অলকা সারাওগী

Alka Saraogi is a Hindi author from Kolkata belonging to the Marwari diaspora. Her first novel, Kali-Katha Via Bypass, won a Sahitya Akademi Award in 2001, making her the youngest Hindi writer ever to win the award. She is also the recipient of the K.K. Birla Foundation Award, Indu Sharma International Katha Samman, Kalinga Literary Festival Book Award, Valley of Words (VoW) Award, Dayawati Modi Stree Shakti Samman and Fakir Mohan National Literary Award. She was knighted ‘Cavaliere’ by the Government of Italy.