Anita Agnihotri Explained

Anita Agnihotri
অনিতা অগ্নিহোত্রী
Birth Date:24 September 1956
Birth Place:Calcutta, West Bengal, India
Citizenship:Indian
Nationality:Indian
Occupation:Author, retired civil servant

Anita Agnihotri (Bengali: অনিতা অগ্নিহোত্রী; born 24 September 1956) is an Indian Bengali writer and poet. Her works have been translated into several major Indian and foreign languages, including English, Swedish and German. She is also a retired civil servant (Indian Administrative Service 1980 batch).[1]

Early life and career

Anita Agnihotri (née Chatterjee) was born and spent her childhood in Kolkata.[2] She earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics at Presidency College in Kolkata, and graduated with a Masters in Economics from Calcutta University.

She was selected for the IAS in 1980 to the Odisha cadre. She went on to have a 37-year career in the civil service. As an IAS, she was Collector of Sundargarh district of Odisha and was Principal Secretary in departments such as Textiles and Industries. In 1991, she took a sabbatical from IAS and completed Masters in Development Economics from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK. At the centre, she was a joint DG in Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) between 1996 and 2001, and then Development Commissioner of SEEPZ, Mumbai in 2008–2011 at the rank of Joint Secretary. She was also the member secretary of the National Commission for Women. She retired in 2016 as Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.

Writing

Anita commenced writing at an early age. The writer Bimal Kar encouraged her to pursue a literary career. As a school student, she used to write for renowned filmmaker Satyajit Ray's children's magazine Sandesh, something that gave her confidence and also shaped her literary sensibilities. Her writing has been compared with that of noted Bengali writer Mahasweta Devi.[3]

In 1991, on a sabbatical from the IAS to pursue a course on rural development in UK's Anglia Ruskin University, she wrote the novella 'Mahuldiha Days capturing the incidents that she had encountered as an administrator in Odisha's Mahuldiha.

In 2015, Anita's book Mahanadi was published. The eponymous book is written with the river Mahanadi in the first person. It tells the story of a river that flows through some of the least developed (and poorest) regions of Chhattisgarh and Odisha, and the profound influence of the river on the regions society, culture and economics.

In 2021, Niyogi Books published the English translation of Mahanadi under the imprint Thornbird.

Awards and recognition

Bibliography

Poetry collections

Novels

Collections of short stories

Children's and juvenile literature

Essay collections / non-fictions

Translated books

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Book and Borrow . 2024-05-07 . www.bookandborrow.com.
  2. Web site: Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2023 Literature Festival India – Delegates AKLF . 2023-05-06 . www.aklf.in.
  3. News: Brave in Babudom .
  4. Web site: খোঁজ সাহিত্য পত্রিকা . 2022-05-19 . www.facebook.com . en.
  5. Web site: Crossword Book Awards Indian literary awards Britannica . 2023-05-06 . www.britannica.com . en.
  6. Web site: Shrestha Kavita, Anita Agnihotri, bestseller, poem, collection of Bengali poems Deyspublishing. 2021-04-20. www.deyspublishing.com. 20 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420114149/http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=3416. dead.
  7. Web site: Ananda Publishers. 2021-05-25. www.anandapub.in.
  8. Web site: Jara Bhalobesechhilo – Sopan. 2021-04-20. en-US.
  9. Web site: Mahanadi, Anita Agnihotri, bestseller, novel, Bengali novel Deyspublishing. 2021-04-20. www.deyspublishing.com. 20 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420115651/http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=2815. dead.
  10. Web site: Kaste, Anita Agnihotri, bestseller, novel, Bengali novel Deyspublishing. 2021-04-20. www.deyspublishing.com. 20 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420114149/http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=3034. dead.
  11. Web site: Mahakantar, Anita Agnihotri, Bestseller, Novel, Bengali Novel Deyspublishing. 2021-05-25. www.deyspublishing.com. 25 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210525101317/http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=5051. dead.
  12. Web site: Limited . Dey's Publishing Private . Labanakta – Dey's Publishing Bengali language/Bangla bhasa Anita Agnihotri - deyspublishing.com . 2022-05-19 . Dey's Publishing . en . 18 June 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220618043345/http://www.deyspublishing.com/product/labanakta-e9nmm . dead .
  13. https://www.deyspublishing.com/product/aynay-manus-nai-qm5lb
  14. Web site: Ananda Publishers. 2021-05-25. www.anandapub.in.
  15. Web site: Bhalobasar Galpo – Sopan. 2021-04-20. en-US.
  16. Web site: SERA PANCHASTI GALPA, ANITA AGNIHOTRI, SHORT STORIES, BESTSELLER, COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES. 2021-04-20. www.deyspublishing.com. 20 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210420114152/http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=2817. dead.
  17. Web site: Ananda Publishers. 2021-05-25. www.anandapub.in.
  18. Web site: Palasher Ayu . 2022-05-19 . Patra Bharati Prestigious Bengali Books . en-US.
  19. Web site: Chhotoder Golpomela – Sopan. 2021-04-20. en-US.
  20. https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=704576641339363&set=pb.100053610998216.-2207520000.&type=3
  21. Web site: Ananda Publishers. 2021-05-25. www.anandapub.in.
  22. Web site: Ei Andhare ke jage- Anita Agnihotri – Karigar Publishers. 2021-04-20.
  23. Web site: Rod Bataser Path, Anita Agnihotri, Bestseller, Autobiography, Bengali Autobiography Deyspublishing. 2021-05-25. www.deyspublishing.com. 25 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210525101315/http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=5017. dead.
  24. Web site: Amar Protibader Bhasha [Anita Agnihotri] ]. 2022-05-19 . Boighar Dot In . en-US.
  25. https://www.deyspublishing.com/product/likhte-likhte-athoi-door-wibaw
  26. Book: Agnihotrī . Anitā. . Those who had known love = Jara Bhalobesecchilo . 2000 . Srishti Publishers & Distributors . New Delhi . 9788187075561.
  27. Web site: Forest Interludes: A Collection of Journals & Fiction – Zubaan. 2021-04-20. en-US.
  28. Web site: Dagar i Mahuldiha: berättelser och reportage från östra Indien. 2021-04-20. Bokförlaget Tranan – Köp böcker direkt från våra förlagshyllor. sv-SE.
  29. Web site: The Awakening – Zubaan. 2021-04-20. en-US.
  30. Book: Agnihotrī . Anitā . Sabotage . 2013 . New Delhi . 9788187358732.
  31. Web site: Seventeen – Zubaan. 2021-04-20. en-US.
  32. Web site: Mahuldiha Days – Zubaan. 2021-04-20. en-US.
  33. News: Review: A Day in the Life of Mangal Taram. 2021-12-08. The Hindu. 18 April 2020 . k. b . Pragati .
  34. News: Book excerpt: In The Sickle, Anita Agnihotri foregrounds the lives of Marathwada farmers and migrant workers. Firstpost. 20 April 2021.
  35. Web site: Author Anita Agnihotri's next to be based on Mahanadi. 10 February 2021 . 2021-12-08. The Statesman. en-US.

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