Dhivya Shastri is a Canadian writer who divides her time between Toronto and Ottawa. She owns a creative space that seeks to empower BIPOC artists and craftspeople through art, art health programming and skills development. Deeply connected to her South Indian roots, she works and writes at the intersection of identity, wellness, food and art (sometimes food is the art). When Dhivya is not studying (Ayurveda) or working, she is likely travelling or crafting whimsical folktales, largely in her head, but sometimes on paper.