User:Meenachopra

Image:Example.jpg|Caption1 Image:Example.jpg|Caption2 Meena chopra is an artist, poet, media person and an educator, settled in Mississauga, Canada. She hails from Nainital, a hill resort in India. She has had several art exhibitions in many countries, which includes India, Canada, England. she writes both in English and her native language Hindi. Her first collection of poems, "Ignited Lines" was published in 1996 was released in London, England. Her poems have been published in many national and inter-national journals. They have also been translated into German by Carla Kraus, a well known Austrian author.

She represented Canada in New Delhi India in 7th Inter-national Hindi Celebration Meet in December 2008 organized by Akshram in association with ICCR (Indian Council for Cultural Relations). She has also represented India in the SAARC (South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation) Artists Meet, New Delhi in December 2002. She received Honourable Mention at Poetry Writing Contest 2003 held by the Mississauga Library System, Canada when she landed in Canada. She has had an intense career in advertising for twenty years and was heading an advertising agency in New Delhi, India. Now she runs an Entertainment & Life Style news weekly called "STARBUZZ" along with her husband in GTA, Canada and also runs an after school learning centre in Mississauga.

Meena is also passionately involved in community arts and has directed many art events and curated many art exhibitions. Most of these have been done under the aegis of 'CROSS CURRENTS - Indo Canadian International Arts' which has a mission of embracing diverse cultures and origins and bringing them on a common platform through arts there by ‘taking arts beyond boundaries’. The organization has had several successful art events in past. This includes an art exhibition "Confluence", which was taken to India, " "Children's Art Competition, Unity In Diversity" and "Beyond Boundaries International Arts Festival".

She is also a qualified artist educator (Learning Through the Arts) from The Royal Conservatory School (The RCM) Ontario, which means to implement an arts-infused approach in developing the potential of every child and adult.