Rupinder Gill is a Canadian writer. She is a former television publicist for Alliance Atlantis and BBC Canada.
Her first book, On the Outside Looking Indian is a humorous memoir about her childhood as the child of Indian immigrants in a small Canadian town. It was shortlisted for the 2012 Stephen Leacock Memorial Medal for Humour
Her book garnered attention before its release because the popular website Reddit featured the book's spoof back cover recommendation from Oprah Winfrey. Gill has written for Canadian comedy show This Hour Has 22 Minutes, the National Post and websites such as McSweeney's.
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