Kinshuk Gupta

Kinshuk Gupta (he/they) has authored ‘Yeh Dil Hai Ki Chor Darwaja’, a landmark in Hindi literature on queer desire. He lives in Delhi with Dyostovesky, lilies and Byron's words, 'that one must move among the world, always in it, yet never of it'.=

Searching for Swadesh Deepak in Hindi literature

Two new translations recall the lasting legacy of the Hindi playwright Swadesh Deepak, who disappeared in 2006 but whose critique of power in India remains prescient

By Kinshuk Gupta

/ 6 Aug 2025

A group of men gathered at a theatre event. At the centre, Swadesh Deepak, wearing a white shawl and brown trousers, smiles w