Gita Upadhyay is an Indian educator, writer, and translator from Assam.
17 Facts About Gita Upadhyay
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Gita Upadhyay is known for her contributions to both Assamese and Nepali literature, particularly through translation works aimed at fostering cultural understanding.
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Gita Upadhyay was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth-highest civilian honour, in 2025 for her significant contributions to Literature and Education.
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Gita Upadhyay is noted as the first woman from the Gorkha community of Assam to obtain post-graduate degree.
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Gita Upadhyay was born on 14 February 1939, in the village of Gangmouthan, then part of Darrang district in Assam, British India.
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Gita Upadhyay is the eldest daughter of Tankanath Upadhyay and Bhagirathi Devi, and the granddaughter of Chabilal Upadhyay, a prominent freedom fighter and the first president of the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee.
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Gita Upadhyay pursued higher education in Guwahati, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree from Handique Girls College in 1959.
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Gita Upadhyay joined Sibsagar College as a lecturer in 1965 after her master's degree.
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Gita Upadhyay taught at the institution for thirty-four years, before retiring as the Head of the Political Science Department in 1999.
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Gita Upadhyay later served as a member of the Board of Management at Tezpur University.
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Gita Upadhyay has been actively involved in social and literary organisations.
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Gita Upadhyay has served as the President of Nepali Sahitya Parisad, Akhil Asom Lekhika Sanstha, and the Assam Branch of the Bharatiya Gorkha Parisangha.
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Gita Upadhyay is fluent in both Assamese and Nepali, and has authored and translated around two dozen books.
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Gita Upadhyay's writing often reflects the social, historical, and cultural contexts around her.
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Gita Upadhyay's first published work was a Nepali translation of The Diary of a Young Girl by Anne Frank in 1972.
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Gita Upadhyay co-translated the same book into Assamese with Basanti Laskar in 1975.
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Gita Upadhyay translated Rupkonwar Jyoti Prasad Agarwala's play Karengor Ligiri from Assamese to Nepali under the title Darbarki Susare.