Anita Nair

Anita Nair

Bio

Anita Nair, one of India’s most acclaimed authors, has enchanted readers with her novels, poetry, children’s literature, translations, and essays. Her books have reached 33 languages. She has written the screenplay for the National Award-winning Lessons in Forgetting and translated T.S. Pillai’s Chemmeen.

Her creative writing mentorship program, Anita’s Attic, has nurtured 150 writers. She is also a High-Profile Supporter of UNHCR and literary curator for Gajotsavam.

Her new novel, Why I Killed My Husband, arrives in October 2025.