Rupi Kaur (Poet) Age, Family, Boyfriend, Biography & More
| Bio | |
|---|---|
| Real Name | Rupi Kaur |
| Profession(s) | Author, Poet |
| Famous For | Her Poetry Book- Milk & Honey |
| Physical Stats & More | |
| Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 158 cm in meters- 1.58 m in feet inches- 5’ 3†|
| Weight (approx.) | in kilograms- 55 kg in pounds- 121 lbs |
| Figure Measurements (approx.) | 32-26-34 |
| Eye Colour | Black |
| Hair Colour | Black |
| Personal Life | |
| Date of Birth | 5 October 1992 |
| Age (as in 2017) | 25 Years |
| Birth Place | Punjab, India |
| Zodiac sign/Sun sign | Libra |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Hometown | Brampton, Canada |
| School | Not Known |
| College/University | University of Waterloo, Ontario |
| Educational Qualification | Degree in Rhetoric and Professional Writing |
| Debut | Writing: Milk & Honey (2014) |
| Religion | Sikhism |
| Ethnicity | Indian |
| Hobbies | Drawing, Painting, Travelling |
| Controversies | • She posted a photo on Instagram, in which she was lying in bed with menstrual blood stains on her sweatpants and her sheets. • Nayyirah Waheed (poet/author) claimed that Rupi's poetry is having 'extreme hyper similarity' to her (Naiyyirah's) poetry in "Salt." On the contrary, Rupi did not respond to that allegation. |
| Boys, Affairs and More | |
| Marital Status | Unmarried |
| Affairs/Boyfriends | Not Known |
| Family | |
| Husband/Spouse | N/A |
| Parents | Names Not Known |
| Siblings | None |
| Favourite Things | |
| Favourite Writer(s) | Kahlil Gibran, Alice Walker, Sharon Olds |
| Favourite Colour(s) | Yellow, Blue |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Rupi Kaur
- She was born in Punjab and her family moved to Brampton, Canada when she was just four-years-old.
- Rupi learned drawing and painting from her mother, especially when she was not able to speak English with the other children at school.
- She started writing poems at an early age, and she used to write poems on her friends’ birthdays or also some love messages to her middle school crushes.
- In 2009, she performed for the first time on the stage in the basement of the ‘Punjabi Community Health Centre’ (Malton).
- Her photo-essay on menstruation is a visual poetry intended to question societal menstrual taboos.
- She started using her Instagram feed to post the simple illustrations of her deep thoughts.
- She says that she enjoys the idea of equality of letters and that style reflects her worldview.
- Her writings include simple drawings to illustrate her words, which makes it easy for the reader.
- She basically writes about common feminine themes such as- abuse, femininity, love, and heartbreaks.
- Her first book, Milk and Honey (a collection of poetry, prose, and hand-drawn illustrations) was published on 4 November 2014.
- That book, Milk & Honey, crossed the 2.5 million copy mark and was on The New York Times Best Seller list for over 77 weeks.
- She drew inspiration from ‘Sikh’ scriptures.
- In 2017, her second book, ‘The Sun and Her Flowers’ was published.
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