Anamika (poet) explained
Anamika (born 17 August 1961) is a contemporary Indian poet, social worker and novelist[1] writing in Hindi, and a critic writing in English. My Typewriter Is My Piano is her collection of poems translated into English. She is known for her feminist poetry.
Early life and education
Anamika was born on 17 August 1961 in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. Her current topic of research as a fellow at Teen Murti Bhawan, Delhi is "A Comparative Study of Women in Contemporary British and Hindi poetry".[2] She is currently teaching English Literature at a college affiliated to the University of Delhi.
Works
Poetry collection
- Tokri mein Digant[3]
- Anushtup[3]
- Doob-dhaan[3]
- Khurdari Hatheliyaan[3]
- Paani ko Sab Yaad thaa[3]
Awards
- 2020 - Sahitya Akademi Award for her poetry Tokri Mein Digant 'Their Gatha': 2014[4] She is the first and only female poet to have won the prize in the award's 65-year history.[5] [6]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Sen. Sudeep. Salt. World Literature Today. November 2010. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903152044/http://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2010/november/salt-anamika#.VADZ_NKSyos. 3 September 2014.
- News: Subramaniam. Arundhati. Poetry and the 'Good Girl Syndrome'. Poetry International Rotterdam. 1 June 2006. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20140903113433/http://www.poetryinternationalweb.net/pi/site/cou_article/item/6770. 3 September 2014. 29 August 2014.
- News: Sethi . Rekha . How the poetry of Anamika, winner of the Hindi Sahitya Akademi award for 2020, challenges patriarchy . Scroll.in.
- News: Veerappa Moily, poet Anamika among 20 to be conferred Sahitya Akademi Awards. The New Indian Express. 13 March 2021.
- Web site: Tarika . 2021-04-04 . Anamika's Reshaping Of The Hindi Canon: The 2020 Winner Of Sahitya Akademi Award For Hindi Poetry . 2022-04-18 . Feminism In India . en-GB.
- Web site: Dr. Anamika wins the Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry . 2022-04-18 . www.networkcapital.tv . en.
