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Currently, Anita Desai is 87 years, 4 months and 28 days old. Anita Desai will celebrate 88rd birthday on a Tuesday 24th of June 2025. Below we countdown to Anita Desai upcoming birthday.
| Popular As | Anita Desai |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Age | 87 years old |
| Zodiac Sign | Cancer |
| Born | June 24, 1937 (India) |
| Birthday | June 24 |
| Town/City | India |
| Nationality | India |
Anita Desai’s zodiac sign is Cancer. According to astrologers, the sign of Cancer belongs to the element of Water, just like Scorpio and Pisces. Guided by emotion and their heart, they could have a hard time blending into the world around them. Being ruled by the Moon, phases of the lunar cycle deepen their internal mysteries and create fleeting emotional patterns that are beyond their control. As children, they don't have enough coping and defensive mechanisms for the outer world, and have to be approached with care and understanding, for that is what they give in return.
Anita Desai was born in the Year of the Ox. Another of the powerful Chinese Zodiac signs, the Ox is steadfast, solid, a goal-oriented leader, detail-oriented, hard-working, stubborn, serious and introverted but can feel lonely and insecure. Takes comfort in friends and family and is a reliable, protective and strong companion. Compatible with Snake or Rooster.
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.
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.
With her businessman husband, Ashvin Desai, she had four children.
Her daughter, Kiran Desai , published a Booker Prize-winning work.
