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[[ | | name = Mamta Kalia | ||
'''Mamta Kalia''' (born 2 November 1940) is an [[India]] | | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1940}} | ||
| awards = [[Vyas Samman]] | |||
| image = ममता कालिया bharat-s-tiwari-photography-IMG 1382-2 May 25, 2019.jpg | |||
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| birth_place = [[Vrindavan]], [[Uttar Pradesh]] | |||
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'''Mamta Kalia''' (born 2 November 1940) is an [[India|Indian]] author, teacher, and poet, writing primarily in the [[Hindi]] language.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=लेखक ममता कालिया का व्यक्तित्व mamata kaliya|url=http://www.hindisamay.com/writer/%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%AE%E0%A4%A4%E0%A4%BE-%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%BE%E0%A4%B2%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AF%E0%A4%BE-mamata-kaliya.cspx?id=288|access-date=2020-11-24|website=www.hindisamay.com}}</ref> She won the [[Vyas Samman]], one of India's richest literary awards, in 2017 for her novel ''Dukkham Sukkham'' (''Sadness and Happiness'').<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|date=2018-10-17|title=Hindi author Mamta Kalia awarded Vyas Samman|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/hindi-author-mamta-kalia-awarded-vyas-samman/story-3d7XV7uexagYlVaMqCyXbP.html|access-date=2020-11-24|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> | |||
== Life == | == Life == | ||
Kalia was born in [[Vrindavan]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], and studied in Delhi, earning an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in English from the [[University of Delhi]].<ref name=":1" /> Her father worked for [[All India Radio]], India's national broadcaster.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=तोमर|first=रीतू|date=2019-06-23|title='अपनी रचनाओं में स्त्रियों के लिए जो टैगोर, शरतचंद ने किया, वो अब के लेखक नहीं कर पाए हैं'|url=http://thewirehindi.com/85050/hindi-literature-interview-of-mamata-kalia/|access-date=2020-11-24|website=The Wire - Hindi|language=en-GB}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=TNN | Kalia was born in [[Vrindavan]], [[Uttar Pradesh]], and studied in Delhi, earning an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in English from the [[University of Delhi]].<ref name=":1" /> Her father worked for [[All India Radio]], India's national broadcaster.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=तोमर|first=रीतू|date=2019-06-23|title='अपनी रचनाओं में स्त्रियों के लिए जो टैगोर, शरतचंद ने किया, वो अब के लेखक नहीं कर पाए हैं'|url=http://thewirehindi.com/85050/hindi-literature-interview-of-mamata-kalia/|access-date=2020-11-24|website=The Wire - Hindi|language=en-GB}}</ref> 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.<ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=TNN|date=29 November 2018|title=Mamta Kalia - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/speakers/mamta-kalia/articleshow/66864403.cms|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-24|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> Kalia's husband, [[Ravindra Kalia]], was also a popular Hindi author.<ref name=":1" /> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2006-08-23|title=City of joy is like a bigger Allahabad|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/city-of-joy-is-like-a-bigger-allahabad/story-Upzj5crtBaZ9KQs57g2cbO.html|access-date=2020-11-24|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref> | ||
== Writing == | == Writing == | ||
Kalia won the Vyas Samman, one of India's richest literary awards, for her novel ''Dukkham Sukkham'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=PTI|date=8 December 2017|title=Mamta Kalia: Hindi writer Mamta Kalia to get the 27th Vyas Samman|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hindi-writer-mamta-kalia-to-get-the-27th-vyas-samman/articleshow/61981502.cms | Kalia won the Vyas Samman, one of India's richest literary awards, for her novel ''Dukkham Sukkham'' in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|last=PTI|date=8 December 2017|title=Mamta Kalia: Hindi writer Mamta Kalia to get the 27th Vyas Samman|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/hindi-writer-mamta-kalia-to-get-the-27th-vyas-samman/articleshow/61981502.cms|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-11-24|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref> The award was presented by Mridula Sinha, the governor of Goa, who described the novel as having "captured the essence of Indian culture.<ref name=":1" /> Kalia's previous novel, ''Beghar'' (''Homeless'') was very commercially successful, running to five editions. She has written several novels and collections of short stories, four collections of poetry, as well as two collections of plays.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Pen Drive - Indian Express|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/pen-drive/1068884/|access-date=2020-11-24|website=archive.indianexpress.com}}</ref> She is currently writing a biography of her husband, as well as a book about the history of Allahabad.<ref name=":2" /> Her writing engages with the lived experiences of women, often in middle-class families in India.<ref name=":2" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-12-09|title=हिंदी लेखिका ममता कालिया को 'दुक्खम सुक्खम' के लिए 27वां व्यास सम्मान|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/news/NAT-NAN-HDLN-mamta-kalia-got-vyas-award-5765159-NOR.html|access-date=2020-11-24|website=Dainik Bhaskar|language=hi}}</ref> She has also won several other literary awards, including the Yashpal Katha Samman, Sahitya Bhushan Samman, Ram Manohar Lohiya Samman, Mahadevi Varma Samman, and the Sita Award.<ref name=":3" /><ref>{{Cite web|date=2012-09-01|title=हिन्दी भाषा की लेखिका ममता कालिया को द्वितीय सीता पुरस्कार|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/हिन्दी-भाषा-की-लेखिका-ममता-कालिया-को-द्वितीय-सीता-पुरस्कार-1346475053-2|access-date=2020-11-24|website=Jagranjosh.com}}</ref> | ||
== Selected works == | == Selected works == | ||
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* खाँटी घरेलू औरत (''An Entrenched Domesticated Woman'') | * खाँटी घरेलू औरत (''An Entrenched Domesticated Woman'') | ||
* कितने प्रश्न करूँ (''How Many Questions Do I Ask?)'' | * कितने प्रश्न करूँ (''How Many Questions Do I Ask?)'' | ||
* ''Tribute to Papa and other poems'' | * ''Tribute to Papa and other poems'' | ||
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* Plays: यहाँ रहना मना है (''It is Forbidden to Live Here''), आप न बदलेंगे (''You Won't Change'') | * Plays: यहाँ रहना मना है (''It is Forbidden to Live Here''), आप न बदलेंगे (''You Won't Change'') | ||
* Memoir: कितने शहरों में कितनी बार (''How Many Times in How Many Cities'') | * Memoir: कितने शहरों में कितनी बार (''How Many Times in How Many Cities'') | ||
* A translation of Somerset Maugham's ''Of Human Bondage'' into Hindi | * A translation of Somerset Maugham's work ''Of Human Bondage'' into Hindi. | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Writers from Uttar Pradesh]] | [[Category:Writers from Uttar Pradesh]] | ||
[[Category:Indian women writers]] | [[Category:21st-century Indian women writers]] | ||
[[Category:Indian women academics]] | [[Category:Indian women academics]] | ||
[[Category:Hindi-language writers]] | [[Category:Hindi-language Indian writers]] | ||
[[Category:Hindi-language poets]] | [[Category:Hindi-language poets]] | ||
[[Category:Indian dramatists and playwrights]] | [[Category:Indian dramatists and playwrights]] | ||
[[Category:Indian poets]] | [[Category:Indian poets]] | ||
Latest revision as of 13:08, 31 December 2025
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| Born | 1940 (age 85–86) Vrindavan, Uttar Pradesh |
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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]
Life[edit | edit source]
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]
Writing[edit | edit source]
Kalia won the Vyas Samman, one of India's richest literary awards, for her novel Dukkham Sukkham in 2017.[6] The award was presented by Mridula Sinha, the governor of Goa, who described the novel as having "captured the essence of Indian culture.[2] Kalia's previous novel, Beghar (Homeless) was very commercially successful, running to five editions. She has written several novels and collections of short stories, four collections of poetry, as well as two collections of plays.[7] She is currently writing a biography of her husband, as well as a book about the history of Allahabad.[3] Her writing engages with the lived experiences of women, often in middle-class families in India.[3][8] She has also won several other literary awards, including the Yashpal Katha Samman, Sahitya Bhushan Samman, Ram Manohar Lohiya Samman, Mahadevi Varma Samman, and the Sita Award.[4][9]
Selected works[edit | edit source]
Poetry collections:[1]
- खाँटी घरेलू औरत (An Entrenched Domesticated Woman)
- कितने प्रश्न करूँ (How Many Questions Do I Ask?)
- Tribute to Papa and other poems
- Poems 78
Novels:[1]
- बेघर (Homeless)
- नरक दर नरक (Hell to Hell)
- प्रेम कहानी (A Love Story)
- लड़कियाँ (Girls)
- एक पत्नी के नोट्स (A Wife's Notes)
- दौड़ (Distance)
- अँधेरे का ताला (The Lock of Darkness)
- दुक्खम् - सुक्खम् (Sadness and Happiness)
Other works:[1]
- Plays: यहाँ रहना मना है (It is Forbidden to Live Here), आप न बदलेंगे (You Won't Change)
- Memoir: कितने शहरों में कितनी बार (How Many Times in How Many Cities)
- A translation of Somerset Maugham's work Of Human Bondage into Hindi.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "लेखक ममता कालिया का व्यक्तित्व mamata kaliya". www.hindisamay.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 "Hindi author Mamta Kalia awarded Vyas Samman". Hindustan Times. 2018-10-17. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 तोमर, रीतू (2019-06-23). "'अपनी रचनाओं में स्त्रियों के लिए जो टैगोर, शरतचंद ने किया, वो अब के लेखक नहीं कर पाए हैं'". The Wire - Hindi. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 TNN (29 November 2018). "Mamta Kalia - Times of India". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ↑ "City of joy is like a bigger Allahabad". Hindustan Times. 2006-08-23. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ↑ PTI (8 December 2017). "Mamta Kalia: Hindi writer Mamta Kalia to get the 27th Vyas Samman". The Times of India. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ↑ "Pen Drive - Indian Express". archive.indianexpress.com. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ↑ "हिंदी लेखिका ममता कालिया को 'दुक्खम सुक्खम' के लिए 27वां व्यास सम्मान". Dainik Bhaskar (in हिन्दी). 2017-12-09. Retrieved 2020-11-24.
- ↑ "हिन्दी भाषा की लेखिका ममता कालिया को द्वितीय सीता पुरस्कार". Jagranjosh.com. 2012-09-01. Retrieved 2020-11-24.