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Kinshuk Gupta

11 works

Kinshuk Gupta is a doctor, bilingual writer, poet and columnist who works at the intersection of gender, health and sexuality. His debut book of short fiction, Yeh Dil Hai Ki Chordarwaja, modern Hindi’s first LGBT short story collection, was published to great critical acclaim in 2023. He is the winner of prestigious awards and fellowships including the India Today-Aaj Tak Sahitya Jagriti Udayiman Lekhak Samman (2023); Akhil Bhartiya Yuva Kathakar Alankaran (2022); Dr. Anamika Poetry Prize (2021). He has been shortlisted for the Toto Awards for Creative Writing (2023); The Bridport Prize (2022); Srinivas Rayparol Poetry Prize (2021); All India Poetry Competition (2018). He edits poetry for Jaggery Lit and Mithila Review. He has been awarded the prestigious South Asia Speaks 2023 Fellowship to work on his poetry manuscript with Tishani Doshi.

July 15, 2024 Non-Fiction

Can We Love the Art But Hate The Artist?

The seams of Alice Munro’s life, the author of Dear Life — who sketched girls and...
May 15, 2024 Non-Fiction

Commoditizing the Rainbow: Will Congress go beyond its manifesto to secure LGBT rights?

Are LGBTQ+ symbols commoditized amid corporate and political tokenism? Considering past actions and current realities, will...
March 15, 2024 Book Reviews

Review: How Women Become Poets in Malabar

Much like the title itself, Smitha Sehgal’s maiden poetry collection How Women Become Poets in Malabar...
June 15, 2023 Excerpts

Excerpt: Ye Dil Hai Ki Chordarwaja

Hindi’s first LGBT short-story collection which moves beyond the trope of ‘coming out’ and pulls back...
June 15, 2023 Interviews

Rohini Agarwal In Conversation With Kinshuk Gupta

No, being the wife of Premchand is not seen as a great hindrance to Shivrani Devi’s literary personality
December 15, 2022 Interviews

Reclaiming Lost Voices: Rashmi Rawat in Conversation with Kinshuk Gupta

Rashmi Rawat teaches Hindi at Delhi College of Arts and Commerce

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