---
title: 'Anita Desai'
type: 'person'
roles:
  - 'short story writer'
  - 'novelist'
  - 'university teacher'
  - 'writer'
born: '1937-06-24'
birthplace: 'Mussoorie'
films_in_library: 1
reviews_of_their_work: 0
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-desai'
updated: '2026-07-30'
wikipedia: 'https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anita_Desai'
wikidata: 'Q268495'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Anita Desai

short story writer, novelist, university teacher, writer.

## Filmography on CinePixo

- 1993 · [In Custody](https://cinepixo.com/movies/in-custody-1993) — Screenplay · unreviewed here

## Criticism on CinePixo

Nothing written about their work here yet.

Source: https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-desai
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