Roopali Sircar Gaur, Ph.D. is a poet, performer, writer, animal and social justice activist,

gardener, and recyclist. She served as Associate Professor of English, Delhi University and taught

Creative Writing at the Indira Gandhi National Open University. A widely published poet and writer,

she has been featured in peer-reviewed journals, and served on academic panels around the world.

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Dr. Gaur's research interests lie in the field of gender, ageing, war, disability, and

post-colonial literature. Her book The Twice Colonised: Women in African Literature is a

seminal text on the subject. In 2020 and 2021, she co-edited in

All the Spaces-Diverse Voices in Global Women’s Poetry and Earth Fire Water Wind. 

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Her poetry, included in international anthologies published in the United States,

United Kingdom, Nepal, and India, is archived in the Stanford University Pandemic digital archives.

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Dr. Gaur is also the co-founder of Saraswati E-zine for Literature and Arts, and Poetry Editor

of the AWS E-zine. She is a travel writer columnist for an e-journal called Different Truths.

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As Founder Director of YUVATI,an organisation working for educational and

employment opportunities for girls and boys across India,she runs a special initiative

called Merga Kitab Ghar: The Backyard Book Club.

 

Dr. Roopali Gaur has travelled extensively and is passionate about

the welfare of military families. She lives in Meerut, India with her

retired military spouse and their three rescued dogs.