Meena Kandasamy
Dr Meena Kandasamy FRSL is a poet and provocateur who has spent two decades triggering online trolls. She has been translated into more than twenty languages. Her novel, When I Hit You, was shortlisted for the Women's Prize, Jhalak Prize and Hindu Literary Prize, and longlisted for the Dylan Thomas Prize.
It was also Book of the Year in the Financial Times, Observer, Daily Telegraph, and Irish Times. Her viral poetry collection, Ms Militancy, is a symbol of feminist revolt across South Asia. In 2022, she was awarded the PEN Germany Prize for being a ‘fearless fighter for human rights’. She has two sons.
