Nandini Sahu

Nandini Sahu (born July 23, 1973) is an Indian poet. writer and critic. She is also associate professor of English at the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi,India. She has written several books including poetry in English. She has won two gold medals in English literature and also the award of All India Poetry Contest and Shiksha Ratna Purashkar.

Personal life
Sahu was born in G. Udayagiri in Orissa, India. She received her Ph.D degree on Indian English poetry under the guidance of prof Niranjan Mohanty. She is also obtaining D.Litt, on Native American Literature. She is serving as an associate professor of English language at the Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. She has also attended national seminars.

Literary career
Sahu has written several books including poetry collections. Her writings are based on the subjects of Indian-English Literature, American Literature, English Language Teaching (ELT), Folklore and Culture Studies and also Children’s literature. She has designed and developed programmes on Folklore and Culture studies for IGNOU. She is also the editor-in-chief of Interdisciplinary Journal Of Literature And Language, New Delhi. Moreover, Sahu has delivered lectures on various subjects in India and abroad.

Awards

 * Award of All India Poetry Contest
 * Award of Shiksha Ratna Purashkar
 * Two Gold Medals in English literature