Mamta Kalia
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Mamta Kalia | |
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 Mamta Kalia | |
| Born | 1940 (age 85–86) |
| Notable awards | Vyas Samman |
Mamta Kalia (born 2 November 1940) is an Indian author, teacher, and poet, writing primarily in the Hindi language.[1] She won the Vyas Samman, one of India's richest literary awards, in 2017 for her novel Dukkham Sukkham (Sadness and Happiness).[2]
Kalia was born in Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh, and studied in Delhi, earning an M.A. in English from the University of Delhi.[2] Her father worked for All India Radio, India's national broadcaster.[3] Kalia taught at the SNDT Women's University in Mumbai, and also at Women's Service House Degree College in Allahabad, and retired from teaching in 2001.[4] Kalia's husband, Ravindra Kalia, was also a popular Hindi author.[2] Following her retirement, Kalia headed the Bharatiya Bhasha Parishad, a literarary organization based in Kolkata, that publishes translations of works of literature to and from Hindi.[5]
