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'''Anita Agnihotri''' ({{lang-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). 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 University, Kolkata|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>


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* 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>
* [[Pratibha Basu]] Smriti Puraskar (2016, awarded by Damayanti Basu Singh)
* [[Pratibha Basu]] Smriti Puraskar (2016, awarded by Damayanti Basu Singh)
* Sailajananda Smarak Sahitya Samman 2014 , awarded by Paschimbanga Bangla Akademi
* 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>
* 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)
* [[Gajendrakumar Mitra|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
* Bhuban Mohini Dasi Gold Medal by the [[University of Calcutta]] for contribution to Bengali literature, awarded in 2010
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* 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>
* 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|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>
* 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 |archive-date=18 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220618043345/http://www.deyspublishing.com/product/labanakta-e9nmm |url-status=dead }}</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>
* Aynay Manush Nai (2023)<ref>https://www.deyspublishing.com/product/aynay-manus-nai-qm5lb</ref>


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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>https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=704576641339363&set=pb.100053610998216.-2207520000.&type=3</ref>
* 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===
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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>
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Latest revision as of 09:30, 28 November 2024

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)

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