Priyanka Kalpit

Priyanka Kalpit is one of the very few women writing Dalit poetry in Gujarati. She has received the Dr. Ramanika Gupta Award by the Gujarat Sahitya Sangam and also the Kabir Award for Literature by the Government of Gujarat. Translations of Priyanka's work have appeared in Indian Literature, Muse India and other journals and anthologies. Her collections of poetry are titled Haanshiya ma hoon (2001) and Ghasarko (2011). A collection of haikus and another of poetry in Gujarati with a focus on women and the self are forthcoming. She lives in Mehsana, Gujarat.