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Grants / Awards / Recognition



Awards, Recognition & Grants

Nishi Chawla is the third Indian poet ever to be interviewed for the US Library of Congress sponsored 'The Poet and the Poem' program in June 2024.


Nishi Chawla is among few South Asian playwrights whose play has been performed on off Broadway. Her play, 'Kasturba versus Gandhi,' was staged 12 times in June 2024 in an off Broadway production. Her tenth play, 'he Mahatma versus Gurudev' has also been accepted to be staged off Broadway in June 2025.

IAM Creativity Grant – Recognition of Nishi Chawla's contributions to literature and the arts. Howard County Arts Council


Film Screening Fairfax County Library Event Fairfax County Library CalendarFairfax County Public Library. (2023). Screening of "The Peace Activists". Retrieved from https://librarycalendar.fairfaxcounty.gov/event/12067595Film Screening


Film Screening Montgomery County Library Event McPLMontgomery County Public Libraries. (2023). Movie screening and Q&A with local film director and screenwriter Nishi Chawla. Retrieved from https://mcpl.libnet.info/event/10110971


Poets & Writers Directory Poets & WritersPoets & Writers. (2023). Nishi Chawla - Poet, Fiction Writer. Retrieved from https://www.pw.org/directory/writers/nishi_chawla


Montgomery County Arts Grant – Funding awarded for the production of 'Draupadi's Arranged Marriage'. Montgomery County Maryland


MSAC Artist Directory – Profile highlighting Nishi Chawla's artistic achievements and contributions. Maryland State Arts Council


Pierian Springs Press Profile – An overview of Nishi Chawla's works and contributions to literature and film. Pierian Springs Press


Goodreads Author Page – A comprehensive list of Nishi Chawla's books and reader reviews. Goodreads

Amazon Author Page – Detailed information on Nishi Chawla's publications and author biography. Amazon


Nishi Chawla has been awarded an Arts and Humanities Grant  by the Montgomery Government and the Arts and Humanities Council of Montgomery County, Maryland, USA, several times.


Nishi Chawla has been awarded Maryland State Arts Council grants in (2023) and Creativity Grants FY 2024. Retrieved from https://msac.org/media/1301/download?inline=


Nishi Chawla received a Citation from the state of Maryland, USA, in 2018, in recognition of her dedication to the arts and to theatre.


Nishi Chawla gets invited to Literature Festivals and Poetry Readings in USA and in India every year. 


Nishi Chawla received a British Council Fellowship in 1989.


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