Kavita India: The Poets' Collective — Inaugural Online Series, July 2026

Poet Members

Each language has a group of poet-members. The collective draws poets from every region, tradition, and stage of their journey across India.

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Malayalam

Kerala
K. Satchidanandan
K. Satchidanandan
കെ. സച്ചിദാനന്ദൻ
Kerala
One of Malayalam's foremost contemporary poets, noted for his engagement with oral and folk traditions.
Anitha Thampi
Anitha Thampi
അനിത താമ്പി
Kerala
A distinctive voice in contemporary Malayalam poetry, celebrated for her lyrical intensity.
V. Madhusoodanan Nair
V. Madhusoodanan Nair
വി. മധുസൂദനൻ നായർ
Kerala
Poet and lyricist whose work bridges classical tradition and modern sensibility.
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Hindi

North India
Mangalesh Dabral
Mangalesh Dabral
मंगलेश डबराल
Uttarakhand
Significant voice in contemporary Hindi poetry; work rooted in Himalayan landscape and social concern.
Arun Kamal
Arun Kamal
अरुण कमल
Bihar
Sahitya Akademi Award recipient, known for poetry that draws from everyday life and subaltern experience.
+ Membership Open
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Bengali

West Bengal & Bangladesh
Joy Goswami
Joy Goswami
জয় গোস্বামী
West Bengal
One of the most acclaimed Bengali poets of his generation, known for verse of lyrical richness and emotional depth.
+ Membership Open
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Tamil

Tamil Nadu & Sri Lanka
Cheran
Cheran
சேரன்
Tamil Nadu
Tamil poet and human rights activist, writing from the Tamil diaspora and deeply engaged with memory and displacement.
+ Membership Open
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Kannada

Karnataka
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Telugu

Andhra Pradesh & Telangana
+ Membership Open
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