rita malhotra Biography

National Science Talent scholar, National Scholarship awardee of The Ministry of Education, GOI, Dr. Rita Malhotra is also a mathematician, poet, essayist, and translator. A Mathematics PhD from The University of Delhi, she is former Principal and Professor, Kamala Nehru College, Delhi University and Post-Doctoral Fellow, University of Paris. Malhotra's research papers, published globally, have over 300 citations. Recognitions include The Woman Achievers Award 2020 (under the aegis of ECRF) , The Honour by World Congress of Poets 2019, Writers International Network Canada Award and inclusion in the 2020 Kali Project conceptualized by Kindra M. Austin and team. Compositions translated into thirteen languages including Hebrew, Serbian and Romanian and author/editor of 14 books, she is also translator/co-translator of French, Hungarian, Chinese and Mongolian poets. Current affiliations include Academic advisor Soka Ikeda College Chennai, Senior Member ORSI, President Poetry Across Cultures India, Member Executive Committee, Poetry Society (India) , Poetry-Editor Ars Artium.