Born in Cuttack,[1] Bahuguna grew up in Goa, and moved to Delhi during her high school years.
She attended Delhi University for her undergraduate degree,[2] and graduated from the University of East Anglia with a master's degree in creative writing (poetry) in 2014.
The collection was described by the HuffPost as "the poetry of our planet [...] terrestrial, atmospheric, oceanic",[4] and a review by The Hindu said that Bahuguna's poetry "will draw your attention to our fragile planet, making you fall in love with it".
[5] She has also received the Charles Wallace India Trust Fellowship, a Sangam House fellowship, an Eclectica Spotlight Author Prize, and a TOTO Award for Creative Writing.
[7] The Hindu said that the collection "comforts, confronts and challenges" readers.