Radical Rhythm, an anthology of poems by five brilliant poets of Odisha Bharati Nayak, Gyatri Mavaru, Lopamudra Mishra, Namita Rani Panda and Swapna Behera, has drawn my attention for several reasons: first, it is a collection of poems by five female poets; second, these five poets are from the same soil; thirdly, the anthology is “dedicated to the undying spirit of women” which indicates that these poets are feminist in nature; fourthly, the poets ...
Gayatri Mavuru is a Bhubaneswar based writer, poet, artist, social activist, choreographer, educator and social entrepreneur. She is the founder and managing trustee of Sri Gayatri Vidya Vikash Education Trust which is dealing with women empowerment, education for underprivileged, promoting education among slum children, promoting art, culture, literature and heritage. She is the founder and Director Cherry Blossoms Pre School.
She studied at the prestigious Sri ...