Hailing from Karimganj in Assam's Barak Valley, Anurag Rudra lives and writes in Guwahati, his adopted home, where he studied English Literature at Cotton College. His poems and writings have been published , both at home and abroad, in Tehelka, Kinaara, Kritya, The Glasgow Review, Gloom Cupboard, The Northeast Review etc. He won the pan Assam poetry contest, Boragi (organised by B. Baroaah College, Guwahati) and was also long listed earlier for the TFA Creative Writing Awards in poetry. His  poems were featured in Muse India's special issue on English poetry from the Northeast (edited by Robin Ngangom) and are also included in the forthcoming anthology Barak Valley Express ( Editors: Deborshi Brahmachari et. al.). He can be reached at anuragrudra@hotmail.com.