Raman Mundair is a British poet, writer, artist and playwright. She was born in Ludhiana, India and came to live in the UK at the age of five. She is the author of two volumes of poetry, 'A Choreographer's Cartography' and 'Lovers, Liars, Conjurers and Thieves' – both published by Peepal Tree Press – and 'The Algebra of Freedom' (a play) published by Aurora Metro Press. She edited 'Incoming – Some Shetland Voices' – published by Shetland Heritage Publications. Mundair was educated at the School of Oriental and African Studies, University of London and has performed readings of her work at numerous diverse venues in the UK and abroad. Raman's work has been widely anthologised and received excellent reviews in publications including The Independent, The Herald, World Literature Today and Discovering Scottish

In 2013 and 2014 Raman was a Leverhulme Artist in Residence for Shetland Museum and Archives and one of seven writers from Shetland and Orkney, participating in the University of Edinburgh’s ‘Writing the North’ project.