Aditya Tiwari
{{Short description|Indian poet and activist}}
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{{Infobox writer
| name = Aditya Tiwari
| image = Aditya Tiwari. jpg.jpg
| caption = Aditya in London 2023
| occupation = Poet, Activist
| notable_works = {{Unbulleted list
|April is Lush
|Over the Rainbow: India's Queer Heroes
}}
| nationality = Indian
| alma_mater = University of East Anglia
| birth_place = Jabalpur, India
}}
Aditya Tiwari is an Indian poet and LGBT rights activist.{{Cite web |date=2023-06-30 |title=An Award-Winning Poet And A Queer Activist, Aditya Tiwari Holds The Key To The World Of Words |url=https://elle.in/in-conversation-with-award-winning-poet-aditya-tiwari-2023/ |access-date=2023-07-12 |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Mitra |first=Chittajit |date=2023-10-21 |title=Aditya Tiwari's Queer India Chronicles |work=Outlook Weekender |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/culture-society/unsilenced-aditya-tiwari-queer-india-chronicles-weekender_story-325919 |access-date=2023-11-03}}
He has also worked as a journalist and producer at the BBC.{{Cite web |date=2024-07-06 |title=First Fenland Pride held in Wisbech creates 'space for community' |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c1dmrd5v98do |access-date=2024-10-17 |website=BBC News |language=en-GB}}
Life
He was born in Jabalpur, India{{Cite web |last=Nagvenkar |first=Mayabhushan |date=2022-08-19 |title=We The People: Growing Up Queer In Jabalpur And In Search For A More Diverse India |url=https://www.outlookindia.com/national/we-the-people-growing-up-queer-in-jabalpur-and-in-search-for-a-more-diverse-india-news-217376 |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=Outlook |language=english}} and completed his primary education at St. Aloysius Senior Secondary School.{{Cite web |last= |first= |date= 6 January 2024|title='Literature saved my life. Writing gave me purpose': Poet, writer, and queer activist Aditya Tiwari |url=https://scroll.in/article/1061623/literature-saved-my-life-writing-gave-me-purpose-poet-writer-and-queer-activist-aditya-tiwari |access-date=2024-01-15 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}} He then attended the University of East Anglia and received a Master of Arts in Journalism.{{Cite web |date=9 September 2022 |title=Aditya Tiwari Talks About Navigating Through Queerness |url=https://www.shethepeople.tv/books/aditya-tiwari-navigating-through-queerness/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website= |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=Gilder |first=Ava |date=2022-09-05 |title=Intersecting Race & Sexuality: Aditya Tiwari Is The First Queer Indian To Host A BBC Podcast |url=https://homegrown.co.in/homegrown-creators/intersecting-race-sexuality-aditya-tiwari-is-the-first-queer-indian-to-host-a-bbc-podcast |access-date=2023-06-16 |website= |language=en}}
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.{{Cite web |last=Mathews |first=Rohan |date=2019-12-21 |title=Lush, Plush And A Daze - Review Of Aditya's April Is Lush |url=https://www.gaylaxymag.com/articles/art-culture/lush-plush-and-a-daze-review-of-adityas-april-is-lush/ |access-date=2022-11-12 |website=Gaylaxy Magazine |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |date=2023-10-23 |title=Review: Over the Rainbow; India's Queer Heroes by Aditya Tiwari |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/books/review-over-the-rainbow-india-s-queer-heroes-by-aditya-tiwari-101698083685253.html |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=2023-10-25 |title=Pride in diverse colours: Remembering India's LGBTQ icons |url=https://lifestyle.livemint.com//how-to-lounge/books/aditya-tiwari-new-book-honour-queer-icons-lgbtq-community-111698203206188.html |access-date=2023-10-26 |website=Mintlounge |language=en}} He has spoken at various literary festivals, including New Delhi's Rainbow Lit Fest, one of India's largest LGBT literary festivals.{{Cite web |date=2020-12-02 |title=Shashi Tharoor, Vivek Debroy Set to Join LGBTQ Artists, Authors for Second Edition of Rainbow Lit Fest |url=https://www.news18.com/news/buzz/digital-and-one-rainbow-lit-fest-is-back-with-second-edition-of-indias-biggest-queer-literary-event-3137933.html |access-date=2022-11-11 |website=News18 |language=en}} Aditya actively engages in advocacy for the rights of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community.{{Cite web |title=Keeping fingers crossed, Bhopal's queer community awaits SC verdict on same-sex marriage |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/bhopal/keeping-fingers-crossed-bhopals-queer-community-awaits-sc-verdict-on-same-sex-marriage |access-date=2023-04-07 |website=Free Press Journal |language=en}}{{Cite news |date=2023-06-16 |title=Not much has changed for queer people in smaller cities and villages after the Navtej judgment: Aditya Tiwari |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/society/not-much-has-changed-for-queer-people-in-smaller-cities-and-villages-after-the-navtej-judgment-aditya-tiwari/article66963977.ece |access-date=2023-06-16 |issn=0971-751X}} His work has appeared in several national and international publications including The Times of India, Hindustan Times, PinkNews, and The Telegraph.{{Cite web |title=Ground Report: How the transgender community in Madhya Pradesh's Jabalpur struggles to earn a living |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/videos/toi-original/ground-report-how-the-transgender-community-in-madhya-pradeshs-jabalpur-struggles-to-earn-a-living/videoshow/96936080.cms |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=The Times of India |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Aditya Tiwari- Read all stories from Aditya Tiwari |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/author/aditya-tiwari-101656602775399 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Milton |first=Josh |date=2021-11-08 |title=Coming out in India: Queer and trans folk share joy and heartbreak |url=https://www.thepinknews.com/2021/11/08/india-lgbt-stories-aditya-tiwari/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=PinkNews}}{{Cite news |title=Slay the mental demons |url=https://www.telegraphindia.com/opinion/slay-the-mental-demons/cid/1836729 |access-date=2024-07-21 |newspaper=The Telegraph|location=India|first=Aditya|last=Tiwari|date=1 November 2021}}
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.{{Cite web |last1=Dutta |first1=Ujjaini |date=2022-07-29 |title=Queer Poet Becomes First Under-25 Indian to Host a Podcast on BBC Voices |url=https://livewire.thewire.in/gender-and-sexuality/bbc-voices-podcast-aditya-tiwari/ |access-date=2022-11-11 |website= |language=en-US}}
Selected works
- {{Cite book |last=Tiwari |first=Aditya |title=April is Lush |date=2019 |publisher=BlueRose Publishers Pvt. Limited |isbn=978-93-5347-349-5 |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Ramesh |first=Mythreyee |date=2023-06-01 |title=Challenging 'Radio Silence': How Queer & Trans Authors Are Fighting for Space |url=https://www.thequint.com/gender/how-queer-and-trans-authors-are-fighting-for-space-indian-publishing |access-date=2023-06-01 |website= |language=en}}
- {{Cite book |last=Tiwari |first=Aditya |title=Over the Rainbow: India's Queer Heroes |date=2023 |publisher=Juggernaut Publication |isbn=978-93-5345-175-2 |language=en}}{{Cite news |last=Jha |first=Aditya Mani |date=2023-11-17 |title=Review of Aditya Tiwari's Over the Rainbow — India's Queer Heroes: Seeing the light |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/queer-people-india-society-issues/article67528169.ece |access-date=2023-11-17 |issn=0971-751X}}
See also
References
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External links
- [https://aditya-tiwari.com/ Official Website]
- [https://www.thechakkar.com/home/golchakkar11 Aditya's Interview on Indian Literature] with Ruth Vanita
- [https://mappingsexuality.ashoka.edu.in/search/?publications%5Bpage%5D=29 April is Lush at Centre for Studies in] Gender and Sexuality, Ashoka University
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