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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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.
Works
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.