Urvashi Bahuguna is an Indian poet and essayist.
Urvashi Bahuguna | |
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| Born | Cuttack, India |
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| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | University of East Anglia (MA) |
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Life and career
editBorn in Cuttack,[1] Bahuguna grew up in Goa, and moved to Delhi during her high school years. She attended Delhi University for her undergraduate degree,[2] and graduated from the University of East Anglia with a master's degree in creative writing (poetry) in 2014.[3] As of 2017[update] she lived in Delhi.[3]
In 2017 she was awarded the Emerging Poet's Prize by the (Great) Indian Poetry Collective for her debut collection of poems, Terrarium.[3] She was selected for the award by Aimee Nezhukumatathil. The collection was described by the HuffPost as "the poetry of our planet [...] terrestrial, atmospheric, oceanic",[4] and a review by The Hindu said that Bahuguna's poetry "will draw your attention to our fragile planet, making you fall in love with it".[5] She has also received the Charles Wallace India Trust Fellowship, a Sangam House fellowship, an Eclectica Spotlight Author Prize, and a TOTO Award for Creative Writing.[6]
In 2021 she published a collection of essays titled No Straight Thing Was Ever Made: Essays on Mental Health.[7] The Hindu said that the collection "comforts, confronts and challenges" readers.[8] In 2022, her poetry was included in The Penguin Book of Indian Poets, edited by Jeet Thayil; she is one of the youngest writers included in the anthology.[9]
Selected works
edit- Terrarium (The (Great) Indian Poetry Collective, 2019)
- No Straight Thing Was Ever Made: Essays on Mental Health (Penguin Random House, 2021)
References
edit- ^ Thayil, Jeet, ed. (2022). The Penguin Book Of Indian Poets. Penguin Random House. ISBN 9789354925108. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Sharma, Manik (24 February 2019). "Urvashi Bahuguna on her poetry collection Terrarium, growing up in Goa, finding her way back to writing". Firstpost. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ a b c Alexander, Samantha (December 2017). "Urvashi Bahuguna wins Emerging Poet's Prize". New Writing. UEA Publishing Project. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Goyal, Sana (4 March 2019). "Poet Urvashi Bahuguna On Her Debut 'Terrarium' and Its Inspirations". HuffPost India. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Srilata, K. (30 March 2019). "'Terrarium' by Urvashi Bahuguna: Beauteous earth, our home". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Sur, Sanchari (December 2021). "On Creating a Writing Life While Negotiating Mental Illness: An Interview with Urvashi Bahuguna". Michigan Quarterly Review. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Zutshi, Vikram (29 April 2021). "Urvashi Bahuguna's Latest Book on Mental Health Offers Hope for Turbulent Minds". The Wire. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Pragati, K.B (9 October 2021). "'No Straight Thing was Ever Made: Essays on Mental Health' review: Giving a chance to hope". The Hindu. Retrieved 14 May 2024.
- ^ Gupta, Uttaran Das (15 May 2022). "Verse Affairs: The Big Fat Book of Indian (English) Poetry". The Wire. Retrieved 14 May 2024.