillai (India, 1948) Born in 1948, K.G. Sankara Pillai is one of Kerala’s finest poets. A recipient of … |
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K. Satchidanandan (India, 1946) K. Satchidanandan (1946) is a leading Indian poet writing in Malayalam, his mother … |
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Sudeep Sen (India, 1964) Sudeep Sen is the author of more than fifteen books and chapbooks of poetry. He studied … |
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Mithu Sen (India, 1971) [Mithu Sen was selected by Sudeep Sen for this special edition devoted to “poets as … |
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Mandakranta Sen (India, 1972)
Mandakranta Sen is a prominent voice in contemporary Bengali poetry. Her literary … |
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Mallika Sengupta (India, 1960) Mallika Sengupta is a proponent of an unapologetically political poetry and an … |
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Vijay Seshadri (India, 1954) Vijay Seshadri has written three collections of poetry, most recently The … |
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Chandrakant Shah (India, 1956) Born in 1956, Chandrakant (or Chandu) Shah is a Boston-based Gujarati poet and … |
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Ravi Shankar (USA, 1975) Ravi Shankar is a poet, translator and professor of poetry, based in Connecticut, … |
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Yash Sharma (India, 1929) Yash Sharma is a leading Dogri poet, playwright and lyricist. Although widely known for … |
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Vinod Kumar Shukla (India, 1937) Vinod Kumar Shukla was selected by Hindi poet Mangalesh Dabral for the special … |
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Kedarnath Singh (India, 1934) Born in 1934, Kedarnath Singh is widely acknowledged as one of the major writers of … |
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Udaya Narayana Singh (India, 1951) Udaya Narayana Singh (born 1951) is a reputed poet, playwright and essayist in Maithili … |
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Yumlembam Ibomcha Singh (India, 1949) Yumlembam Ibomcha Singh (born 1949) is one of the leading poets from the North-eastern … |
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Varjesh Solanki (India, 1970) Varjesh Solanki works with an engineering firm in Mumbai. His collection, Varjesh … |
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Srijato (India, 1975) Srijato began writing at an early age. His first book of poems was published when he … |
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K. Srilata (India, 1968) K. Srilata is a Chennai-based poet, fiction writer and translator. She writes in … |
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Arundhathi Subramaniam (India, 1967) This text was written in connection with the collaborative art project between the … |
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Basudev Sunani (India, 1962) Basudev Sunani (born 1962) is an Oriya poet of growing repute. The author of four … |
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C. P. Surendran (India, 1959) CP Surendran is a poet and novelist. He has written four volumes of poetry: Gemini … |
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Anitha Thampi (India, 1968) Anitha Thampi (born 1968) is a Malayalam poet with two collections of poetry to her … |
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Jeet Thayil (India, 1959) Jeet Thayil was nearly born in the middle of the Muhattapuzha River. The current has … |
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Udayan Vajpeyi (India, 1960) Udayan Vajpeyi is a Hindi poet, essayist, short fiction and script writer. He has … |
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Ashok Vajpeyi (India, 1941)
Ashok Vajpeyi is a noted Hindi poet, critic, essayist and translator, and a dynamic … |
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Ruth Vanita (India, 1955) Ruth Vanita is a poet, editor, translator, academic and activist. Her book of poems, … |
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Veerankutty (India, 1963) Veerankutty, a prominent environmental poet of the new generation in Malayalam, has … |
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Saleel Wagh (India, 1967) Saleel Wagh is a poet, critic and translator. Nivadak Kavita is his first … |