Kavita was born in New Delhi, grew up in Suva and has lived in Canberra, Darwin and Sydney. She is the author of a book of poems, Return to what Remains and a novel, Home after Dark. Her poetry, fiction and non-fiction are published in ABR, Adda Magazine, Asiatic, Black Inc. Books Growing Up series, Cordite Poetry Review, Island Review, Landfall, LiteLitOne, Mascara Literary Magazine, Meniscus Literary Journal, Mindfood, Not Very Quiet, Bushstrokes IV, Poetry D’Amour Anthology and Transnational Literature. She has been a recipient of the artsACT grant three times. She was longlisted for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize 2025.
