The Writer's Launchpad

Hasini Narayanaswamy is a poet from Bengaluru and a recent high school graduate with her pen dipped in philosophy and just a dash of doom.

Yashas Acharya is a 17-year-old Bangalorean currently studying in the IBDP. His interests include literature, theology, philosophy, music, and mathematics.

Upamanyu Sengupta credits his love for poetry to his grandparents and parents. His grandmother and father played a key role in introducing him to verse, from the whimsical works of Sukumar Ray and Dr. Seuss.

Sonali is a writer and photographer with a background in social science teaching and research. Trained as a geographer, her work is deeply rooted in environmental themes.

Shiva Sharma is a poet by passion, finding comfort, clarity, and resilience through the written word.

Parnika Sharma is a high school graduate who aspires to be a refined poet, besides being desirous of furthering her cause of pursuing higher education.

Dr. Neha Singh is intrigued by the innate complexities of homo sapiens existence and is compelled to write about the expression of various human traits, emotions and the complexities present in them.

A national-level basketball player, Muskan Kaur brings the same intensity and passion from the court into her writing.

Mehar Nanda was born on 28 June 2011, in Ahmedabad, and because she began reading novels and poetry, a spark of inspiration flourished within her at a young age

Mehar Arora is a 16-year-old writer currently completing the IB Diploma Programme. She’s someone deeply obsessed with stories—whether they’re unfolding on screen, in a stadium, or inside someone’s heart.

Krithika Sudarsanam graduated as an electrical engineer. She discovered her intrinsic talent for writing in her early adolescence at the age of thirteen.

In 2022, Kadambari Gupta ventured into professional writing and has since contributed to over 1,173 anthologies as a co-author.

Jijnyasa Jyotirjauasha Routray is an 18-year-old writer from Odisha, India, with a deep love for storytelling and poetry.

At just 16 and based in New Delhi, Divyansh is a teenager who finds joy in life’s simple pleasures—late-night LEGO builds, football matches, and crafting the perfect rhyme.

Divisha Sharma is a student and emerging writer whose work fuses Greek mythology, pop culture, psychology, and the lyrical influence of Taylor Swift.

Bhaavya Bangotra is a writer of mirrors—her words reflect both softness and steel, heartbreak and healing, dreams and detachment.

Anwesha is a poet from Delhi whose work explores the complexity of emotions—especially those we feel but rarely understand.

Anvesha Dixit is a 14-year-old poet with ink-stained fingers and a heart full of stories. For her, poetry is a quiet yet powerful way to express emotions and ideas.

Ankita Gupta's poems and essays have appeared in regional and online publications, including Spillwords and ChaiCopy.

Amrutha Manoj was born and raised in Kochi, and now lives in Dubai. She works as a Data Artist, which funds the rest of her life, though she often wishes poems were currency. 

To Amala, writing is a sacred act of self-love, a path to inner peace, and a means of uplifting others.