CONTRIBUTORS FOR THE DAWN EDITION
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Nalini Priyadarshni
A poet, a writer, an editor, a translator, and an educationist, who has authored Doppelganger in My House and co-authored Lines Across Oceans with late D. Russel Micnhimer. Her writings have appeared in numerous literary journals, podcasts and international anthologies including but not limited to The Madras Courier, Ugly Writers, Counter Currents, Art Hut and Silence Between Notes, Witness, Still We Sing. She has edited several poetry collections including but not limited to Contemporary Major Indian Women Poets and lives in Ludhiana, India.
Ranjit Powar
Author of Dusk over the Mustard Fields and Living a Good Life.
She writes freelance and reviews books for newspapers. After serving in the Punjab Civil services, she presently runs a non-profit organization, Nishan Educational Trust, training school teachers in psychological orientation in pedagogy. Deeply involved with humanitarian issues and cross-border peace efforts, she hopes to resume her second passion soon – travelling.
Dr Mridula Sharma
A doctorate in English Literature and an Associate Professor, PG Department of English, MCM DAV College for women, Chandigarh. She has authored The Hotel Room: A Collection of stories. She was the Editor of New Horizons, a UGC Approved, peer-reviewed multidisciplinary journal.She has also co-edited Scholars In Shakespeare and published research papers in reputed journals. She has recently edited Alfaaz: A Trilingual Anthology by Academicians. She writes regularly for leading newspapers and magazines. She enjoys writing poetry in Hindi & English and story telling.
Rachna Singh
A doctorate in English literature and a former bureaucrat, She has authored Penny Panache (2016), Myriad Musings (2016), Financial Felicity (2017) & The Bitcoin Saga: A Mixed Montage (2019). She writes regularly for National Dailies and has also been reviewing books for the The Tribune for more than a decade.She runs a YouTube Channel, Kuch Tum Kaho Kuch Hum Kahein which brings to the viewers poetry of established poets of Hindi & Urdu. She loves music and is learning to play the piano.
Neha Soi
She has been writing poetry for years. She received a grant-in aid award from Chandigarh Sahitya Akademi for her work. She has published an anthology titled, Tissue Paper Poems. Her poems have been published in International journals, including Postcolonial Text. She has also published a book Identity Politics and the Third World, and several papers in national and international journals. She teaches English and Cultural Studies at MCM DAV College for Women, Chandigarh.
