Deepa Agarwal
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Deepa Agarwal
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Author, poet and translator, Deepa
Agarwal writes for both children and adults and has over 60 books
published. A frequent contributor to magazines and journals in India and
abroad, she has edited and compiled several anthologies. Her work has been
translated into several Indian and foreign languages. Gender equality, social
injustice and preservation of the environment are some of the main themes in
her writing. Among other awards, she received the N.C.E.R.T. National Award for
Children’s Literature for Ashok’s New Friends, her historical fiction Caravan
to Tibet was on the IBBY (International Board on Books for Young
People) Honour List 2008, Journey to the Forbidden City on the
Parag Honour List 2020 and shortlisted for the Neev Book Award, Kashmir!
Kashmir! on the Parag Honour List 2021 and finalist for Publishing
Next Book of the Year Award, poetry collection Forgotten Kaleidoscopes was
shortlisted for the PVLF Best Poetry Award. Deepa lives in Delhi, India.
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