Tishani Doshi is an author, her most recent collection of poems is A God at the Door, Resisting the Robotic..
Tishani Doshi
Indian writer (born 1975)
Tishani DoshiFRSL (born 9 December 1975) is an Indian poet, journalist and dancer based in Chennai.[1] In 2006 she won the Forward Prize for Best First Collection due to Countries of the Body.
Initially, the author, who was born in Chennai (previously known as Madras) in 1975 and currently lives in Tamil Nadu with her husband, writer Carlo Pizzati.
Her poetry book A God at the Door was later shortlisted for the 2021 Forward Prize for Best Collection.[2] She was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 2023.[3]
Early life and education
Doshi was born in Madras,Tamil Nadu, India, to a Welsh mother and Gujarati father.
She completed a bachelor's degree in the United States, at Queens University of Charlotte. She graduated with a master's degree in creative writing from the Johns Hopkins University.[4]
Career
Doshi works as a freelance writer and journalist.
She has worked with choreographer Chandralekha.[5] Her short story "Lady Cassandra, Spartacus and the Dancing man" was published in its entirety in the journal The D