Geetanjali Shree Age, Wiki and Bio

Quick Info

Profession	Novelist Short-story writer
Nationality	Indian
Birthplace	Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh, India

Bio/Wiki

Real name	Geetanjali Pandey
Note	She took her mother's first name Shree as her last name.

Physical Stats & More

Height	165 cm
Eye Color	Dark Brown
Hair Color	Salt & Pepper

Educational Qualification(s)

Education	Masters In Modern Indian History
College/University	Lady Shri Ram College For Women, University of Delhi, New Delhi Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Vadodara, Gujarat
Qualifications	BA at Lady Shri Ram College For Women Master of Arts in Modern Indian History at Jawaharlal Nehru University PhD on 'Social and Intellectual Trends in Colonial India: A Study of Premchand' at MS University, Baroda

Personal Life

Date of Birth	12/06/1957
Zodiac sign	Gemini
Hometown	New Delhi, India
Caste	Brahmin Hindu
Marital Status	Married

Relationships & More

Spouse	Name Not Known

Family

Father

Anirudh Pandey (civil servant)

Mother

Shree Kumari Pandey

Siblings

Sister(s)	Jayanti Pandey Gayatri Shukla
Brother(s)	Gyanendra Pandey Shailendra Pandey

Career

First Novel	Mai
Awards & Achievements	Indu Sharma International Katha Samman Krishna Baldev Vaid Sammaan (2014) Hindi Akademi Sahityakar Samman Dwijdev Samman International Booker Prize (2022)

Favourites

Books	The Mahabharata Soul Mountain by Gao Xingjian Maila Anchal by Phanishwar Nath Renu Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe Basti by Intizar Hussain Gora by Rabindranath Tagore
Singer	Mallikarjun Mansur Amir Khan

Some Lesser Known Facts

Geetanjali Shree received the 2022 International Booker Prize for her book 'Tomb of Sand'.
She has roots in Ghazipur District, Gondaur village, Uttar Pradesh.
Growing up in Uttar Pradesh, she was immersed in Hindi despite attending English-medium schools.
Her father preferred English writing over Hindi when she started writing.