Anamika (poet)

Anamika
Anamika at SAARC Festival of Literature 2017 in New Delhi
Anamika at SAARC Festival of Literature 2017 in New Delhi
Born (1961-08-17) 17 August 1961 (age 63)
Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India
OccupationPoet, Writer
NationalityIndian
EducationMA in English literature, PhD, DLit

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.[2] She is known for her feminist poetry.[2]

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".[3] She is currently teaching English Literature at a college affiliated to the University of Delhi.[2]

Works

Poetry collection

  • Tokri mein Digant[2]
  • Anushtup[2]
  • Doob-dhaan[2]
  • Khurdari Hatheliyaan[2]
  • Paani ko Sab Yaad thaa[2]

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]

References

  1. ^ Sen, Sudeep (November 2010). "Salt". World Literature Today. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Sethi, Rekha. "How the poetry of Anamika, winner of the Hindi Sahitya Akademi award for 2020, challenges patriarchy". Scroll.in.
  3. ^ Subramaniam, Arundhati (1 June 2006). "Poetry and the 'Good Girl Syndrome'". Poetry International Rotterdam. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  4. ^ "Veerappa Moily, poet Anamika among 20 to be conferred Sahitya Akademi Awards". The New Indian Express. 13 March 2021.
  5. ^ Tarika (4 April 2021). "Anamika's Reshaping Of The Hindi Canon: The 2020 Winner Of Sahitya Akademi Award For Hindi Poetry". Feminism In India. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  6. ^ "Dr. Anamika wins the Sahitya Akademi Award for Poetry". www.networkcapital.tv. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
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