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'''Pallavi Padma-Uday''' is a UK-based Indian writer and business historian. She is the author of the poetry collections ''Orisons in the Dark'' (2023) and ''Lola in Belfast'' (2024).<br />
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==Early life and education==<br />
Padma-Uday studied economic history at the [[London School of Economics and Political Science]] as an LSE-India scholar. She trained as a journalist at the [[Asian College of Journalism]], Chennai.<ref>{{cite web | website=Cap Arts | title=The Monthly interviews Indian writer Pallavi Padma-Uday | date=June 2024 | url=https://www.capartscentre.com/2024/05/the-monthly-interviews-indian-writer-pallavi-padma-uday-based-in-northern-ireland-part-1-discovering-poetry-and-song-on-a-swing-under-a-guava-tree}}</ref><br />
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==Career==<br />
As a business historian, Padma-Uday's research examines the evolution of business groups in modern India.<ref>{{cite web | website=Economic History Society | title=From British Rule to Boardrooms: Community in India's Corporate Economy, 1920s–1970s | date=6 October 2025 | url=https://ehs.org.uk/from-british-rule-to-boardrooms-community-in-indias-corporate-economy-1920s-1970s/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | website=Queen's University Belfast | title=Pallavi Singh | url=https://pure.qub.ac.uk/en/persons/pallavi-singh}}</ref><br />
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She previously worked as a journalist in India, reporting on political economy and business for publications including ''[[Hindustan Times]]'', ''[[The Indian Express]]'', and ''[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]]''.<ref>{{cite web | website=Mint | title=Pallavi Singh | url=https://www.livemint.com/authors/-pallavi-singh}}</ref> She also led audience engagement and marketing for News Corp companies in New Delhi.<br />
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==Literary work==<br />
Her debut poetry collection, ''Orisons in the Dark'', was published by [[Writers Workshop (publisher)|Writers Workshop]] in April 2023.<ref>{{cite web | website=Writers Workshop | title=Orisons in the Dark | date=April 2023 | url=https://www.writersworkshopindia.com/books/orisons-in-the-dark/}}</ref> The collection was reviewed in outlets including ABP Live and TV9.<ref>{{cite web | website=ABPLive | title=Book Excerpt: 'Orisons In The Dark' | date=24 May 2023 | url=https://news.abplive.com/books/book-excerpt-orisons-in-the-dark-by-pallavi-padma-uday-powerful-exploration-of-patriarchy-and-resilience-of-women-1604253}}</ref><br />
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Her second collection, ''Lola in Belfast'', was published in May 2024.<ref>{{cite web | website=Writers Workshop | title=Lola in Belfast | date=May 2024 | url=https://www.writersworkshopindia.com/books/lola-in-belfast/}}</ref> The book was featured at the Belfast Book Festival in 2024.<ref>{{cite web | website=Belfast Book Festival | title=Motherhood, Love & Identity – Pallavi Padma-Uday and Catherine Dunne | date=April 2024 | url=https://belfastbookfestival.com/whats-on/motherhood-love--identity-pallavi-padmauday-and-catherine-dunne}}</ref>. An excerpt from the collection was also published by ''Scroll.in''.<ref>{{cite web | website=Scroll.in | title=‘Dear Adam, this night is for us’: Five poems from Pallavi Padma-Uday’s new book of poetry | url=https://scroll.in/article/1076354/dear-adam-this-night-is-for-us-five-poems-from-pallavi-padma-udays-new-book-of-poetry | date=2024 }}</ref><br />
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Her writing has appeared in literary journals across the UK, Ireland and South Asia including ''The Honest Ulsterman'', ''Unapologetic'', ''Abridged'', ''The Galway Review'', ''Muse India'', and ''The Aleph Review''.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://humag.co/prose/puberty |title=Puberty |website=The Honest Ulsterman |date=October 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://thegalwayreview.com/2025/03/02/pallavi-padma-uday-three-poems/ |title=Pallavi Padma-Uday – Three Poems |website=The Galway Review |date=2 March 2025}}</ref> She also contributed a short story to ''Trumpet'' 14, published by [[Poetry Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.poetryireland.ie/publications/trumpet/current-issue/ |title=Current Issue – Trumpet 14 |website=Poetry Ireland |access-date=20 March 2026}}</ref><br />
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Her books are held in the collections of the [[National Library of Ireland]].<ref>{{cite web | website=National Library of Ireland | title=Padma-Uday, Pallavi | date=June 2023 | url=https://catalogue.nli.ie/Author/Home?author=Padma-Uday%2C+Pallavi%2C+author/}}</ref><br />
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==Reception==<br />
Padma-Uday's poetry has received scholarly attention in studies of Indian writing in English. Narayan and Nagpal (2024, 2025), in selective surveys of the field, include readings of her poems, quoting and analyzing their thematic and stylistic features within contemporary literary developments.<ref>{{cite journal<br />
|last1=Narayan<br />
|first1=S. A.<br />
|last2=Nagpal<br />
|first2=Payal<br />
|title=India<br />
|journal=Literature, Critique, and Empire Today<br />
|year=2024<br />
|volume=59<br />
|issue=4<br />
|pages=552–585<br />
|doi=10.1177/303339622412884<br />
}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal<br />
|last1=Nagpal<br />
|first1=Payal<br />
|last2=Narayan<br />
|first2=S. A.<br />
|title=India<br />
|journal=Literature, Critique, and Empire Today<br />
|year=2025<br />
|volume=60<br />
|issue=4<br />
|pages=629–663<br />
|doi=10.1177/30333962251378603<br />
}}</ref> <br />
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The collection ''Lola in Belfast'' was also reviewed by ''Scroll.in'', which highlighted its engagement with themes of identity, migration, and the negotiation between personal and cultural belonging.<ref>{{cite web | website=Scroll.in | title='Lola in Belfast': Pallavi Padma-Uday’s poems connect her authentic roots with the new world | url=https://scroll.in/article/1078546/lola-in-belfast-pallavi-padma-udays-poems-connects-her-authentic-roots-with-the-new-world | date=2024 }}</ref><br />
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==Honours and recognition==<br />
In September 2025, Padma-Uday was selected for the Irish Writers Centre's ''Evolution Programme 2025–2026'', a six-month development programme for 12 published writers.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://irishwriterscentre.ie/12-writers-selected-for-irish-writers-centre-evolution-programme-2025-2026/ |title=12 writers selected for Irish Writers Centre Evolution Programme 2025-2026 |website=Irish Writers Centre |date=17 September 2025 |access-date=20 March 2026}}</ref><br />
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==Bibliography==<br />
* ''Orisons in the Dark''. Kolkata: Writers Workshop, 2023. {{ISBN|978-81-961291-1-8}}<br />
* ''Lola in Belfast''. Kolkata: Writers Workshop, 2024. {{ISBN|978-81-968192-1-7}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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[[Category:English-language Indian poets]]<br />
[[Category:Indian women poets]]<br />
[[Category:21st-century Indian poets]]<br />
[[Category:Indian journalists]]<br />
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