Basudhara Roy teaches English at Karim City College affiliated to Kolhan University, Chaibasa. Drawn to gender and ecological studies, her four published books include a monograph and three poetry collections. Her recent works are available at the Helter Skelter Anthology of New Writing, Outlook India, The Dhaka Tribune, EPW, Madras Courier and Live Wire among others. Shortlisted for the DKM Prize (poetry), 2021, Basudhara loves, rebels, writes and reviews from Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.