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Meena Kandasamy

1984 - Today

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Ilavenil Meena Kandasamy (born October 12, 1984) is an Indian poet, fiction writer, translator and activist from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. Meena published two collections of poetry, Touch (2006) and Ms. Militancy (2010). From 2001 to 2002, she edited The Dalit, a bi-monthly alternative English magazine of the Dalit Media Network. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2024). Meena Kandasamy is the 7,578th most popular writer (down from 7,293rd in 2024), the 1,919th most popular biography from India (down from 1,685th in 2019) and the 165th most popular Indian Writer.

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Among writers, Meena Kandasamy ranks 7,578 out of 7,302. Before her are June Eric-Udorie, Devdutt Pattanaik, Angela Saini, Funke Bucknor-Obruthe, Warsan Shire, and Meena Harris. After her are Christopher Yost, Helen Oyeyemi, Téa Obreht, Sona Mohapatra, Laura Bates, and Michael Green.

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Among people born in 1984, Meena Kandasamy ranks 1,822. Before her are Morné Steyn, Meena Harris, Shilpa Rao, Jimmy Howard, Jimmy Kébé, and Sadha. After her are Josh Boone, Diana Matheson, Nadjim Abdou, Leon Powe, Austin Wintory, and Jessica Eddie.

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In India

Among people born in India, Meena Kandasamy ranks 1,915 out of 1,861. Before her are Kubbra Sait (1983), and Sadha (1984). After her are Kalyani Priyadarshan (1993), Surya Shekhar Ganguly (1983), Shivangi Joshi (1998), Sonia Agarwal (1982), Nafisa Joseph (1978), Ishant Sharma (1988), Ramya (1982), Reema Kagti (1972), Shruti Seth (1977), and Abhirami (1983).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Meena Kandasamy ranks 164. Before her are Vikram Chandra (1961), Prasoon Joshi (1971), Anuja Chauhan (1970), Samina Ali (1969), and Devdutt Pattanaik (1970). After her are Sona Mohapatra (1976), Nitasha Kaul (null), Rana Ayyub (1984), Shereen Bhan (1976), Ira Trivedi (null), and Ritu Menon (2000).

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