Anita Agnihotri

Anita Agnihotri (born 1956) is an Indian Bengali writer and civil servant.

Agnihotri was born and spent her childhood in Kolkata. She commenced her writing career at an early age, contributing to the children's magazine Sandesh. The writer Bimal Kar encouraged her to pursue a literary career. Agnihotri earned a Bachelor of Arts in Economics at Presidency College in Kolkata. She graduated with a Masters in economics from Calcutta University and a Masters in Development Economics from the University of East Anglia.

Agnihotri has been an Indian Administrative Service officer since 1980. Her work has been translated into English, German and Swedish, as well as the major Indian languages.

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