He is a Punjabi and Pahari poet from Jammu and Kashmir. He was born and brought up in Poonch, a pristine hilly border district of J&K. Now he stays at Nihalpur Simbal, Jammu. He has two poetry collections – Nahin (2022), Kujh Baaqi Hai (2019). He works have been published in many contemporary magazines. Nirav also participated in numerous poetry symposia.