Ruby Dhal
Ruby Dhal (born 19 October 1994) is a British-Afghan poet, entrepreneur and author based in London. She started a writing page on Instagram in 2016, eventually becoming a popular "instapoet". She has written 5 books, including 3 best-selling books.
Ruby Dhal
- Name
- Ruby Dhal
- Born
- 19 October 1994
- Birthplace
- India
- Occupation
- Poet, entrepreneur and author
- Known for
- Instapoetry
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Education
- University College London · King's College London
- Languages
- English
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Ruby Dhal (born 19 October 1994) is a British-Afghan poet, entrepreneur and author based in London. She started a writing page on Instagram in 2016, eventually becoming a popular "instapoet". She has written 5 books, including 3 best-selling books.
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Ruby Dhal (born 1994) is a blogger, content creator and entrepreneur, among other activities, of British nationality. The blogger was born in India. Ruby Dhal was educated at King's College London and University College London. Languages used include English.
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• Name — Ruby Dhal • Born — 19 October 1994 • Birthplace — India • Citizenship — United Kingdom • Occupation — Poet, entrepreneur and author • Years Active — 2016–present • Known for — Instapoetry • Notable Works — * Between Us (2021) • Dear Self (2020) • My Hope for Tomorrow (2019) • Website — rubydhal.com
Early life
Early life
Dhal started to develop an interest in books, which were originally a form of escapism, and started reading and writing at a young age. In 2015, she graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in Philosophy from University College London. She completed her master of arts in philosophy in King's College London and graduated in 2017. She lives in London, United Kingdom with her family.
Career
Career
She sold 350 copies of her first poetry book, Memories Unwound, in the first month. She then published A Handful of Stars in May 2019, My Hope For Tomorrow in December 2019, and Dear Self and Between us in 2020 and 2021, respectively. As of 2022, she has sold over 50,000 books, and has more than 500,000 followers on Instagram.
Awards and achievements
Dhal has been featured on multiple platforms and magazines. She was featured in the Harper's Bazaar India Writer Hotlist 2017, and Utwine.me's list of insta-poets, aspioneer's 20 under 40 and The Love Post's Colours of a Changemaker series' interviews. She also has been interviewed by BBC Radio One and BBC Asian Network. She was nominated for the Asian Women of Achievement Awards' Young Achiever award 2021.
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- 1.Ruby Dhal is using her platform to improve the lives of others. CEO Medium. 20 March 2022.
- 2.How Ruby Dhal created a world of healing and hope. thetempest.co.
- 3.Turning pain into poetry & healing - the story of Ruby Dhal, Bestselling author. Time Square News & Current Affairs. 30 July 2022.
- 4.About. Ruby Dhal.
- 5.Instagram Poets Who Took Our Hearts By Storm: Ruby Dhal. Verve Magazine. 5 August 2017.
- 6.Ruby Dhal: Transforming lives one word at a time. Aspioneer. 27 December 2021.
- 7.Prose writer Ruby Dhal teaches us how to embrace the ebb and flow of life. The Lovepost. 10 December 2021.
- 8.BBC. The Everyday Hustle with Sonya Barlow - Ruby Dhal - BBC Sounds.
- 9.BBC. BBC Asian Network - Mim Shaikh, Spread the Word with Ruby Dhal.
- 10.Nawaz, Mishal. How Ruby Dhal created a world of healing and hope. thetempest.co.
- 11.Young People's South Asian Evening. Newham South Asian Heritage Month. 8 July 2021.
- 12.2021. Asian Women of Achievement Awards.
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