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{{Infobox writer<br />
| name = Anindita Ghose<br />
| image = AninditaGhose1.jpg<br />
| occupation = Author, Journalist<br />
| language = English<br />
| nationality = Indian<br />
| notable_works = ''[[The Illuminated]]''<br />
| website = {{URL|https://aninditaghose.com}}<br />
}}<br />
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'''Anindita Ghose''' is an Indian author, journalist, and editor based in Mumbai. Her debut novel, ''[[The Illuminated]]'', was published in 2021.<br />
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==Biography==<br />
Ghose completed an MA in Linguistics from the University of Mumbai, and an MA in Arts & Culture Journalism from the [[Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism|Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism]].<ref name="Kirpal 2021">{{cite news |last1=Kirpal |first1=Neha |title=Anindita Ghose: 'I was interested in exploring how much of women's identities are defined by the men in their lives' |url=https://thepunchmagazine.com/the-byword/interviews/anindita-ghose-amp-lsquo-i-was-interested-in-exploring-how-much-of-women-amp-rsquo-s-identities-are-defined-by-the-men-in-their-lives-amp-rsquo |access-date=10 August 2023 |work=The Punch Magazine |date=September 16, 2021 |language=en}}</ref> She worked as a journalist at ''The Times of India'', ''[[Mint (newspaper)|Mint]],'' and ''Vogue India''.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Biswal |first1=Nikita |title=Anindita Ghose |url=https://www.thewritingdesk.net/anindita-ghose |website=The Writing Desk |access-date=11 January 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Modi |first1=Chintan Girish |title=Anindita Ghose on her debut novel The Illuminated: 'It is essentially a novel about shifts in perspective' |url=https://www.firstpost.com/art-and-culture/anindita-ghose-on-her-debut-novel-the-illuminated-it-is-essentially-a-novel-about-shifts-in-perspective-10499221.html |website=Firstpost |date=29 March 2022 |access-date=19 March 2023}}</ref><br />
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Her debut novel ''[[The Illuminated]]'' was published in the Indian subcontinent by 4th Estate [[HarperCollins]] and by [[Head of Zeus |Head of Zeus (Bloomsbury)]] internationally in 2023.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Lim |first1=Charmaine |title=Book review: The Illuminated is a nuanced exploration of grief and identity |url=https://www.straitstimes.com/life/arts/book-review-the-illuminated-is-a-nuanced-exploration-of-grief-and-identity |website=The Straits Times |date=4 February 2023 |access-date=19 March 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Cunningham |first1=Anne |title=The Illuminated is an elegant take on the universality of feminism |url=https://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/book-reviews/the-illuminated-is-an-elegant-take-on-the-universality-of-feminism-42316559.html |website=Irish Independent |date=29 January 2023 |access-date=19 March 2023}}</ref> It was described by author André Aciman as ‘extraordinary’<ref>{{cite web |last1=Mulji |first1=Priya |title=Shining new light on old practices |url=https://www.easterneye.biz/shining-new-light-on-old-practices/ |website=Eastern Eye |date=19 January 2023 |access-date=19 March 2023}}</ref> and Peony Hirwani of ''[[The Independent]]'' picked Ghose as one of her nine best upcoming authors from India.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/books/best-upcoming-authors-india-b1982774.html | title=The 9 best upcoming authors from India, from Rijula das to Shakoor Rather | website=[[Independent.co.uk]] | date=29 December 2021 }}</ref><br />
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''The Only City'', an anthology of new short stories on Bombay edited by her, was published by HarperCollins in 2025. A review in ''[[The Tribune (India)|The Tribune]]'' called it "tender, chaotic, and irresistibly sincere" and "proof that the short story still endures."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Pant |first=Meghna |title=‘The Only City’ by Anindita Ghose: Sea-Saw that is Mumbai |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/book-reviews/the-only-city-by-anindita-ghose-sea-saw-that-is-mumbai/ |work=The Tribune|date=23 November 2025}}</ref><br />
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Her journalism has been published in ''[[The Guardian]]'',<ref>{{Cite news |last=Ghose |first=Anindita |date=2023-02-19 |title=My grandmother's indulgent recipes show how Indian women express their love |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/feb/19/my-grandmothers-indulgent-recipes-show-how-indian-women-express-their-love |access-date=2023-02-26 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''[[The Caravan]]'',<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghose|first=Anindita|title=Why India must participate in the Venice Biennale|url=https://caravanmagazine.in/perspectives/far-pavilions-venice-biennale-india|access-date=2023-01-11|website=The Caravan|language=en}}</ref> ''[[The Hindu]],''<ref>{{Cite news|last=Ghose|first=Anindita|date=2022-09-27|title='A friendship stops being intense, but it doesn't stop being strong': Kamila Shamsie|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/books/interview-kamila-shamsie-eighth-novel-best-of-friends-british-pakistani-writer-anindita-ghose/article65922255.ece|access-date=2023-01-11|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> [[Vogue (magazine)|''Vogue'']] India,<ref>{{cite web |last1=Ghose |first1=Anindita |title=Jhumpa Lahiri on her new book, a new language and a new land |url=https://www.vogue.in/magazine-story/jhumpa-lahiri-on-her-new-book-a-new-language-and-a-new-land/ |website=Vogue |date=9 February 2016 |access-date=11 January 2023}}</ref> and [[Kinfolk (magazine)|''Kinfolk'']].<ref>{{Cite web|last=Ghose|first=Anindita|date=2019-05-07|title=At Work With: Bijoy Jain|url=https://www.kinfolk.com/at-work-with-bijoy-jain/|access-date=2023-01-11|website=Kinfolk|language=en-GB}}</ref><br />
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== Bibliography ==<br />
*''First Proof: The Penguin Book of New Writing from India 6'' (anthology), India, Penguin, October 2010, {{ISBN| 9780143415510}}<br />
*''The Illuminated'', India, 4th Estate [[HarperCollins]], July 2021, {{ISBN|9789354227257}}<br />
*''The Book of Dog'' (anthology), India, [[HarperCollins]], January 2022, ISBN 978-9354893568<br />
*''The Illuminated'', United Kingdom, [[Bloomsbury Publishing|Head of Zeus]], January 2023, {{ISBN| 978-1803289779}}<br />
*''The Only City'' edited by Anindita Ghose (anthology), India, [[HarperCollins]], October 2025, {{ISBN|978-93-6989-325-6}}<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSANgF_etew Interview with Jonathan Franzen (video)], March 2022, ''Jaipur Literature Festival''<br />
*[https://www.facebook.com/JaipurLitFest/videos/1008348223141302/ In conversation with Shunali Khullar Shroff (video)], March 2022, ''Jaipur Literature Festival''<br />
*[https://asiasociety.org/video/illuminated-anindita-ghose-conversation-nilanjana-s-roy In conversation with Nilanjana Roy (video)], August 2021, ''Asia Society''<br />
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