Preeti Vangani's first book of poems Mother Tongue: Apologize is a collection of poetry that explores womanhood, family and sexual relationships. It navigates the physical and emotional aches of a disintegrating body as she chronicles her mother's illness and the familial experience of death and its aftermath. Packed with formally adventurous poems, the book journeys through an intimate loss in parallel to the awareness of the speaker's own sexuality.

About the Author

Preeti Vangani: is a poet and essayist. And the author of Mother Tongue Apologize , her first book of poems published by RLFPA. She is the winner of the RL Poetry Prize and holds an MFA in Writing from University of San Francisco. She started her writing journey by experimenting with comedy and performing at open mics and slams in Bombay and is mad excited to launch her debut book where it all began.

About the Host

Rohini Ramnathan is a internationally acclaimed radio personality with over a decade of on air experience across two countries. Radio gets her heart beating while her romance for the stage sees her host audiences on red carpets and stages alike. The first person of Indian origin to win a double honour at Singapore's Mediacorp Radio Awards in 2013, Rohini moved to Singapore for a brief 3 year stint between 2013-2016. She came back in 2016 to launch India's first 'retro cool' radio station, Radio Nasha 91.9 FM where she hosts the hugely popular daily breakfast show, Jhakaas Mornings. When she isn't on the radio, you can find her acting in the movies (Gully Boy being her latest), or hosting Shahrukh Khan's birthday party. She has recently been awarded the first 'Queero' award from India's LGBTQi community for her undying championing towards the cause of equality. 

About the Artists

Neha Vyas: Artist. Actor, poet, clown. Organised wanderer, perpetual dreamer, hopeless optimist, obsessive about ideas. 

Isha Joshi is a poet and illustrator based in Mumbai. She writes about her world and how she revolves around it. Her spoken word poetry has been featured in Kommune, Radio City Freedom, Unerase, Terribly Tiny Tales Spotlight, Tape-A-Tale and Crossover Poems, making 2 million views. 

Agrima Joshua: Hailing from Uttar Pradesh, Agrima Joshua currently performs as token Protestant Bhaiya at every comedy club. Her taste in fiction extends to Harry Potter, Chetan Anand's Haste Zakhm and the old testament.