Ankita Shah is an Indian-Nepali writer whose poetry and essays are a curious exploration of what it means to be human. She writes about girlhood, grief, and everything else caught in the web of time. Her writing has appeared in Vogue, Anomaly, Soup Magazine, and Firstpost. She co-founded The Poetry Club in Mumbai, a space that grew into a home for emerging poets, fostering craft and community from 2013 to 2019. Previously, she was a curator at G5A Foundation for Contemporary Culture, where she curated interdisciplinary arts and narratives.