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Urvashi Bahuguna
Urvashi Bahuguna
Born	Cuttack, Orissa
Occupation	Poet and essayist
Education	University of East Anglia

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Urvashi Bahuguna is an Indian poet and essayist. She is the recipient of Charles Wallace India Trust Fellowship, Sangam House fellowship, Eclectica Spotlight Author Prize, and a TOTO Award for Creative Writing.^[1]

Early life[edit]

Urvashi was born in Cuttack, Orissa, India.^[2] She grew up in Goa, and later moved to the capital New Delhi. She gained an MA in creative writing from the University of East Anglia in England in 2014.^[3] Her debut poetry collection, Terrarium, was originally titled Mudscope. It was selected for the 2017 Emerging Poets Prize by Aimee Nezhukumatathil and published in 2019.^[4]

Selected publications[edit]

Terrarium (The (Great) Indian Poetry Collective, 2019)
No Straight Thing Was Ever Made: Essays on mental health (Penguin India, 2021)^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

^ Sur, Sanchari. "On Creating A Writing Life While Negotiating Mental Illness: An Interview with Urvashi Bahuguna". Michigan Quarterly Review. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ Thayil, Jeet, ed. (25 April 2022). The Penguin Book Of Indian Poets. Penguin Random House India. ISBN 9789354925108. Retrieved 25 November 2023 – via Google Books.
^ "Urvashi Bahuguna". The (Great) Indian Poetry Collective. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ D'Costa, Michelle. "Urvashi Bahuguna, in conversation with Michelle D'Costa". Yayavya. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ K.B, Pragati (9 October 2021). "Pragati K.B. reviews No Straight Thing was Ever Made: Essays on Mental Health, by Urvashi Bahuguna". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
^ Ge, Krupa (5 April 2021). "Book review: 'No Straight Thing Was Ever Made' normalises talking about mental health". The News Minute. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

External links[edit]

Official website

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[1] Sur, Sanchari. "On Creating A Writing Life While Negotiating Mental Illness: An Interview with Urvashi Bahuguna". Michigan Quarterly Review. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[2] Thayil, Jeet, ed. (25 April 2022). The Penguin Book Of Indian Poets. Penguin Random House India. ISBN 9789354925108. Retrieved 25 November 2023 – via Google Books.

[3] "Urvashi Bahuguna". The (Great) Indian Poetry Collective. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[4] D'Costa, Michelle. "Urvashi Bahuguna, in conversation with Michelle D'Costa". Yayavya. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[5] K.B, Pragati (9 October 2021). "Pragati K.B. reviews No Straight Thing was Ever Made: Essays on Mental Health, by Urvashi Bahuguna". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

[6] Ge, Krupa (5 April 2021). "Book review: 'No Straight Thing Was Ever Made' normalises talking about mental health". The News Minute. Retrieved 25 November 2023.

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