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'''Anita Agnihotri''' ({{lang-bn|অনিতা অগ্নিহোত্রী}}; born 24 September 1956) is an [[Indian Bengali]] writer and poet. She has been translated into major Indian and foreign languages, including but not limited to English, Swedish and German. She is also a retired civil servant ([[Indian Administrative Service]] 1980 batch). She lives in India.<ref>[http://www.bookandborrow.com/AuthorDetails.asp?autID=2413 Bio]</ref>
'''Anita Agnihotri''' ({{langx|bn|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).<ref>{{Cite web |title=Book and Borrow |url=https://www.bookandborrow.com/AuthorDetails.asp?autID=2413 |access-date=2024-05-07 |website=www.bookandborrow.com}}</ref>


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==
Anita Agnihotri (née Chatterjee) was born and spent her childhood in Kolkata.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2023 {{!}} Literature Festival India – Delegates {{!}} AKLF |url=https://www.aklf.in/delegates-2023.htm#ANITAAGNIHOTRI |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=www.aklf.in}}</ref> She earned a Bachelor of Arts in economics at Presidency College in Kolkata, and graduated with a Masters in Economics from Calcutta University.<ref name=":1" />
Anita Agnihotri (née Chatterjee) was born and spent her childhood in [[Kolkata]].<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |title=Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2023 {{!}} Literature Festival India – Delegates {{!}} AKLF |url=https://www.aklf.in/delegates-2023.htm#ANITAAGNIHOTRI |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=www.aklf.in}}</ref> She earned a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in economics at [[Presidency University, Kolkata|Presidency College in Kolkata]], and graduated with a [[Master of Economics|master's in economics]] from [[University of Calcutta|Calcutta University]].<ref name=":1" />


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.{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}}
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 master's in development economics from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.{{Citation needed|date= May 2022}}
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.
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==
==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 (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]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Brave in Babudom |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/brave-in-babudom/article28152369.ece}}</ref>
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 (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]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-metroplus/brave-in-babudom/article28152369.ece|title=Brave in babudom|date=22 February 2005|accessdate=17 November 2024|via=www.thehindu.com}}</ref>


[[File:The Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ms. Anita Agnihotri and the MD-NSKFDC.jpg|thumb|300px| The Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ms. Anita Agnihotri and the MD-NSKFDC]]
[[File:The Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ms. Anita Agnihotri and the MD-NSKFDC.jpg|thumb|300px| The Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ms. Anita Agnihotri and the MD-NSKFDC]]
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==Awards and recognition==
==Awards and recognition==
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* Indu Basu Smriti Puraskar
* Tapasi basu Smriti Puraskar 1429, awarded by [[Bangiya Sahitya Parishat]] (2022)
* Sahitya Setu Puraskar
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* Bangla Academy Somen Chanda Puraskar, (Anita returned this award in protest of the killing of innocent people in Nandigram)
* Sarat Puraskar
* Bangiya Sahitya Parishad Samman
* Golpomela Puraskar
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* Sailajananda Smriti Puraskar
* Gajendra Kumar Mitra Smriti Puraskar
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* Pratibha Basu Smriti Puraskar
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* Bhuban Mohini Dasi Gold Medal by Calcutta University for contribution to Bengali literature
* Economist-Crossword Award, 2011 in the category ‘Indian Language Fiction Translation’ for Anita's collection of stories Seventeen, translated from Bengali by Arunava Sinha
* Khonj Sahitya Puraskar 2022, awarded by Khonj Sahitya Patrika, West Bengal, India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=খোঁজ সাহিত্য পত্রিকা |url=https://www.facebook.com/people/%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE/100001686228268/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref>
* Khonj Sahitya Puraskar 2022, awarded by Khonj Sahitya Patrika, West Bengal, India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=খোঁজ সাহিত্য পত্রিকা |url=https://www.facebook.com/people/%E0%A6%96%E0%A7%8B%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE/100001686228268/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=www.facebook.com |language=en}}</ref>
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* [[Pratibha Basu]] Smriti Puraskar (2016, awarded by Damayanti Basu Singh)
* Sailajananda Smarak Sahitya Samman 2014, awarded by Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
* Economist-Crossword Award, 2011 in the category 'Indian Language Fiction Translation' for Anita's collection of stories Seventeen, translated from Bengali by Arunava Sinha<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crossword Book Awards {{!}} Indian literary awards {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/art/Crossword-Book-Awards |access-date=2023-05-06 |website=www.britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Gajendrakumar Mitra|Gajendra Kumar Mitra]] Smriti Puraskar (2010, awarded by Mitra and Ghosh Publishers)
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* Bhuban Mohini Dasi Gold Medal by the [[University of Calcutta]] for contribution to Bengali literature, awarded in 2010
* Galpamela Puraskar 2007, awarded by Galpamela, Chandannagore
* Sarat Puraskar 2004, awarded by [[Sarat Chandra Chattopadhyay|Sarat]] Shatabarshiki Samiti, Bhagalpur
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* Indu Basu Smriti Puraskar (1998)
* Sahitya Setu Puraskar, awarded by Sahitya Setu group, Bansberia
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* Bangla Academy [[Somen Chanda]] Puraskar, awarded by [[Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi]] (Anita returned this award in protest of the [[Nandigram violence|killing of innocent people in Nandigram]])


==Bibliography==
==Bibliography==
'''Poetry collections'''
===Poetry collections===


* Chandan Gaachh (1987)
* Chandan Gaachh (1987)
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* MalimHarbour (2015)
* MalimHarbour (2015)
* Ayna Matrisama (2016)
* Ayna Matrisama (2016)
* Shreshtha Kabita (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shrestha Kavita , Anita Agnihotri , bestseller , poem , collection of Bengali poems {{!}} Deyspublishing|url=http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=3416|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.deyspublishing.com}}</ref>
* Shreshtha Kabita (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Shrestha Kavita , Anita Agnihotri , bestseller , poem , collection of Bengali poems {{!}} Deyspublishing|url=http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=3416|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.deyspublishing.com|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420114149/http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=3416|url-status=dead}}</ref>


'''Novels'''
===Novels===


* Mahuldihar Din (1996)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ananda Publishers|url=https://www.anandapub.in/book-detail/2101|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.anandapub.in}}</ref>
* Mahuldihar Din (1996)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ananda Publishers|url=https://www.anandapub.in/book-detail/2101|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.anandapub.in}}</ref>
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* Sukhabasi (2009)
* Sukhabasi (2009)
* Aynay Manush Nai (2013)
* Aynay Manush Nai (2013)
* Mahanadi (2015)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mahanadi, Anita Agnihotri, bestseller, novel, Bengali novel {{!}} Deyspublishing|url=http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=2815|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.deyspublishing.com}}</ref>
* Mahanadi (2015)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mahanadi, Anita Agnihotri, bestseller, novel, Bengali novel {{!}} Deyspublishing|url=http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=2815|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.deyspublishing.com|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420115651/http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=2815|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Upanyas Samagra (2018)
* Upanyas Samagra (2018)
* Kaste (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kaste , Anita Agnihotri , bestseller , novel , Bengali novel {{!}} Deyspublishing|url=http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=3034|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.deyspublishing.com}}</ref>
* Kaste (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Kaste , Anita Agnihotri , bestseller , novel , Bengali novel {{!}} Deyspublishing|url=http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=3034|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.deyspublishing.com|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420114149/http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=3034|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Mahakantar (2021)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mahakantar , Anita Agnihotri , Bestseller , Novel , Bengali Novel {{!}} Deyspublishing|url=http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=5051|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.deyspublishing.com}}</ref>
* Mahakantar (2021)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Mahakantar , Anita Agnihotri , Bestseller , Novel , Bengali Novel {{!}} Deyspublishing|url=http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=5051|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.deyspublishing.com|archive-date=25 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525101317/http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=5051|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Labanakta (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Limited |first=Dey's Publishing Private |title=Labanakta – Dey's Publishing {{!}} Bengali language/Bangla bhasa {{!}} Anita Agnihotri - deyspublishing.com |url=https://www.deyspublishing.com/product/labanakta-e9nmm |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Dey's Publishing |language=en}}</ref>
* Labanakta (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first=|title=Labanakta Anita Agnihotri |url=https://www.deyspublishing.com/product/labanakta-e9nmm |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=www.deyspublishing.com |language=en |archive-date=18 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618043345/http://www.deyspublishing.com/product/labanakta-e9nmm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* Aynay Manush Nai (2023)<ref>https://www.deyspublishing.com/product/aynay-manus-nai-qm5lb</ref>


'''Collections of Short Stories'''
===Collections of short stories===


* Chandan Rekha (1993)
* Chandan Rekha (1993)
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* Dashti Galpa (2009)
* Dashti Galpa (2009)
* Bhalobasar Galpa (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhalobasar Galpo – Sopan|url=https://sopanbooks.in/catalogue/anita-agnihotri-bhalobasar-galpo/|access-date=2021-04-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Bhalobasar Galpa (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Bhalobasar Galpo – Sopan|url=https://sopanbooks.in/catalogue/anita-agnihotri-bhalobasar-galpo/|access-date=2021-04-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Sera Panchashti Galpa (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|title=SERA PANCHASTI GALPA , ANITA AGNIHOTRI , SHORT STORIES , BESTSELLER , COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES|url=http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=2817|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.deyspublishing.com}}</ref>
* Sera Panchashti Galpa (2018)<ref>{{Cite web|title=SERA PANCHASTI GALPA , ANITA AGNIHOTRI , SHORT STORIES , BESTSELLER , COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES|url=http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=2817|access-date=2021-04-20|website=www.deyspublishing.com|archive-date=20 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210420114152/http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=2817|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Panchashti Galpa (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ananda Publishers|url=https://www.anandapub.in/book-detail/3353|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.anandapub.in}}</ref>
* Panchashti Galpa (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ananda Publishers|url=https://www.anandapub.in/book-detail/3353|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.anandapub.in}}</ref>
* Palasher Ayu (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Palasher Ayu |url=https://www.patrabharati.com/shop/palasher-ayu/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Patra Bharati {{!}} Prestigious Bengali Books |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Palasher Ayu (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Palasher Ayu |url=https://www.patrabharati.com/shop/palasher-ayu/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Patra Bharati {{!}} Prestigious Bengali Books |language=en-US}}</ref>


'''Children's and Juvenile Literature'''
===Children's and juvenile literature===


* Akim O Porikonye (1993)
* Akim O Porikonye (1993)
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* Chhotoder Galpa Samagra (2012)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chhotoder Golpomela – Sopan|url=https://sopanbooks.in/catalogue/chhotoder-golpomela/|access-date=2021-04-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Chhotoder Galpa Samagra (2012)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chhotoder Golpomela – Sopan|url=https://sopanbooks.in/catalogue/chhotoder-golpomela/|access-date=2021-04-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Chhotoder Galpamela (2020)
* Chhotoder Galpamela (2020)
* Gachhera Gelo Berate (2023)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=704576641339363&set=pb.100053610998216.-2207520000.&type=3|title=Facebook|website=www.facebook.com|accessdate=17 November 2024}}</ref>


'''Essay Collections / Non-fictions'''
===Essay collections / non-fictions===


* Kolkatar Pratima Shilpira (2001)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ananda Publishers|url=https://www.anandapub.in/book-detail/2540|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.anandapub.in}}</ref>
* Kolkatar Pratima Shilpira (2001)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ananda Publishers|url=https://www.anandapub.in/book-detail/2540|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.anandapub.in}}</ref>
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* Desher Bhitor Desh (2013)
* Desher Bhitor Desh (2013)
* Ei Andhare Ke Jage (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ei Andhare ke jage- Anita Agnihotri – Karigar Publishers|url=http://www.karigarpublishers.com/product/ei-andhare-ke-jage-anita-agnihotri/|access-date=2021-04-20}}</ref>
* Ei Andhare Ke Jage (2019)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Ei Andhare ke jage- Anita Agnihotri – Karigar Publishers|url=http://www.karigarpublishers.com/product/ei-andhare-ke-jage-anita-agnihotri/|access-date=2021-04-20}}</ref>
* Rod Bataser Path (2021)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rod Bataser Path , Anita Agnihotri , Bestseller , Autobiography , Bengali Autobiography {{!}} Deyspublishing|url=http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=5017|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.deyspublishing.com}}</ref>
* Rod Bataser Path (2021)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Rod Bataser Path , Anita Agnihotri , Bestseller , Autobiography , Bengali Autobiography {{!}} Deyspublishing|url=http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=5017|access-date=2021-05-25|website=www.deyspublishing.com|archive-date=25 May 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210525101315/http://www.deyspublishing.com/index.php?route=product/product&manufacturer_id=63&product_id=5017|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Amar Pratibader Bhasha (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amar Protibader Bhasha [Anita Agnihotri] |url=https://boighar.in/product/amar-protibader-bhasha-anita-agnihotri/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Boighar Dot In |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Amar Pratibader Bhasha (2022)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Amar Protibader Bhasha [Anita Agnihotri] |url=https://boighar.in/product/amar-protibader-bhasha-anita-agnihotri/ |access-date=2022-05-19 |website=Boighar Dot In |language=en-US}}</ref>
* Likhte Likhte Athoi Door (2023)<ref>https://www.deyspublishing.com/product/likhte-likhte-athoi-door-wibaw</ref>
* ''Involuntary Displacement in Dam Projects'' edited by A.B. Ota & Anita Agnihotri ; foreword by Michael Cernea. Prachi Prakashan, 1996. {{ISBN|8185824037}}
* ''Involuntary Displacement in Dam Projects'' edited by A.B. Ota & Anita Agnihotri ; foreword by Michael Cernea. Prachi Prakashan, 1996. {{ISBN|8185824037}}


'''Translated Books'''
===Translated books===


* Those who had known love (2000)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Agnihotrī |first1=Anitā. |title=Those who had known love = Jara Bhalobesecchilo |date=2000 |publisher=Srishti Publishers & Distributors |location=New Delhi |isbn=9788187075561}}</ref>
* Those who had known love (2000)<ref>{{cite book |last1=Agnihotrī |first1=Anitā. |title=Those who had known love = Jara Bhalobesecchilo |date=2000 |publisher=Srishti Publishers & Distributors |location=New Delhi |isbn=9788187075561}}</ref>
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* Seventeen (2015/ Zubaan)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Seventeen – Zubaan|url=https://zubaanbooks.com/shop/seventeen/|access-date=2021-04-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Seventeen (2015/ Zubaan)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Seventeen – Zubaan|url=https://zubaanbooks.com/shop/seventeen/|access-date=2021-04-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Mahuldiha Days (2018/Zubaan)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Mahuldiha Days – Zubaan|url=https://zubaanbooks.com/shop/mahuldiha-days/|access-date=2021-04-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Mahuldiha Days (2018/Zubaan)<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Mahuldiha Days – Zubaan|url=https://zubaanbooks.com/shop/mahuldiha-days/|access-date=2021-04-20|language=en-US}}</ref>
* A Day in the life of Mangal Taram ( 2020)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Review: A Day in the Life of Mangal Taram|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/creatures-of-blood-and-bone-review-of-anita-agnihotris-a-day-in-the-life-of-mangal-taram/article31363427.ece|access-date=2021-12-08|website=The Hindu|date=18 April 2020 |last1=k. b |first1=Pragati }}</ref>
* A Day in the life of Mangal Taram ( 2020)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Review: A Day in the Life of Mangal Taram|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/creatures-of-blood-and-bone-review-of-anita-agnihotris-a-day-in-the-life-of-mangal-taram/article31363427.ece|access-date=2021-12-08|work=[[The Hindu]]|date=18 April 2020 |last1=k. b |first1=Pragati }}</ref>
* The Sickle (2021)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Book excerpt: In The Sickle, Anita Agnihotri foregrounds the lives of Marathwada farmers and migrant workers|work=[[Firstpost]]|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/book-excerpt-in-the-sickle-anita-agnihotri-foregrounds-the-lives-of-marathwada-farmers-and-migrant-workers-9341131.html|access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref>
* The Sickle (2021)<ref>{{Cite news|title=Book excerpt: In The Sickle, Anita Agnihotri foregrounds the lives of Marathwada farmers and migrant workers|work=Firstpost|url=https://www.firstpost.com/living/book-excerpt-in-the-sickle-anita-agnihotri-foregrounds-the-lives-of-marathwada-farmers-and-migrant-workers-9341131.html|access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref>
* Mahanadi (2021/ Niyogi Books)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Author Anita Agnihotri's next to be based on Mahanadi|date=10 February 2021 |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/books-education/author-anita-agnihotris-next-based-mahanadi-1502951402.html|access-date=2021-12-08|publisher=The Statesman|language=en-US}}</ref>
* Mahanadi (2021/ Niyogi Books)<ref>{{Cite web|title=Author Anita Agnihotri's next to be based on Mahanadi|date=10 February 2021 |url=https://www.thestatesman.com/books-education/author-anita-agnihotris-next-based-mahanadi-1502951402.html|access-date=2021-12-08|publisher=The Statesman|language=en-US}}</ref>
*Mahanadi (2023/ Setu Prakashan) (Hindi, translated by Lipika Saha)


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* [https://www.anitaagnihotri.com/ Official Website]
* [https://www.anitaagnihotri.com/ Official website]


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Anita Agnihotri
অনিতা অগ্নিহোত্রী
Born24 September 1956
Calcutta, West Bengal, India
NationalityIndian
CitizenshipIndian
Occupation(s)Author, retired civil servant
Websitewww.anitaagnihotri.com

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

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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 master's in economics from Calcutta University.[2]

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 master's in development economics from the University of East Anglia, Norwich, UK.[citation needed]

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

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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]

The Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Ms. Anita Agnihotri and the MD-NSKFDC

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.[citation needed]

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.[citation needed]

In 2021, Niyogi Books published the English translation of Mahanadi under the imprint Thornbird.[citation needed]

Awards and recognition

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  • Tapasi basu Smriti Puraskar 1429, awarded by Bangiya Sahitya Parishat (2022)
  • Khonj Sahitya Puraskar 2022, awarded by Khonj Sahitya Patrika, West Bengal, India.[4]
  • Pratibha Basu Smriti Puraskar (2016, awarded by Damayanti Basu Singh)
  • Sailajananda Smarak Sahitya Samman 2014, awarded by Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
  • Economist-Crossword Award, 2011 in the category 'Indian Language Fiction Translation' for Anita's collection of stories Seventeen, translated from Bengali by Arunava Sinha[5]
  • Gajendra Kumar Mitra Smriti Puraskar (2010, awarded by Mitra and Ghosh Publishers)
  • Bhuban Mohini Dasi Gold Medal by the University of Calcutta for contribution to Bengali literature, awarded in 2010
  • Galpamela Puraskar 2007, awarded by Galpamela, Chandannagore
  • Sarat Puraskar 2004, awarded by Sarat Shatabarshiki Samiti, Bhagalpur
  • Indu Basu Smriti Puraskar (1998)
  • Sahitya Setu Puraskar, awarded by Sahitya Setu group, Bansberia
  • Bangla Academy Somen Chanda Puraskar, awarded by Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi (Anita returned this award in protest of the killing of innocent people in Nandigram)

Bibliography

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Poetry collections

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  • Chandan Gaachh (1987)
  • Brishti Asbe (1992)
  • Snajowa Bahini Jay (1995)
  • Nirbachita Kabita (1996)
  • Braille (2002)
  • Kritanjali Megh (2008)
  • Kabita Samagra (2009)
  • MalimHarbour (2015)
  • Ayna Matrisama (2016)
  • Shreshtha Kabita (2019)[6]

Novels

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  • Mahuldihar Din (1996)[7]
  • Jara Bhalobesechhilo (1998, new Sopan edition 2019)[8]
  • Akalbodhan (2003)
  • Alik Jiban (2006)
  • Sukhabasi (2009)
  • Aynay Manush Nai (2013)
  • Mahanadi (2015)[9]
  • Upanyas Samagra (2018)
  • Kaste (2019)[10]
  • Mahakantar (2021)[11]
  • Labanakta (2022)[12]
  • Aynay Manush Nai (2023)[13]

Collections of short stories

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  • Chandan Rekha (1993)
  • Pratikshan Galpa Sankalan (1997)
  • Tarani (2000)
  • Atal Sparsha (2006)[14]
  • Shrestha Galpa (2003, enlarged 2018)
  • Panchashti Galpa (2012)
  • Dashti Galpa (2009)
  • Bhalobasar Galpa (2018)[15]
  • Sera Panchashti Galpa (2018)[16]
  • Panchashti Galpa (2019)[17]
  • Palasher Ayu (2022)[18]

Children's and juvenile literature

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  • Akim O Porikonye (1993)
  • Akim O Dwiper Manush, Akim Niruddesh, Ratan Master er Pathshala, Bandi Rajkumar (2004)
  • Joyramer Sinduk (2006)
  • Ebu Gogo (2009)
  • Chhotoder Galpa Samagra (2012)[19]
  • Chhotoder Galpamela (2020)
  • Gachhera Gelo Berate (2023)[20]

Essay collections / non-fictions

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  • Kolkatar Pratima Shilpira (2001)[21]
  • Unnayan O Prantik Manush (2007)
  • Desher Bhitor Desh (2013)
  • Ei Andhare Ke Jage (2019)[22]
  • Rod Bataser Path (2021)[23]
  • Amar Pratibader Bhasha (2022)[24]
  • Likhte Likhte Athoi Door (2023)[25]
  • Involuntary Displacement in Dam Projects edited by A.B. Ota & Anita Agnihotri ; foreword by Michael Cernea. Prachi Prakashan, 1996. ISBN 8185824037

Translated books

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  • Those who had known love (2000)[26]
  • Forest Interludes (2001/ Kali for Women)[27]
  • Dagar I Mahuldiha (Swedish) (2006 / Bokförlaget Tranan)[28]
  • The Awakening (2009/ Zubaan)[29]
  • Sabotage (2013)[30]
  • Seventeen (2015/ Zubaan)[31]
  • Mahuldiha Days (2018/Zubaan)[32]
  • A Day in the life of Mangal Taram ( 2020)[33]
  • The Sickle (2021)[34]
  • Mahanadi (2021/ Niyogi Books)[35]
  • Mahanadi (2023/ Setu Prakashan) (Hindi, translated by Lipika Saha)

References

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  2. ^ a b "Apeejay Kolkata Literary Festival 2023 | Literature Festival India – Delegates | AKLF". www.aklf.in. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. ^ "Brave in babudom". 22 February 2005. Retrieved 17 November 2024 – via www.thehindu.com.
  4. ^ "খোঁজ সাহিত্য পত্রিকা". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  5. ^ "Crossword Book Awards | Indian literary awards | Britannica". www.britannica.com. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  6. ^ "Shrestha Kavita , Anita Agnihotri , bestseller , poem , collection of Bengali poems | Deyspublishing". www.deyspublishing.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  7. ^ "Ananda Publishers". www.anandapub.in. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Jara Bhalobesechhilo – Sopan". Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  9. ^ "Mahanadi, Anita Agnihotri, bestseller, novel, Bengali novel | Deyspublishing". www.deyspublishing.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  10. ^ "Kaste , Anita Agnihotri , bestseller , novel , Bengali novel | Deyspublishing". www.deyspublishing.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
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  12. ^ "Labanakta Anita Agnihotri". www.deyspublishing.com. Archived from the original on 18 June 2022. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
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  15. ^ "Bhalobasar Galpo – Sopan". Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  16. ^ "SERA PANCHASTI GALPA , ANITA AGNIHOTRI , SHORT STORIES , BESTSELLER , COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES". www.deyspublishing.com. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  17. ^ "Ananda Publishers". www.anandapub.in. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  18. ^ "Palasher Ayu". Patra Bharati | Prestigious Bengali Books. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  19. ^ "Chhotoder Golpomela – Sopan". Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  20. ^ "Facebook". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  21. ^ "Ananda Publishers". www.anandapub.in. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  22. ^ "Ei Andhare ke jage- Anita Agnihotri – Karigar Publishers". Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  23. ^ "Rod Bataser Path , Anita Agnihotri , Bestseller , Autobiography , Bengali Autobiography | Deyspublishing". www.deyspublishing.com. Archived from the original on 25 May 2021. Retrieved 25 May 2021.
  24. ^ "Amar Protibader Bhasha [Anita Agnihotri]". Boighar Dot In. Retrieved 19 May 2022.
  25. ^ https://www.deyspublishing.com/product/likhte-likhte-athoi-door-wibaw
  26. ^ Agnihotrī, Anitā. (2000). Those who had known love = Jara Bhalobesecchilo. New Delhi: Srishti Publishers & Distributors. ISBN 9788187075561.
  27. ^ "Forest Interludes: A Collection of Journals & Fiction – Zubaan". Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  28. ^ "Dagar i Mahuldiha: berättelser och reportage från östra Indien". Bokförlaget Tranan – Köp böcker direkt från våra förlagshyllor (in Swedish). Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  29. ^ "The Awakening – Zubaan". Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  30. ^ Agnihotrī, Anitā (2013). Sabotage. New Delhi. ISBN 9788187358732.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  31. ^ "Seventeen – Zubaan". Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  32. ^ "Mahuldiha Days – Zubaan". Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  33. ^ k. b, Pragati (18 April 2020). "Review: A Day in the Life of Mangal Taram". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
  34. ^ "Book excerpt: In The Sickle, Anita Agnihotri foregrounds the lives of Marathwada farmers and migrant workers". Firstpost. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  35. ^ "Author Anita Agnihotri's next to be based on Mahanadi". The Statesman. 10 February 2021. Retrieved 8 December 2021.
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