Geetanjali Shree

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Geetanjali Shree (born 1957) is a Hindi novelist and short story writer based in New Delhi, India. She is the author of several short stories and three novels: Private Life, The Roof Beneath My Feet, and Mai. Mai was short listed for the Crossword Book Award in 2001. She has also written a critical work on Premchand.

Her first story, Bel Patra (1987) was published in the literary magazine Hans and was followed by Anugoonj (1991), an anthology of short stories. The English translation of Mai by Nita Kumar catapulted her into fame. The novel is about three generations of women and the men around them, in a North Indian middle class family. Mai is being translated into Russian and Korean.

Geetanjali Shree is the recipient of Indu Sharma award and has been a fellow of Ministry of Culture, India, and Japan Foundation. She also participates in theater and works with Vivadi, a theater group comprising writers, artists, dancers, and painters.