Gita Upadhyay: key obituary facts
Is Gita Upadhyay dead? Yes. Gita Upadhyay died on July 12, 2026, at age 87.
Cause of death: Gita Upadhyay's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Gita Upadhyay known for?
She was an Indian educator, writer, and translator from Assam (born 1939).
More about Gita Upadhyay
Born: 1 January 1939.
Gender: female.
Occupation: writer, translator, university teacher, political scientist, political science teacher.
Nationality: India.
Awards: Sahitya Akademi Award.
Occupations: Educator, Writer, Translator.
Known for: Contributions to Assamese and Nepali literature, Education.
Gita Upadhyay, an Indian writer and translator from Assam, died on July 12, 2026, at the age of 87.
Born on February 14, 1939, in Gangmouthan in what is now Assam’s Biswanath district, she built a career in education, writing and translation, with work that linked Assamese and Nepali साहित्य through translation and other literary contributions. Upadhyay earned a bachelor’s degree from Handique Girls College in 1959 and a postgraduate degree in political science in 1964, becoming the first woman from the Gorkha community of Assam to reach that level of academic achievement.
She was honored with the Sahitya Akademi Award and, in 2025, received the Padma Shri for literature and education.