Anamika | |
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 Anamika at SAARC Festival of Literature 2017 in New Delhi | |
| Born | 17 August 1961 Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India |
| Occupation | Poet, Writer |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Education | MA 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]
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]
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