Kalpna Singh-Chitnis is an Indian-American poet, filmmaker, and author of six poetry collections, including 'Love Letters to Ukraine from Uyava' (River Paw Press), a finalist at the 2023 'International Book Awards'; 'Trespassing My Ancestral Lands' (2024, Finishing Line Press); and 'Bare Soul,' the recipient of the 2017 Naji Naaman Literary Prize. She has been nominated for a Pushcart Prize, and her poems have been translated into twenty-one languages. 'Sunflowers: Ukrainian Poetry on War, Resistance, Hope, and Peace,' an anthology curated and edited by her was shortlisted for the 2023 'National Indie Excellence Award.' She is also the recipient of the 'Rajiv Gandhi Global Excellence Award,' 'Bihar Shri,' and 'Bihar Rajbhasha Parishad Award' given by the government of Bihar, India. Kalpna's works have appeared in notable journals worldwide, such as "World Literature Today," "Columbia Journal," "Tupelo Quarterly," "Cold Mountain Review," "Indian Literature," "Vsesvit," "Silk Routes" (IWP) at The University of Iowa, Stanford University's "Life in Quarantine," etc.
Kalpna Singh-Chinis has been referenced in such renowned publications as the New York Times and the Huffington Post, and featured in The Telegraph, OC Register, Los Angeles Times, Daily Pilot, and others. She has made appearances on major broadcasting platforms like ABC Channel 7, Voice of America, Fox News, India's National TV Network, Doordarshan, KPFK Radio, and various additional television and radio networks. Her poetry has been translated into twenty-one languages. Her poetry has received praise from eminent writers such as Dr. Wazir Agha, a nominee for the Nobel Prize in Literature; Amrita Pritam, recipient of the Vaptsarov Award and Ordre des Arts et des Lettres; and Gulzar, a poet, Academy Award-winning lyricist, and filmmaker. She has read at the International Literature Festival Berlin (ilb), Sahitya Akademi—India's highest academy of letters, Poets & Writers, AWP Conferences, and other international venues. Kalpna's poems and her poetry film 'River of Songs,' included in the Lunar Codex, were sent to the Moon's south pole with NASA-SpaceX-Intuitive Machine missions in 2024. A former lecturer of Political Science and Editor-in-Chief of 'Life and Legends,' she is also an Advocacy Member at the United Nations Association of the USA. Website: www.kalpnasinghchitnis.com.
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