Sonroopa Vishal

• Name — Sonroopa Vishal • Born — 30 October 1977 • Birthplace — Budaun, Uttar Pradesh, India • Occupation — Poet, Writer • Language — Hindi • Education — M.A. (Hindi), PhD • Alma Mater — Dayalbagh Educational Institute Prayag Sangeet Samiti Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University • Genre — Poetry, Ghazal • Notable Works — Likhna Zaruri Hai (2014) America Aur 45 Din (2018) Pichle Baras Ka Gulmohur (2019) • Awards — Harivansh Rai Bachchan Navodit Geetkaar Award (2014) & Jagadish Gupta Sarjana Award (2019) by Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan, Government of Uttar Pradesh • Website — Official website

She has done an MA in Hindi from Mahatma Jyotiba Phule Rohilkhand University. She has also studied Music from Dayalbagh Educational Institute and holds a Sangeet Prabhakar (bachelor of music degree) from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahabad. She has done a PhD from Rohilkhand University. She is the daughter of famous Hindi poet Dr. Urmilesh Shankhdhar.

Sonroopa published her first poetry collection in 2014 titled, Likhna Zaroori Hai. The book was well received and won the Harivansh Rai Bachchan Navodit Geetkaar Samman by the State Government of Uttar Pradesh in 2015. Her second book, America Aur 45 Din was published in 2018 by Hindi Yugm. She wrote this travelogue during her stay in the US when she visited a series of poets' conferences organized in 25 cities of the US by the International Hindi Committee. In January 2019, it was launched by Ashok Chakradhar at New Delhi World Book Fair. During the launch, Chakradhar said, that the way Sonroopa has seen America in her journey from this point of view is amazing. She is seen very beautifully threading the emotions and feelings of the mind. In September 2019, she was honoured with the Jagadish Gupta Award for her book America Aur 45 Din by the Uttar Pradesh Hindi Sansthan. Her third book is Pichle Baras Ka Gulmohur, a poetry collection which was published in 2019. She is the editor of Dr. Urmilesh special issue of Saraswati Suman magazine. Her fourth book, Hindi Ghazal Aur Dr. Urmilesh was published in 2021. Sonroopa Vishal has also co-authored several books and anthologies, including Stri Hokar Saval Karti Hai, Samkaleen Mahila Ghazalkar, Kavita Anvarat and Srajan Ke Sitare. She has recited and performed her poetry during Kavi sammelan at Red Fort, Sahitya Academy, IIT Kharagpur, to various TV channels. Vishal is also an Indian Council for Cultural Relations, Government of India approved vocalist and Ghazal singer.

• Stree Hokar Sawaal Karti Hai, 2012, Bodhi Prakashan, • Nari Vimarsh Ke Arth, 2013, Hindi Yugm, • Kavita Anvarat

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