Rashmi Parekh

Rashmi Purandare-Parekh (born 1976, in Mumbai) is an Indian poet, best known for her book Inscape: Lost Words Found (2021), which was noted for its free verse form of contemporary poetry. A graduate of the University of Southern California, she formerly worked as a computer scientist at Cisco.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7]

Through her mother Madhuri Gogte, of the Gogte gharana of Belgaum, Parekh is a great-niece of B. M. Gogte,[8] is first cousins with businessman Mandar Agashe, cricketer Ashutosh Agashe, and former actress Sheetal Agashe, a descendant of the aristocratic Latey (Bhagwat) family, and of relation to Kokuyo Camlin head Dilip Dandekar, and academic Jyoti Gogte.[9]

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  2. ^ "Lost Words Found". The Pioneer. Hyderabad. 17 February 2022. p. 10.
  3. ^ "Moms turning their passion into profession". The Pioneer. Hyderabad. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2023.[dead link]
  4. ^ Shiraz, Zarafshan (3 February 2022). "Authoring your first book is no easy feat. Check out these tips by experts". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  5. ^ Mehrotra, Reya (24 April 2022). "Poetry in motion: From 'Instapoetry' & performance poetry to festivals & cafes, poetry is finding new styles & platforms for expression". Financial Express. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  6. ^ "'Inscape – Lost Words Found'". Retropop Lifestyle. 4 May 2022. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  7. ^ "Rashmi Parekh". Kids Stop Press. Retrieved 15 October 2023.
  8. ^ Kamath, M. V. (1 January 1991). The Makings of a Millionaire: A Tribute to a Living Legend, Raosaheb B.M. Gogte, Industrialist, Philanthropist & Educationist. Mumbai: Jaico Publishing House. p. 10. Retrieved 25 August 2022 – via University of California.
  9. ^ "बेळगाव घराणा (दुसरे)" [The Second House of Belgaum]. गोगटे कुलवृत्तांत [Genealogy of the Gogte Family] (Kulavruttanta) (in Marathi) (2nd ed.). Mumbai: Gogaṭe Kulamaṇḍala. 2006. p. 532. LCCN 2012338796. Retrieved 25 August 2022.