Vipul Rikhi

'Vipul Rikhi' is a poet, fiction writer, translator and singer who has been immersed in the oral traditions of Kabir and other Bhakti and Sufi poets for over a decade. He is the author of a novel, '2012 Nights', a collection of poems, 'Bleed', and co-author of 'I Saw Myself: Journeys with Shah Abdul Latif Bhitai' with Shabnam Virmani. He was a fellow for literature at the Akademie Schloss Solitude in Germany in 2010-11. His work with the Kabir Project involves writing, translations, research, curations and the creation of a vast digital archive called 'Ajab Shahar'. In the course of these magical journeys, he developed a deep love for singing mystic poetry in the folk music traditions and now performs widely. He is currently based in Goa.