About Us
The English Literary Society at IIT Kanpur was founded to celebrate literature and foster a vibrant community of readers and writers.
We organize workshops, poetry readings, creative writing sessions, and more for students and faculty alike.
Whether you're a seasoned writer or a curious beginner, ELS welcomes you to explore, express, and engage with the literary world.
Meet the Team
Coordinators
"Live and let live"
Anika Gupta
"Hogwarts didn’t write back. So now I ride through campus chasing my lost sanity instead of Horcruxes
;("
Aryavart Dahiya
"Putting The L in ELS"
Ishaan Jain
"The people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world are the ones who do"
Nikhil Pothuganti
Secretaries
"Life so cooked burnt bread handed me the fire extinguisher."
Aabha Jalan
"Caffeinated, procrastinated, still somehow making it."
Aanya Nayak
"regional to the assistant manager"
Aashvi Agarwal
"Life is unpredictable, so do weird stuff. Note, not everyone does what they say"
Aditya Pratap Singh Baghel
"choose life.(watch trainspotting please.)"
Akmal Arif
"One great song and I could change the world"
Akshat Sathiya Narayanan
"Writing what I can't say out loud"
Anantika Prasad
"When grammar meets glamour, every word finds its perfect place. "
Anubha Jaiswal
"at the end of the day it's just you with your silly little life , soo be the person you want to be..."
Anusha Gupta
"I'm not superstitious, but I am a little stitious."
Avtansh Gargya
"Less Perfection More Authenticity"
Bharat Sharma
"Trains don’t wait for epiphanies."
Dhruv Gupta
"I call it distraction, but really, it’s me hunting for brilliance while pretending to be busy - or maybe that’s just my inner procrastinator in
disguise."
Diyush S
"Too sleep deprived to care."
Granth Kothari
"Carpe diem"
Hrishita Singh
"Literature isn’t an escape—it’s a return to self."
Ishika Gupta
"Success is rented and the rent is due everyday "
Jayaraman B
"I write because therapy is expensive and swords are frowned upon"
Kanishk Sharma
"Some people chase their dreams. I nap and let mine catch me."
Karthik Rao Varam
"Kept alive by my love for puns, coffee and football"
Keshav Agarwal
"Kept alive by my love for puns, coffee and football"
Kushagra Chandra
"Whatever you do in this life, it's not legendary unless your friends are there to see it - Barney Stinson "
Mudita Jalan
"Quotes are for dumb people who can't think of something intelligent to say on their own."
Mudita Roy
"It always seems impossible until it is done"
Nideesh H
"99% of gamblers quit just before the hit it big."
Nikhilesh Mahesh Pujari
"Aloo bhujiya enthusiast"
Pradyumn Vikram
"... And one day, we'll look back at where we started and be amazed by how far we've come."
Sahishnu Chaturvedula
"Don't take life too seriously. You'll never get out of it alive."
Shikhar Gupta
"Playing with words..(literally)"
Shruti Sahu