Anita Desai

Anita Desai was born on June 24 1937 in Mussoorie. Her birth name was Anita Mazumbar. Anitas mother was a German woman names Toni Nime and her father was Bengali businessman named D.N. Mazumbar. She completed her school days from Queen Mary's Higher Secondary School in Delhi and graduated in English Literature.

Anita is an Indian novelist and short story writer. Antia is well known for her sensitive portayal of the inner feelings of her female characters. Many of her novels explore tensions between family members and the alienation of middle class women. In the novels she wrote later on her themes varied examples of these themes are German anti-semitism, the demise of traditions and western stereotypical views of India.

Anita Desai was married in the year 1958 to Ashvin Desai and had four children together.