Sushma Malhotra

Sushma Malhotra has published two anthologies of Hindi poems Anjuli Bhar Pushp and Main, Tum aur Ek Dagar. Close to my Heart is her first anthology of poems in English. She started composing in high school and published her first poem in Punjab Kesari newspaper when she was only thirteen. Since then she has been writing and publishing in various magazines in India and in the United States. She recites poetry and organizes poetry symposiums. Since 1994 she has been the cultural secretary of Akhil Vishwa Hindi Samiti, New York. Sushma was born in Phillaur, Punjab. She obtained her M.A. (English) B.Ed. from Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar. Since 1991 she has been living in New York City. She obtained her MS.Ed and Post Masters in School Administration from City University, New York. She worked as an assistant principal with the New York City Department of Education. She has been honored by academic institutions for her Hindi language initiatives in the USA.