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{{Short description|British-Afghan poet}}
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'''Ruby Dhal''' (born 19 October 1994) is a British-Afghan poet, entrepreneur and author based in London.<ref>{{cite news |title=Ruby Dhal is using her platform to improve the lives of others |url=https://ceomedium.com/ruby-dhal-is-using-her-platform-to-improve-the-lives-of-others/ |access-date=12 July 2022 |work=CEO Medium |date=20 March 2022}}</ref> Born in India, Dhal emigrated to the UK at a young age with her family. She started a writing page on Instagram in 2016, eventually becoming a popular "[[Instapoetry|instapoet]]". She has written 5 books, including 3 best-selling books.

== Early life ==
Dhal started to develop an interest in books, which were originally a form of [[escapism]], and started reading and writing at a young age.<ref>{{cite web |title=How Ruby Dhal created a world of healing and hope |url=https://thetempest.co/2019/12/15/entertainment/ruby-dhal-my-hope-for-tomorrow-poetry/ |website=thetempest.co |access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="TSQ">{{cite news |last1= |first1= |title=Turning pain into poetry & healing - the story of Ruby Dhal, Bestselling author |url=https://thetimesquarenews.com/ruby-dhal-the-healer |access-date=1 August 2022 |work=Time Square News & Current Affairs |date=30 July 2022}}</ref>

In 2015, she graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in Philosophy from [[University College London]]. She completed her master of arts in philosophy in [[King's College London]] and graduated in 2017. She lives in London, United Kingdom with her family.<ref>{{cite web |title=About |url=https://www.rubydhalblog.com/about |website=Ruby Dhal |access-date=2 August 2022}}</ref>

== Career ==
She sold 350 copies of her first poetry book, ''Memories Unwound'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Instagram Poets Who Took Our Hearts By Storm: Ruby Dhal |url=https://www.vervemagazine.in/people/instagram-poets-who-took-our-hearts-by-storm-ruby-dhal |website=Verve Magazine |access-date=19 July 2022 |date=5 August 2017}}</ref> in the first month. 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.<ref name="Temp" /> As of 2022, she has sold over 50,000 books, and has more than 500,000 followers on Instagram.<ref name="TSQ" />

== Bibliography ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Title
!Publication
![[ISBN]]
!Ref
|- style="text-align: center;"
|''Memories Unwound''
|2017
|{{ISBN|9781527205321}}
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|- style="text-align: center;"
|''A Handful Of Stars''
|2019
|{{ISBN|9781527240988}}
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|- style="text-align: center;"
|''My Hope For Tomorrow''
|2019
|{{ISBN|9781527246324}}
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|- style="text-align: center;"
|''Dear Self''
|2020
|{{ISBN|9781916366619}}
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|- style="text-align: center;"
|''Between Us''
|2021
|{{ISBN|9781916366657}}
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|}

== Awards and achievements ==
Dhal has been featured on multiple platforms and magazines. She was featured in the [[Harper's Bazaar India]] ''Writer Hotlist 2017'', and Utwine.me's list of insta-poets, aspioneer's ''20 under 40''<ref>{{cite web |title=Ruby Dhal: Transforming lives one word at a time. |url=https://aspioneer.com/ruby-dhal-transforming-lives-one-word-at-a-time/ |website=Aspioneer |access-date=24 July 2022 |date=27 December 2021}}</ref> and The Love Post's ''Colours of a Changemaker'' series' interviews.<ref>{{cite web |title=Prose writer Ruby Dhal teaches us how to embrace the ebb and flow of life |url=https://www.thelovepost.global/decolonise-your-mind/articles/prose-writer-ruby-dhal-teaches-us-how-embrace-ebb-and-flow-life |website=The Lovepost |access-date=24 July 2022 |date=10 December 2021}}</ref> She also has been interviewed by BBC Radio One<ref>{{cite web |title=The Everyday Hustle with Sonya Barlow - Ruby Dhal - BBC Sounds |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0015c2f |publisher=BBC |access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref> and BBC Asian Network.<ref>{{cite web |title=BBC Asian Network - Mim Shaikh, Spread the Word with Ruby Dhal |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b09tvccd |publisher=BBC |access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref><ref name="Temp">{{cite web |last1=Nawaz |first1=Mishal |title=How Ruby Dhal created a world of healing and hope |url=https://thetempest.co/2019/12/15/entertainment/ruby-dhal-my-hope-for-tomorrow-poetry/ |website=thetempest.co |access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Young People's South Asian Evening |url=https://www.newhamsouthasianheritage.org/events/young-peoples-south-asian-evening/ |website=Newham South Asian Heritage Month |access-date=24 July 2022 |date=8 July 2021}}</ref>

She was nominated for the Asian Women of Achievement Awards' ''Young Achiever'' award 2021.<ref>{{cite web |title=2021 |url=https://www.awaawards.com/our-alumni-category/2021/ |website=Asian Women of Achievement Awards |access-date=24 July 2022}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Rupi Kaur]]
* [[Nikita Gill]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*[https://player.fm/series/ordinary-peoples-extraordinary-stories/british-afghan-sikh-ruby-dhal Ruby Dhal's interview at player FM]
*[https://www.listennotes.com/top-podcasts/ruby-dhal/ Ruby Dhal's podcasts]

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[[Category:Writers from London]]
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[[Category:21st-century English women poets]]
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