Birth Name: Anita Desai
Occupation: Novelist
Born In: India
Birthdate: Age: 87 years old (as of 2025)
Ethnicity: Unknown
Nationality: Indian
Sexuality: N/A
Anita Desai was born on the 24th of June, 1937. She is famous for being a Novelist. Her daughter, Kiran Desai, published a Booker Prize-winning work. Anita Desai’s age is 87. A British fiction writer thrice shortlisted for the Booker Prize, she is best known for her British Guardian Prize-winning novel, The Village By the Sea. Also a university professor, she taught humanities at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.
The 87-year-old novelist was born in India. She earned a degree in English literature from the University of Delhi in 1957. Her award-nominated works of fiction include Clear Light of Day, In Custy and Fasting, and Feasting.
Anita Desai is a Cancer and her 88th birthday is in .
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Childhood
Anita Desai was born in 1930s. The 1930s were called the Great Depression (1929-1939). It was the worst economic downturn in the history of the industrialized world. Despite the Great Depression, Hollywood and popular film production flourished. Radio was the main source of entertainment, information, and political propaganda, and jazz, blues, gospel, and folk music, became immensely popular. Discover what happened on this day.
Anita Desai is part of the Silent Generation, which followed after the G.I. Generation. As young adults during the McCarthy Era, many members of this generation felt it was dangerous to speak out. They were too young to see action in World War II and too old to participate in the fun of the Summer of Love.
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It's hard to know Anita Desai birth time, but we do know her mother gave birth to her on a Thursday. People born on a Thursday are naturally well-meaning and open. Luck is on their side.
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The 87-year-old Indian was born in the Silent Generation and the Year of the Ox
Education
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Family
Anita Desai’s mother’s name is unknown at this time and her father’s name is under review. We will continue to update information on Anita Desai’s parents.
Personal Life
Like many famous people and celebrities, Anita Desai keeps her personal life private. Once more details are available on who she is dating, we will update this section.
Fast Facts
| REAL NAME: | Anita Desai |
| NICKNAME: | Anita |
| MARTIAL STATUS: | Pending |
| RELIGION: | Unknown |
| TATTOOS: | N/A |
| AGE GENERATION: | Silent Generation |
| BIRTH SIGN: | Cancer |
| BIRTH DAY: | Thursday |
| DAYS SINCE BIRTH: |
Net Worth
The 87-year-old Indian novelist has done well thus far. Majority of Anita’s money comes from being a novelist. CelebsMoney has recently updated Anita Desai’s net worth.
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Horoscope
Zodiac Sign: Anita Desai is a Cancer. People of this zodiac sign like home-based hobbies, relaxing near or in water, helping loved ones, and dislike strangers, revealing of personal life. The strengths of this sign are being loyal, emotional, sympathetic, tenacious, persuasive, while weaknesses can be moody, pessimistic, suspicious, manipulative and insecure. The greatest overall compatibility with Cancer is Capricorn and Taurus.
Chinese Zodiac: Anita Desai was born in the Year of the Serpent. People born under this sign are persistent and straightforward. They have a strong faith and can be seen as stubborn in their old ways.
Ruling Planet: Anita Desai has a ruling planet of Moon and has a ruling planet of Moon and by astrological associations Sunday is ruled by moon. The Moon represents one's nurturing and emotional instinct. People who are born with Moon as the ruling planet are sensitive, nurturing, and usually have fluctuating moods.
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Anita Desai’s birth sign is Cancer and she has a ruling planet of Moon.
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