[Kavishala Daily] Today we look at some of the young female Indian poets who don’t hold back with their words. They’re a group of talented individuals across a variety of forums and mediums, from spoken-word performers to traditionally published poets.

This list is not in order of preference.

  1. Pavana Reddy: Pavana, also known by her pen name MazaDohta, is an LA-based poet and songwriter. Her two poetry collections are Rangoli and Where Do You Go Alone. Reddy's appreciation for music, art, and life shine through in the stories she weaves with her poems.Oct
  2. Aranya Johar: DescriptionAranya Johar is an Indian poet and feminist. She uses social media to address issues like gender equality, mental health and body positivity. She uses slam poetry to confront beauty standards.
  3. Rupi Kaur: Rupi Kaur is an Indian-born Canadian poet, illustrator, and author. Kaur rose to fame on Instagram and Tumblr through sharing her short visual poetry.
  4. Harnidh Kaur: Harnidh Kaur is a policy analyst, published author, poet, and columnist. Previously, she has worked on urban sanitation in India, where she worked on the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation WASH grant through India's leading strategic philanthropy foundation, Dasra. ... She has a Master's degree in Public Policy from St.
  5. Ena Ganguly: Her brave, succinct poetry will touch your heartbreaks and desires. With minimal words, Bengali American poet Enakshi “Ena” Ganguly can convey a sense of serenity and a gentle touch. ... Ganguly speaks Bengali, Hindi and English, but nearly all her writing is in English.
  6. Meena Kandasamy: Ilavenil Meena Kandasamy is an Indian poet, fiction writer, translator and activist who is based in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Most of her works are centered on feminism and the anti-caste Caste Annihilation Movement of the contemporary Indian milieu. 
  7. Sharanya Manivannan: Sharanya Manivannan. Sharanya Manivannan was born in India in 1985, and grew up in Sri Lanka and South East Asia. Her first book of poems was Witchcraft (2008), which The Straits Times described as sensuous and spiritual, delicate and dangerous and as full as the moon reflected in a knife.
  8. Tishani Doshi: Tishani Doshi was born in the city formerly known as MADRAS in 1975. She has published six books of poetry and fiction. Her essays, poems and short stories have been widely anthologized. In 2012 she represented India at a historic gathering of world poets for Poetry Parnassus at the Southbank Centre, London.
  9. Karuna Ezara Parikh: Karuna Ezara Parikh is a writer and travel show host from Delhi, where she ends up spending very little of her time. We caught up with her on one of her trips back home, to discuss everything from the time she forgot her passport at home, to the one thing she won't leave a new country without.
  10. Nikita Gill: She is a poet and writer. She has written and curated six volumes of poetry. She uses social media to engage her audience and she has 559,000 followers on Instagram. She has been described as one of the most successful Instapoets, and 'one of the most exciting young writers working today'.