Karuna Ezara Parikh (Indian Author) Biography

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Karuna Ezara Parikh is a poet, writer, former television anchor and model known widely for her activism.
Born in Mumbai, she bounced between the capital city and the financial capital before eventually settling in Kolkata in January 2024.
Her poem 'Pray for the World', published on social media in 2015, gained wide readership and spoke to global audiences about moral contradictions in international politics.
Born in Delhi, she bounced between the capital city and the financial capital before eventually settling in Kolkata in January 2024[2][5].
She is a true multi-hyphenate, embracing diverse creative outlets including spoken word poetry, screenwriting, TV journalism, and authorship[1][3].
Her television career included anchoring the Doordarshan series 'Destination Himalaya' and co-hosting NDTV Good Times' travel show 'Life's A Beach,' completing nearly 50 episodes filmed at diverse global beaches[3].

College/University	Cardiff University, UK
Educational Qualification	She obtained a journalism, film and broadcasting degree at Cardiff University[3][6].

She is a yogini and practices yoga regularly.
She is passionate about photography, dogs, and environmental causes.
She actively advocates for women's rights.
She lives in Kolkata with her husband and their dog Clover[3].

Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Boyfriends	Amitesh Ray
Marriage Date	23/01/2019
Marriage Place	Pashupatinath Temple in Kathmandu, Nepal[3]

Father	Rajen Parikh
Mother	Kalpana Misra (a writer and a teacher)
Siblings	Nayantara Parikh (youngest sister and a photographer) Her middle sister lives in Cambridge and is an archaeologist.
Spouse	Amitesh Ray (Lawyer)[3]
Pets	Clover (dog)[3]

Works	Screenwriter for Ishaan Nair’s film Kaash in 2015 Associated with 'The Burlap People' online store Contributed as a screenwriter in the 2015 Bollywood film Kaash Published novel 'The Heart Asks Pleasure First' in 2020 Published poetry collection 'Where Stories Gather' in 2021 Hosts a podcast Started career as a staff writer at a popular magazine Worked as an assistant editor at India's first green living magazine Hosted travel show 'Destination Himalaya' on Doordarshan Co-founder and part of the core team at 'The Burlap People', which creates hand-crafted, sustainable bags from pre-washed fabrics Co-founder of Books Need People, a company aimed at empowering readers Hosts a podcast[1][5] Co-hosted NDTV Good Times' travel show 'Life’s A Beach' (nearly 50 episodes)[3] Founded the online fashion brand 'Karuna for Fashion'[3]

Works

Screenwriter for Ishaan Nair’s film Kaash in 2015
Associated with 'The Burlap People' online store
Contributed as a screenwriter in the 2015 Bollywood film Kaash
Published novel 'The Heart Asks Pleasure First' in 2020
Published poetry collection 'Where Stories Gather' in 2021
Hosts a podcast
Started career as a staff writer at a popular magazine
Worked as an assistant editor at India's first green living magazine
Hosted travel show 'Destination Himalaya' on Doordarshan
Co-founder and part of the core team at 'The Burlap People', which creates hand-crafted, sustainable bags from pre-washed fabrics
Co-founder of Books Need People, a company aimed at empowering readers
Hosts a podcast[1][5]
Co-hosted NDTV Good Times' travel show 'Life’s A Beach' (nearly 50 episodes)[3]
Founded the online fashion brand 'Karuna for Fashion'[3]

Movies	The Dreamers Love Me If You Dare Almost Famous Fight Club Vigo Women Talking Dirty
Music	OhSoMany
Books	Lionel Shriver Salman Rushdie Jack Kerouac Ken Kesey Margaret Atwood Danny Sugarman Nadeem Aslam Kiran Desai Tarun Tejpal Pablo Neruda Peter Carey Tom Robbins Tom Wolfe Chuck Klosterman
Writers	Michael Ondaatje Nadeem Aslam Tolstoy Arundhati Roy Svetlana Alexeivich Barbara Kingsolver Ann Patchett Zadie Smith Graham Greene

Instagram	https://www.instagram.com/karunaezaraparikh/

1. Karuna Ezara Parikh enjoys alcohol occasionally.
2. Karuna Ezara Parikh occasionally smokes cigarettes.
3. Karuna Ezara Parikh has diverse experience in modeling, journalism, screenwriting, and other fields.
4. Karuna Ezara Parikh founded the online fashion brand 'Karuna for Fashion'.
5. Karuna Ezara Parikh is a popular social media figure with a follower count exceeding 82k on Instagram.
6. Karuna Ezara Parikh has a passion for photography, yoga, dogs, and actively advocates for women's rights and environmental causes.
7. She lives in Kolkata with her husband and their dog Clover.
8. She co-founded Books Need People, a company aimed at empowering readers.
9. Karuna Ezara Parikh is a popular social media figure with over 82k followers on Instagram.
10. Her Gujarati father grew up in 'Calcutta House' on Elgin Road in Kolkata.
11. Her years on television provided her empathy for people across classes and demographics.
12. She moved to Kolkata in January 2024 because her life needed a change[2].