Team

Rj Sayema

RJ Sayema is an artist and a radio presenter. She has done both her Masters in Social Work and M Phil in Social work from Delhi University. She is an eligible lecturer after having qualified in NET. However, she chose passion over qualification. She started her radio journey with All India Radio as an English […]

Sudeep Sen

SUDEEP SEN [www.sudeepsen.org] is widely recognised as a major new generation voice in world literature and “one of the finest younger English-language poets in the international literary scene” (BBC Radio). His prize-winning books include: Postmarked India: New & Selected Poems (HarperCollins), Distracted Geographies, Rain, Aria (A K Ramanujan Translation Award), The HarperCollins Book of English […]

Sumit Sehgal

Sumit Sehgal – the name brings on an instant smile and a reassurance when you find him in your corner. Which is exactly where Sumit has been for the past 7 years with Delhi Poetry Festival. With multiple experiences spanning over 13 years – an author & poet, events & outreach planner, digital communicator, visualizer […]

Sunil Bhandari

Sunil Bhandari is a poet disguised as a corporate executive. His book of poetry ‘Of Love and Other Abandonments’ was an Amazon bestseller. His second book was ‘Of Journeys & Other Ways to Get Lost’. His poetry podcast ‘Uncut Poetry’ is heard in over 70 countries. His new podcast ‘Red River Sessions’ features interviews with […]

Surjit Patar

A poet and a PhD in literature on “Transformation of folklore in Guru Nanak vani” from Guru Nanak University, Amritsar, Surjit Patar hails from village Pattar Kalan in Jalandhar district. He then joined the academic profession and retired as Professor of Punjabi from Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana. Among his works of poetry are "Hawa wich […]

Suanshu Khurana

Suanshu Khurana is an award-winning music critic and Assistant Editor with The Indian Express. Trained in Hindustani classical music under the aegis of Banaras gharana, she has a Masters in Journalism from Punjab University, Chandigarh. With an artistic eye that manifests in her work as a critic and journalist, her writing is a compelling source […]

Sakoon Singh

Sakoon Singh studied English Literature at the JNU, New Delhi and Panjab University, Chandigarh. She has been a recipient of the Fulbright Fellowship and currently teaches Indian literature and cultural studies in Chandigarh. She has published her academic writings extensively, including contribution to Cultural Studies in India (2015) by Routledge, Literature and Theory (Routledge 2021) […]

Devi Prasad Mishra

Poet, Story Teller and Film Maker Devi Prasad Mishra was born in a small village Harshpur in Pratapgarh, U.P.18 August, 1958. His childhood and teenage were spent in Gwalior, Rewa and Allahabad. A first divisioner all through, he graduated from Allahabad University. He has been writing poetry for almost forty years and has been reluctant […]

Abhay K

Abhay K. is a poet, diplomat, editor and translator. He is the author of a dozen poetry books including ‘Monsoon’ (Sahitya Akademi) and the editor The Book of Bihari Literature (HarperCollins India). He received the SAARC Literature Award 2013. His poem-song ‘Earth Anthem’ has been translated into over 150 languages.

Radhika Sood Nayak

Sufi singer ~ composer Radhika love for Sufi kalaam from the land of Punjab has defined her journey into music. Her heart sings the songs of Baba Bulleh Shah, Shah Hussein, Sultan Bahu, Baba Farid. Starting with Mumbai Kabir Festival, she has travelled through Rajasthan, Malwa and Telangana Kabir yatras with her music. She likes […]

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