Anamika
Anamika (born 17 August 1961) is a contemporary Indian poet, social worker and novelist 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.
Anamika
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- Name
- Anamika
- Born
- 17 August 1961
- Birthplace
- Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India
- Occupation
- Poet, Writer
- Education
- University of Lucknow, MA in English literature, PhD, DLit
- Awards
- Sahitya Academy Award in 2020.
- Nationality
- India
- Honours
- Sahitya Akademi Award
- Languages
- Hindi
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Anamika (born 17 August 1961) is a contemporary Indian poet, social worker and novelist 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.
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Anamika (born 1961) is an Indian poet and writer. The poet was born in Muzaffarpur.
Languages used include Hindi. Anamika received Sahitya Akademi Award.
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• Name — Anamika • Born — 17 August 1961 • Birthplace — Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India • Occupation — Poet, Writer • Education — University of Lucknow, MA in English literature, PhD, DLit • Awards — Sahitya Academy Award in 2020.
Early life and education
Early life and education
Anamika was born on 17 August 1961 in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. She pursued a Master of Arts degree in English literature from the University of Lucknow in 1985. 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". She is currently teaching English Literature at a college affiliated to the University of Delhi.
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1961
Anamika born at Muzaffarpur.
Poetry collections
• Tokri mein Digant • Anushtup • Doob-dhaan • Khurdari Hatheliyaan • Paani ko Sab Yaad thaa
Awards
• 2020 – Sahitya Akademi Award for her poetry Tokri Mein Digant 'Their Gatha': 2014 She is the first and only female poet to have won the prize in the award's 65-year history.
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- 1.Sen, Sudeep. Salt. World Literature Today. November 2010.
- 2.Mullick, Rajeev. LU alumna wins Sahitya Akademi. hindustantimes.com. March 12, 2021.
- 3.Subramaniam, Arundhati. Poetry and the 'Good Girl Syndrome'. Poetry International Rotterdam. 1 June 2006.
- 4.Sethi, Rekha. How the poetry of Anamika, winner of the Hindi Sahitya Akademi award for 2020, challenges patriarchy. Scroll.in. 14 March 2021.
- 5.Thakur, Rajesh Kumar. Veerappa Moily, poet Anamika among 20 to be conferred Sahitya Akademi Awards. The New Indian Express. 13 March 2021.
- 6.Tarika. Anamika's Reshaping Of The Hindi Canon: The 2020 Winner Of Sahitya Akademi Award For Hindi Poetry. Feminism In India. 2021-04-04.
- 7.Dr. Anamika wins the Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry. www.networkcapital.tv. 12 March 2021.
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