Aditya Tiwari Explained

Aditya Tiwari
Occupation:Poet, Activist
Nationality:Indian
Alma Mater:University of East Anglia
Birth Place:Jabalpur, India

Aditya Tiwari is an Indian poet and LGBT rights activist.[1] [2]

Life

He was born in Jabalpur, India[3] and completed his primary education at St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School.[4] He then attended the University of East Anglia and received a Master of Arts in Journalism.[5] [6]

He has published two books: a poetry collection April is Lush in 2019 and an anthology Over the Rainbow: India’s Queer Heroes with Juggernaut Books in 2023.[7] [8] [9] He has spoken at various literary festivals, including New Delhi's Rainbow Lit Fest, one of India's largest LGBT literary festivals.[10] Aditya actively engages in advocacy for the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community.[11] [12] His work has appeared in several national and international publications including The Times of India, Hindustan Times, PinkNews, and The Telegraph.[13] [14] [15] [16]

In 2022, he produced and hosted a six-part radio series on the BBC, which primarily focused on a range of diverse experiences including men’s mental health.[17]

Selected works

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2023-06-30 . An Award-Winning Poet And A Queer Activist, Aditya Tiwari Holds The Key To The World Of Words . 2023-07-12 . en-US.
  2. News: Mitra . Chittajit . 2023-10-21 . Aditya Tiwari's Queer India Chronicles . Outlook Weekender . 2023-11-03.
  3. Web site: Nagvenkar . Mayabhushan . 2022-08-19 . We The People: Growing Up Queer In Jabalpur And In Search For A More Diverse India . 2022-11-11 . Outlook . english.
  4. Web site: 6 January 2024. 'Literature saved my life. Writing gave me purpose': Poet, writer, and queer activist Aditya Tiwari . 2024-01-15 . Scroll.in . en-US.
  5. Web site: 9 September 2022 . Aditya Tiwari Talks About Navigating Through Queerness . 2022-11-11 . en-US.
  6. Web site: Gilder . Ava . 2022-09-05 . Intersecting Race & Sexuality: Aditya Tiwari Is The First Queer Indian To Host A BBC Podcast . 2023-06-16 . en.
  7. Web site: Mathews . Rohan . 2019-12-21 . Lush, Plush And A Daze - Review Of Aditya's April Is Lush . 2022-11-12 . Gaylaxy Magazine . en-US.
  8. Web site: 2023-10-23 . Review: Over the Rainbow; India's Queer Heroes by Aditya Tiwari . 2023-10-26 . Hindustan Times . en.
  9. Web site: 2023-10-25 . Pride in diverse colours: Remembering India's LGBTQ icons . 2023-10-26 . Mintlounge . en.
  10. Web site: 2020-12-02 . Shashi Tharoor, Vivek Debroy Set to Join LGBTQ Artists, Authors for Second Edition of Rainbow Lit Fest . 2022-11-11 . News18 . en.
  11. Web site: Keeping fingers crossed, Bhopal's queer community awaits SC verdict on same-sex marriage . 2023-04-07 . Free Press Journal . en.
  12. News: 2023-06-16 . Not much has changed for queer people in smaller cities and villages after the Navtej judgment: Aditya Tiwari . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-06-16 . 0971-751X.
  13. Web site: Ground Report: How the transgender community in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur struggles to earn a living . 2023-03-11 . The Times of India . en.
  14. Web site: Aditya Tiwari- Read all stories from Aditya Tiwari . 2023-03-11 . Hindustan Times . en.
  15. Web site: Milton . Josh . 2021-11-08 . Coming out in India: Queer and trans folk share joy and heartbreak . 2023-03-11 . PinkNews.
  16. News: Slay the mental demons . 2024-07-21 . The Telegraph. India. Aditya. Tiwari. 1 November 2021.
  17. Web site: Dutta . Ujjaini . 2022-07-29 . Queer Poet Becomes First Under-25 Indian to Host a Podcast on BBC Voices . 2022-11-11 . en-US.
  18. Web site: Ramesh . Mythreyee . 2023-06-01 . Challenging 'Radio Silence': How Queer & Trans Authors Are Fighting for Space . 2023-06-01 . en.
  19. News: Jha . Aditya Mani . 2023-11-17 . Review of Aditya Tiwari's Over the Rainbow — India's Queer Heroes: Seeing the light . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-11-17 . 0971-751X.

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