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1 Early life  





2 Career  



2.1  Writing style  







3 Selected works  



3.1  Story Collections  





3.2  Novels  





3.3  Autobiographies  





3.4  Drama  





3.5  Women discourses  







4 Filmography  



4.1  Telefilm  





4.2  Teleserial  







5 Awards and recognition  





6 See also  





7 References  





8 External links  














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Maitreyi Pushpa
Maitreyee Pushpa at own library
Maitreyee Pushpa at own library
Native name
मैत्रेयी पुष्पा
Born (1944-11-30) 30 November 1944 (age 79)
Aligarh, United Provinces, British India
OccupationNovelist
Period20th century
GenreFiction; Indian women's literature
Notable worksChaak; Alma Kabutari
Notable awardsSAARC Literary Award

Maitreyi Pushpa (Hindi: मैत्रेयी पुष्पा; born 30 November 1944), is a Hindi fiction writer. An eminent writer in Hindi, Maitreyi Pushpa has ten novels and seven short story collections to her credit[1][2][3] She also writes prolifically for newspapers on current issues concerning women, and adopts a questioning, daring and challenging stance in her writings.[4][5] She is best known for her Chak, Alma Kabutari,[6] Jhoola Nat and an autobiographical novel Kasturi Kundal Base.[7]

Early life

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Maitreyi Pushpa was born in Sikurra village, Aligarh district.[citation needed] She spent her childhood and early years in Khilli, another village in Bundelkhand near Jhansi.[citation needed] She did her post graduation in Hindi at Bundelkhand College, Jhansi.[citation needed]

Career

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Maitreyi Pushpa has authored seven collections of short stories and ten novels besides writing regular column in weekly Rashtriya Sahara.[citation needed]

The Delhi government proposed her name for the post of Delhi Commission for Women (DCW) chairperson on 29 January 2014.[8]

Writing style

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One writer refers to her powerful idiomatic language and uninhibited treatment.[9]

Selected works

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Story Collections

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Novels

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Autobiographies

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Drama

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Women discourses

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Filmography

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Telefilm

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Teleserial

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Awards and recognition

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Maitreyi Pushpa receiving the Sudha Smriti Samman on 31 July 2009 by Namvar Singh as Arundhati Roy and Ashok Vajpayee look on

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Publications by Maitreyi Pushpa". World Catalogue.
  • ^ "Author Profile of Maitreyi Pushpa". Women’s writing. Archived from the original on 9 February 2013.
  • ^ "The making of a rebel". The Hindu. 16 November 2006. Archived from the original on 10 August 2011.
  • ^ "Untold Story of a Rural Woman". In.Com. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  • ^ "Women Writers celebrate International Women's Day". Indiaedunews.
  • ^ "Polls have no impact on the miseries of nomadic people". Outlook India. Archived from the original on 11 April 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  • ^ "FRom the eyes of eves". The Hindu. 8 March 2008. Archived from the original on 8 October 2008.
  • ^ "AAP government suggests activist Maitreyi Pushpa for DCW chief's post". ibnlive.in.com. Archived from the original on 2 February 2014. Retrieved 17 January 2022.
  • ^ "Blood and guts". India Today. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 11 April 2008.
  • ^ "SAARC Literary Awards". FoundationSAARCwriters. Archived from the original on 27 February 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  • ^ "Vanmali Samman for Maitreyi Pushpa". Webindia123.
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