Speaker
Ms. Anju Ranjan
Joint Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs
Ms. Anju Ranjan is an Indian Foreign Service officer of the 2002 batch, posted as Joint Secretary in the Ministry of External Affairs, where she works to promote Hindi and other Indian languages worldwide. She previously served as Deputy Director General at the ICCR, Azad Bhawan, from January 2023 to May 2025, advancing India's cultural relations abroad.
She is also a prolific writer, with books spanning Hindi poetry, memoir, short fiction, diary, and history. Her notable titles include the poetry collections Prem ke Vibhinn Ang, Visthapan aur Yaden, and Corona ke Dauran, the memoir Wo Kagaz ki Kashti, and Ek Rajnayik ki Corona Diary.