HIGHLIGHTS
INTERNATIONAL HONOURS & AWARDS
ZO Magazine O.D.D. Expo (2026) — Poetry: Intelligent Trees, Finalist
International Delegate Invitation: Kahramanmaraş UNESCO City of Literature Office (2026) — Awarded a fully-funded travel honorarium to participate in the International Poetry & Literature Days, contributing to cross-cultural literary dialogue.
PEN Presents × SALT Award (2025) — Won for translation of the fourteenth-century Marathi Dalit saint-poets, including Soyarabai, Karma Mela, Nirmala and Banka
INTERNATIONAL RESIDENCIES
Sangam House Residency: Bengaluru, India (2026) — selected for the English translation of Chapters 2-10 of The Problem of Untouchability in India by Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde.
Ox-Bow School of Art & Artists’ Residency: Saugatuck, USA (2026) — waitlisted for the English translation of Chapter 11 of The Problem of Untouchability in India by Maharshi Vitthal Ramji Shinde.
SYLLABUS & CURRICULUM INCLUSION
One Hundred Poems of Tukaram (2015) has been included in the “Indian Literatures in English Translation” course of the M.A. English programme at the Central University of Tamil Nadu since June 2024.
One Hundred Poems of Chokha Mela (2015) is included as a core text in the major mandatory course "Indian Literature in Translation" of the M.A. (Honours) English programme at the University of Mumbai in June 2022 and retained in the revised NEP curriculum introduced in June 2024.
INTERNATIONAL LITERARY ROLES
Editor-at-Large (India), Asymptote Journal — Reporting on India’s literary and cultural life through dispatches, interviews, and editorial contributions, with particular attention to translation and underrepresented literary traditions.
Judge, Queen's Commonwealth Writing Competition — Served as a judge for the world’s oldest international writing competition, reading and evaluating creative writing from across the Commonwealth.
BOOKS PUBLISHED
One Hundred Poems of Tukaram (Read selected poems)
One Hundred Poems of Chokha Mela (Read selected poems)
The Autobiography of Sant Bahinabai (Read selected poems)