Jaya Kumari

Jaya Kumari is a Hindi and Maithili writer and educator from Darbhanga, Bihar. Born on 5 February 1980, she holds M.Sc. and B.Ed. degrees and is currently engaged in teaching. Her literary work spans poetry and prose, with contributions to numerous Hindi and Maithili anthologies.

She is the author of several solo poetry collections, including Jyotsna, Shiva, Vijaya, Amba, Anjali, Ujjwal, Aarya, and Shanu. Her literary contributions have earned her numerous honours, including the Maithili Gaurav Samman, Nari Gaurav Samman, International Golden Award, Kalpana Chawla Memorial Award, and Nari Ratna Samman.