Speaker
Ms. Geetanjali Shree
International Booker Prize-Winning Novelist
Ms. Geetanjali Shree is an Indian novelist and short story writer working primarily in Hindi. She is one of India's most celebrated contemporary authors, known for innovative storytelling and for exploring identity, memory, gender, borders, and human relationships. She achieved international recognition when the English translation of Tomb of Sand, translated by Daisy Rockwell, won the International Booker Prize in 2022, making her the first Hindi-language author to receive the award. Her work has also received several national and international literary honours.