Chitra Mudgal

Chitra Mudgal
Born (1943-12-10) 10 December 1943
Madras, Madras Presidency, British India
OccupationNovelist, writer
NationalityIndian
EducationMA in Hindi Literature
Alma materSNDT Women's University
Notable worksPost Box No. 203 – Nala Sopara, Aavaan
Notable awardsSahitya Akademi Award


Vyas Samman (2003)

Chitra Mudgal (born 10 December 1943) is an Indian writer and one of the leading literary figures of modern Hindi literature.

She is the first Indian woman to receive the coveted Vyas Samman in 2003 for her novel Avaan.

In 2019 she was awarded India's highest literary award, the Sahitya Akademi, for her novel Post Box No. 203, Naalasopara.

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