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Rupi Kaur

1992 - Today

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Rupi Kaur (Punjabi: ਰੂਪੀ ਕੌਰ; born 4 October 1992) is an Indian poet, illustrator, photographer, and author. Born in Punjab, India, Kaur immigrated to Canada at a young age with her family. She began performing poetry in 2009 and rose to fame on Instagram, eventually becoming a popular poet through her three collections of poetry. In March 2015, Kaur posted a series of photographs to Instagram depicting herself with menstrual blood stains on her clothing and bedsheets. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rupi Kaur is the 6,908th most popular writer (up from 6,931st in 2019), the 1,169th most popular biography from India (down from 1,152nd in 2019) and the 131st most popular Indian Writer.

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Among WRITERS

Among writers, Rupi Kaur ranks 6,908 out of 7,302. Before her are Arabella Kiesbauer, Ayu Utami, David Ignatius, Sara Shepard, Dave Meltzer, and Al Jean. After her are Seth Meyers, Junot Díaz, Yaa Gyasi, Charles Frazier, Faye Kellerman, and Mona Eltahawy.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1992, Rupi Kaur ranks 257. Before her are Felipe Nasr, Mislav Oršić, Djibril Sidibé, Yuji Iida, Lasha Shavdatuashvili, and Naomi Ackie. After her are Filip Bradarić, Moritz Leitner, Jain, Sofia Goggia, Aaron Brown, and Bartosz Bereszyński.

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In India

Among people born in India, Rupi Kaur ranks 1,169 out of 1,861. Before her are Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy (1949), Mandakini (1963), Farah Khan (1965), Sania Mirza (1986), Savitri Jindal (1940), and Janaki Ballabh Patnaik (1927). After her are Richa Chadda (1986), Annapurna Devi (1927), Roop Singh (1908), Kapil Sibal (1948), Balram Jakhar (1923), and Pawan Kumar Chamling (1950).

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Among WRITERS In India

Among writers born in India, Rupi Kaur ranks 131. Before her are Kaifi Azmi (1919), Nayantara Sahgal (1927), Geetanjali Shree (1957), Toru Dutt (1856), Rahat Indori (1950), and Kiran Desai (1971). After her are Raja Rao (1908), Aravind Adiga (1974), Urvashi Butalia (1952), Jasodhara Bagchi (1937), Bharati Mukherjee (1940), and Shobhaa De (1948).

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