Komal Gupta: Poet, Writer and Founder of Papyri Connect

Papyrus Wanderer

Hello, and welcome! I’m Komal Gupta,

writer, poet, creator, and curious explorer of words, ideas, and possibilities.

I’ve been writing poetry under the pen name tejaswiniaura, and it remains at the heart of it all.

Along the way came Papyri Connect, literary adventures, art, leadership, wellbeing, and a few wonderfully unexpected detours.

These days, I’m wandering through words, asemic marks, ideas, and whatever sparks my curiosity and brings joy. The process is evolving, and I want to share it with you.

So, this is my little corner of the world. Come, join me!

Komal Gupta, poet and writer, seated at her desk among books and flowers

Lifetime Achievement Award2025Conferred by Pathways to Peace

Time’s Sentinel.Word Whisperer.Papyrus Labyrinth Wanderer.These are my writer identities and welcome to my world!

What I do

Step into my world

Poetry & Books

Two poetry collections, 2017 and 2019.

Asemic Art

When the words pause, the lines continue.

Papyri Connect

An evolving space for reflection, expression, and meaningful connection.

Coming soon

Workshops

Creative Intelligence, writing and asemic art.

Poetry

My books

Both collections are available on Amazon.

More about the books

Of Silhouette Words and Moonflowers, poetry book cover by Komal Gupta
Poetry · 2017

Of Silhouette Words & Moonflowers

Words in writing come out as expressions of ourselves , expressions of our perceptions of the world we live in.

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Verses of Time, poetry book cover by Komal Gupta
Poetry · 2019

Verses of Time

A collection of sonnets and short concise poems on a wide variety of subjects.

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Asemic art & drawings

When the words pause, the lines continue.

And then, almost unexpectedly, the words began to pause. Not disappear, not fade, but pause.

The Temple Connections, a fine ink line drawing by Komal Gupta of temples, wheels and spiral motifs
The Temple Connections
The Thinkabouts, a gold line drawing by Komal Gupta on parchment
The Thinkabouts
Ascending tower lines, an ink line drawing by Komal Gupta of descending stepped towers
Ascending tower lines
Community

Papyri Connect, the write space

In a fast-moving world that often overlooks stillness, Papyri Connect invites a pause.

Awards

Recognised

All twelve recognitions

2025

Lifetime Achievement Award, Exceptional Women of Peace

Pathways to Peace, a UN-designated Peace Messenger Organization with Consultative Status to UN ECOSOC

2023

Poiesis Award for Excellence in Poetry

12th Rabindranath Tagore International Poetry Contest, for the poem A Papyrus Drifter of Time

2022

Culture Champion, Global Finalist

Sheinspires Awards, United Kingdom

From the blog

Poems, stories and musings