Ruby Dhal
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| Born | October 19, 1994 India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | British-Afghan |
| 🏳️ Citizenship | United Kingdom |
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| 📆 Years active | 2016-present |
| Known for | Insta-poetry |
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Ruby Dhal is a British Afghan poet, content creator, mental health advocate, entrepreneur and author, based in London.[1] Born in India, Dhal emigrated to the UK at a young age with her family. She started a writing page on Instagram in 2016 and rose to the fame, eventually becoming a popular "instapoet".
She has written 5 books, including 3 best-selling books. Currently, she has over half a million followers on Instagram.
Early life[edit]
Ruby Dhal was born into a Sikh family in India, on 19 October 1994. At age three, she emigrated to the UK with her parents. Her mother died within a year after the immigration,[2] which resulted in her feeling lonely and alienated. She then started to develop an interest in books, which were originally a form of escapism, and started reading and writing at a young age.[3][4]
In 2015, she graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in Philosophy from University College London. She completed her masters of arts in philosophy in King’s College London and graduated in 2017. She currently lives in London, United Kingdom with her family.[5]
Career[edit]
In January 2016, Dhal started her Instagram page while working on her first novel. During this time, she was also working part-time. Within a year, several of her posts went viral, increasing her followers count. It eventually resulted in her abandoning her novel in favour of a poetry book, which she published in 2017.[2] She sold 350 copies of her first poetry book, "Memories Unwound",[6] in the first month.[2] 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.[7] As of 2022, she has sold over 50,000 books, and has more than 500,000 followers on Instagram.[4]
Bibliography[edit]
| Title | Publication year | Pages | ISBN | Ref |
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| Memories Unwound | 2017 | 194 | ISBN 9781527205321 Search this book on  .
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| A Handful Of Stars | 2019 | 206 | ISBN 9781527240988 Search this book on .
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| My Hope For Tommorrow | 2019 | 220 | ISBN 9781527246324 Search this book on .
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| Dear Self | 2020 | 242 | ISBN 9781916366619 Search this book on .
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| Between Us | 2021 | 208 | ISBN 9781916366657 Search this book on .
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Awards and achievements[edit]
Dhal has been featured on multiple platforms and magazines. She was featured in the Harper Bazaar’s India Writer Hotlist 2017, and Utwine.me's list of insta-poets, aspioneer's 20 under 40[13] and The Love Post's Colours Of A Changemaker series' interviews.[14] She also has been interviewed by BBC Radio One[15] and BBC Asian Network.[16][7][17]
She was nominated for the Asian Women of Achievement Awards' Young Achiever award 2021.[18]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Ruby Dhal is using her platform to improve the lives of others". CEO Medium. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 12 July 2022.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Philip, Thomas (17 March 2022). "Ruby Dhal is changing the world, one word at a time". Disrupt Magazine. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ↑ "How Ruby Dhal created a world of healing and hope". thetempest.co. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Affairs, Time Square News & Current (30 July 2022). "Turning pain into poetry & healing - the story of Ruby Dhal, Bestselling author". Time Square News & Current Affairs. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
- ↑ "About". Ruby Dhal. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ↑ "Instagram Poets Who Took Our Hearts By Storm: Ruby Dhal | Verve Magazine". www.vervemagazine.in. 5 August 2017. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Nawaz, Mishal. "How Ruby Dhal created a world of healing and hope". thetempest.co. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ Ibbotson, Ruth (25 June 2017). "Ruby Dhal – Memories Unwound". Ruth Ibbotson. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "A Handful of Stars – Ruby Dhal | A Book Review". Liam Xavier. 10 September 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2022.
- ↑ Dhal, Ruby (2019). My hope for tomorrow. [London, England]. ISBN 9781527246324. Search this book on
- ↑ Dhal, Ruby (2020). Dear self : this is me being there for you when you need it the most. [Place of publication not identified]: [Ruby Dhal]. ISBN 9781916366619. Search this book on
- ↑ DHAL, RUBY (2021). BETWEEN US. [S.l.]: RUBY DHAL. ISBN 9781916366657. Search this book on
- ↑ "Ruby Dhal: Transforming lives one word at a time". Aspioneer. 27 December 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Prose writer Ruby Dhal teaches us how to embrace the ebb and flow of life". The Lovepost. 10 December 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "The Everyday Hustle with Sonya Barlow - Ruby Dhal - BBC Sounds". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "BBC Asian Network - Mim Shaikh, Spread the Word with Ruby Dhal". BBC. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "Young People's South Asian Evening". Newham South Asian Heritage Month. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ↑ "2021". Asian Women of Achievement Awards. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
