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1995 BBC World Service International Drama Contest}} Margaret Ruth Bhatty née Grundy (5 October 1930 – 20 July 2012) was a schoolteacher, freelance journalist and writer of children's books and short stories for adults. BiographyEarly lifeMargaret Ruth Bhatty was born on 5 October 1930 to Mark Vernon Grundy and Pansy Gunasekra in Berinag, which is currently part of the Indian state of Uttarakhand. She spent her childhood in Berinag, fishing, hunting and trekking in the Kumaon region. A deep love for nature was instilled in her during her growing years in Berinag. She attended Wellesley Girls School, Nainital. She later went on to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree from Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow and then a postgraduate degree in Journalism from Nagpur. Family and marriageOn 17 December 1954, she wed Feroze Bhatty. They have two children together: a son, Arvind (born 25 December 1955) and a daughter Pritam (born 13 September 1960). Bhatty died on 20 July 2012 in Jehangir Hospital, Pune. CareerMargaret Bhatty worked as a teacher in Isabella Thoburn College, Lucknow after she completed her college education. She also worked as a journalist in Nagpur, contributing articles to The Hitavada newspaper. Bhatty worked as a school teacher at Kimmins High School, Panchgani in 1963 and at All Saints Girls School, Nainital. She was a regular contributor to the popular children's magazine Target and English-language newspapers in India, and was also published in magazines of humanist and secular organizations in India, Australia, New Zealand, the USA and on the internet. AwardsMargaret Bhatty won the first prize in the 1982 BBC World Service International Story Contest among 800 entries worldwide for her story, "All is Maya, All is Illusion". This story was published in the BBC's collection of stories, Short Stories from Around the World. In 1995, she won the BBC World Service International Drama Contest for her radio play on communal violence, My Enemy, My Friend. List of worksPlays
Children's books
Novels
Short stories for adults
Narrative nonfiction
References[1][2][3][4][5][6]1. ^Bhatty, Margaret R. Travelling Companions. New Delhi: Thomson, 1982. Print. {{Authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Bhatty, Margaret}}2. ^Bhatty, Margaret. Puffin's Treasury of Modern Indian Stories. 1st ed. Puffin, 2002. Print. 3. ^Bhatty, Margaret. "Fraud, Fakery and Flim-flam." WorldCat.org. Web. 20 Nov. 2015. http://www.worldcat.org/title/fraud-fakery-and-flim-flam/oclc/739404304 4. ^Bhatty, Margaret. "Margaret Bhatty." Pitara Kids Network. Web. 20 Nov. 2015. http://www.pitara.com/author/margaret-bhatty/ 5. ^Bhatty, Margaret R. Travelling Companions. New Delhi: Thomson, 1982. Print. 6. ^Bhatty, Margaret R., and Priyankar Gupta. Chicken Mama and Other Stories. New Delhi: Puffin, 2007. Print. 20 : 1930 births|2012 deaths|Indian women short story writers|Indian women novelists|Indian women children's writers|Indian children's writers|20th-century Indian short story writers|20th-century Indian women writers|Journalists from Uttarakhand|20th-century Indian novelists|20th-century dramatists and playwrights|Indian women dramatists and playwrights|Women writers from Uttarakhand|Indian women journalists|20th-century Indian journalists|21st-century Indian novelists|21st-century Indian women writers|21st-century Indian journalists|21st-century Indian short story writers|Novelists from Uttarakhand |
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