Aarushi Agni

Aarushi Agni (@aarushifire) is a writer, stand-up comic and musician, hailing from Madison, WI, where she worked in nonprofit journalism at Simpson Street Free Press and Wisconsin Public Radio. As a comic, she's opened for acclaimed comics such as Aparna Nancherla, Ben Glieb, Jackie Kashian and Maggie Faris. A gifted singer/songwriter, she's performed, composed and recorded music with several bands, including Tin Can Diamonds, The Rose Lights, Little Curl and Hyper Beam. The self-titled Tin Can Diamonds is streaming everywhere. She has also been featured on numerous radio programs and podcasts including Hyphen, WORT's A Public Affair, The Jimmy K Show and How To Be Less Awkward with Laura Merli. For four years, she co-directed and performed in Yoni Ki Baat, a yearly showcase in Madison celebrating the intersectional stories of women and non-binary people of color. Recently, Aarushi appeared in the film Poets are the Destroyers and wrote for the award-winning socially conscious web series for teens, SociCircle. Her literary work has appeared in The Felt and several zines. She founded the intersectional feminist zine, Brown Girl Lifted, in 2015. She now resides in Brooklyn, where she performs music and comedy. She is a 2018-19 recipient of Pratt Center's Taconic Fellowship for As Told, an oral histories project documenting the lives and journeys of Brooklyn seniors. She is a 2019 MFA Candidate in Creative Writing at Pratt Institute.