Gita Mehta

Gita Mehta
BornGita Patnaik
(1943-12-12)12 December 1943
Delhi, British India
Died16 September 2023(2023-09-16) (aged 79)
Delhi, India
Occupation
  • Author
  • documentary filmmaker
  • journalist
  • director
NationalityAmerican
Alma materGirton College, Cambridge, Woodstock School
Notable works
Spouse
(m. 1965; died 2019)
Children1
ParentBiju Patnaik (father)
Relatives

Gita Mehta (née Patnaik; 12 December 1943 – 16 September 2023) was an Indian-American[1] writer and documentary filmmaker. As a journalist and documentary filmmaker she frequently covered war and conflict including covering the Bangladesh liberation war of 1971. As an author she published five books which were translated into 21 languages. Her works described aspects of life in India and were intended to interpret the country for a largely western audience.

  1. ^ "Padma Awards 2019 announced". pib.gov.in. Press Information Bureau. 25 January 2019. Archived from the original on 27 September 2022. Retrieved 14 April 2023.