Kala Ramesh is a poet, mentor, editor, and author. she is a pioneer in the field of haikai literature in India, Founder/Director of Triveni Haikai India and the Founder/Managing Editor of She has authored three haikai books, co-edited nine international anthologies, and conceptualised and curated eight haikai utsavs. She has been a speaker at several literature festivals, including the Hyderabad Lit Fest and the Jaipur Lit Fest. the forest i know (2021) is her most recent publication.