Amarjit Chandan is a celebrated poet, essayist, and editor, known for his distinctive voice in contemporary Punjabi literature. Born in Nairobi, Kenya, in 1946, Chandan’s upbringing was marked by both the richness of his Sikh heritage and the complexities of…

Vikram Seth is a poet and novelist whose contributions to literature are harboured in various eclectic and traditional forms. The sites of his poetry and prose are intercontinental, creating literary habitats of far away lands and cultures. In the modern…

Bhanu Kapil is a contemporary British Indian performance artist and poet. Born and raised in West London to Punjabi parents, Kapil recalls an early inclination toward poetry, composing her first verses as “poem(s) to the stars” as a young child….